Quantitative Aesthetics

In 2015 I started to work on an agenda for Architecture and Performative Design at the Städelschule Architecture Class with the aim to embrace aesthetics as an additional performative criteria in computational architectural design. For too long the architectural digital

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Quantitative Aesthetics

In 2015 I started to work on an agenda for Architecture and Performative Design at the Städelschule Architecture Class with the aim to embrace aesthetics as an additional performative criteria in computational architectural design. For too long the architectural digital

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Design Data Berlin – BIM Roundtable

Was auch immer die Erwartungen und Versprechen von Building Information Modelling (BIM) in der Architektur waren, viele Planende haben mittlerweile ihre eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht. Auf verschiedenste Weise haben wir erlebt, wie dieser Prozess schon jetzt das eigene Arbeiten in den

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Design Data Berlin – BIM Roundtable

Was auch immer die Erwartungen und Versprechen von Building Information Modelling (BIM) in der Architektur waren, viele Planende haben mittlerweile ihre eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht. Auf verschiedenste Weise haben wir erlebt, wie dieser Prozess schon jetzt das eigene Arbeiten in den

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3D Web App SHELLS

SHELLS is an early prototype for a customization and fabrication interface build with THREE.js a WebGL wrapper. The initial design geometry is created and Grasshopper™. The object shown here is the installation Terra I realized in 2015. The aim is to

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3D Web App SHELLS

SHELLS is an early prototype for a customization and fabrication interface build with THREE.js a WebGL wrapper. The initial design geometry is created and Grasshopper™. The object shown here is the installation Terra I realized in 2015. The aim is to

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Terra I

Terra I is an installation designed by Mirco Becker for Bordel! a hairdresser salon in Berlin. Like a landscape the object forms a new ground. It resembles qualities found in low-polygon artwork, where a whole is made up of parts

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Terra I

Terra I is an installation designed by Mirco Becker for Bordel! a hairdresser salon in Berlin. Like a landscape the object forms a new ground. It resembles qualities found in low-polygon artwork, where a whole is made up of parts

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Guggenheim Helsinki

Proposal by informance for the international design competition Guggenheim Helsinki. The Guggenheim Museum Helsinki is integrated into the chain of public activities from the Esplanadi to the Market Square and finally the Olympiaterminaali. It is oriented along the waterfront. At the north

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Guggenheim Helsinki

Proposal by informance for the international design competition Guggenheim Helsinki. The Guggenheim Museum Helsinki is integrated into the chain of public activities from the Esplanadi to the Market Square and finally the Olympiaterminaali. It is oriented along the waterfront. At the north

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The OS of Architecture

by Mirco Becker The full version of this article was published in SAC Journal 1. It discusses how postgraduate programmes like SAC have contributed over the last decade to an inclusive environment of architectural production that spans different offices, schools

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The OS of Architecture

by Mirco Becker The full version of this article was published in SAC Journal 1. It discusses how postgraduate programmes like SAC have contributed over the last decade to an inclusive environment of architectural production that spans different offices, schools

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Digital Bodies

Digital Bodies is first shown at the Städelschule Rundgang Feb. 14. – 16. 2014. The work strives to gain insight into form, aesthetics and geometry by digitally dissecting a scan of the sculpture Maria Immaculata by Matthias Steinl, 1688. The

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Digital Bodies

Digital Bodies is first shown at the Städelschule Rundgang Feb. 14. – 16. 2014. The work strives to gain insight into form, aesthetics and geometry by digitally dissecting a scan of the sculpture Maria Immaculata by Matthias Steinl, 1688. The

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Wolfsburg 0.1

The first phase of the competition for the Bildungshaus Wolfsburg emphasized on the urban design aspects of the proposed educational building. A crystal like non-form defines the main character of the design. Clear cuts to the crust reveal the inside

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Wolfsburg 0.1

The first phase of the competition for the Bildungshaus Wolfsburg emphasized on the urban design aspects of the proposed educational building. A crystal like non-form defines the main character of the design. Clear cuts to the crust reveal the inside

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Prototypen performativer Entwurfsmodelle

Zusammenfassung eines Vortrags von Mirco Becker beim Kick-Off Abend des DRX 2013 bei HENN, Berlin Modelle sind ein wesentliche Bestandteil des Entwurfsprozesses solange wir diese nicht als rein repräsentative Modelle betrachten sondern als abstrakte Systeme. Solch ein System formt eine kompakte

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Prototypen performativer Entwurfsmodelle

Zusammenfassung eines Vortrags von Mirco Becker beim Kick-Off Abend des DRX 2013 bei HENN, Berlin Modelle sind ein wesentliche Bestandteil des Entwurfsprozesses solange wir diese nicht als rein repräsentative Modelle betrachten sondern als abstrakte Systeme. Solch ein System formt eine kompakte

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Revit on Complex Geometries

For Gerber Architekten who are working on Olaya Metro-Station Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we provided assistance in setting up a Revit BIM process as the project entered Schematic Design work phase. This included: Development of a workflow between Rhino Grasshopper and Revit General set-up of the

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Revit on Complex Geometries

For Gerber Architekten who are working on Olaya Metro-Station Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we provided assistance in setting up a Revit BIM process as the project entered Schematic Design work phase. This included: Development of a workflow between Rhino Grasshopper and Revit General set-up of the

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Das Generative und das Synthetische

von Mirco Becker Das Original dieses Textes wurde in Modulor 02/2010 veröffentlicht. Die Entwicklung algorithmischen Denkens kann seit dem Altertum an der Geschichte der Nachrichtenverschlüsselung betrachtet werden. Dass diese Kulturtechnik jedoch erheblich vielseitiger ist, als Schriften zu kodieren, zeigt die fortschreitende Digitalisierung zahlreicher Lebensbereiche –

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Das Generative und das Synthetische

von Mirco Becker Das Original dieses Textes wurde in Modulor 02/2010 veröffentlicht. Die Entwicklung algorithmischen Denkens kann seit dem Altertum an der Geschichte der Nachrichtenverschlüsselung betrachtet werden. Dass diese Kulturtechnik jedoch erheblich vielseitiger ist, als Schriften zu kodieren, zeigt die fortschreitende Digitalisierung zahlreicher Lebensbereiche –

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Wrapped In Code

The Future Of The Informed Body NODE Festival the biennial forum for digital arts is taking place April 27. to May 2. in Frankfurt. NODE15 is dedicated to the negotiation of the human body throughout current technological developments and how

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Wrapped In Code

The Future Of The Informed Body NODE Festival the biennial forum for digital arts is taking place April 27. to May 2. in Frankfurt. NODE15 is dedicated to the negotiation of the human body throughout current technological developments and how

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B3 Trail – Bracelet

B3 Trail is designed on a set of shapes which vary widely in size and form but still exhibit a certain order as well as allowing to experience the difference in relative contrast. The smaller openings cluster around a notional trail

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B3 Trail – Bracelet

B3 Trail is designed on a set of shapes which vary widely in size and form but still exhibit a certain order as well as allowing to experience the difference in relative contrast. The smaller openings cluster around a notional trail

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Arkimeet 2014

As part of Arkimeet 2014 Istanbul, Mirco Becker was invited to speak about performative design. He presented four modes of performative design and how they have changed over the past 15 years.  Models have always been an integral part of the architectural

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Arkimeet 2014

As part of Arkimeet 2014 Istanbul, Mirco Becker was invited to speak about performative design. He presented four modes of performative design and how they have changed over the past 15 years.  Models have always been an integral part of the architectural

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Orkhēstra

Orkhēstra is a media art installation for the the LUMINALE 2014 by a joint venture of Städelschule Architecture Class, the Media Architecture Institute and the LED manufacturer AHL and the TUM Institute for Mediainformatics.

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Orkhēstra

Orkhēstra is a media art installation for the the LUMINALE 2014 by a joint venture of Städelschule Architecture Class, the Media Architecture Institute and the LED manufacturer AHL and the TUM Institute for Mediainformatics.

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