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Abstract

Cities are complex human-made objects. They consist of thousands of elements and need to satisfy numerous human needs. The definition of urban form (street network, plots, buildings) is a crucial step in the planning of cities because it has the longest lasting effect on their social, economic, and ecological performance. Thus, this step needs to be undertaken with the greatest care. In this course, we will deal with computational methods to support this process. Firstly, you will learn to create parametric models, that allow you to quickly generate a large number of design variants. Secondly, you will get introduced to spatial analysis methods (density, visibility, and accessibility) in order to identify different (human-centered) qualities of the generated urban forms.

Learning objectives

The theories and methods you learn in this class provide the basic theoretical and technological framework for integrated urban development and design, which you can apply in urban design projects.

Requirements

If you are not yet experienced with parametric modeling with Grasshopper for Rhino3D it is highly recommended that you start with the course Introduction to Parametric Design :: IPD open, before you continue with this one!

Acknowledgment

This course is open for everyone registered at the OTP. For questions, please use the forum. Please, understand that we cannot offer individual support for guest accounts.
Students from the Bauhaus-University Weimar, who are inscribed to a course have to use the closed courses of the corresponding semester that includes the tasks!

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Parametric Urban Design

Parametric Street Networks 9 Lessons

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Lecture – Urban Form – 01 – Introduction

Lecture – Urban Form – 02 – Elements of Urban Form

Lecture – Streets – 01 – Functions of public space

Lecture – Streets – 02 – Street types

Lecture – Streets – 03 – The Street Network

Literature – Streets

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks I – Streets in Rhino and Grasshopper

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks II – Recursive Street Network

Tutorial – Parametric Street Networks III – Adaptable Grids (Cleaning and Snapping)

Parametric Plots 4 Lessons

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Lecture – Plots – 01 – Function, Elements & Regulations

Lecture – Plots – 02 – Dimensions & Configurations

Parametric Plot Parcellation I – Voronoi Parellation

Parametric Plot Parcellation II – Manhattan Grid

Parametric Buildings 3 Lessons

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Reading – Urban Building Blocks

Parametric Building Typologies I – Building Footprints

Parametric Building Typologies II – Variable Building Height

Parametric Urban Analysis

Urban Density 10 Lessons

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Lecture – Urban Density – 01 – Concept & Examples

Lecture – Urban Density – 02 – Calculating Urban Density

Lecture – Urban Density 03 – Challenging the Concept of Density

Literature – Urban Density

Tutorial – Urban Density – 01 – Ground Space Index (GSI)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 02 – Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 03 – Open Space Ratio (OSR)

Tutorial – Urban Density – 04 – Data Structure for different building heights

Tutorial – Urban Density – 05 – Calculating Multiple Street Blocks

Tutorial – Urban Density – 06 – Radius-based Density

Visibility Analysis 7 Lessons

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Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 01 – Vision & Environment

Lecture – Visibility Analysis – 02 – Isovists, Isovist Paths & Isovist Fields

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 01 – Isovist (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 02 – Object Visibility (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 03 – Isovist Properties (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 04 – Isovist Path (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Tutorial – Visibility Analysis – 05 – Isovist Field (with Rhino / Grasshopper)

Spatial Relations / Accessibility 8 Lessons

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Lecture – Spatial Relations – 01 – Graph based representations of the environment

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 02 – Convex Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 03 – Axial Maps & Segment Maps

Lecture – Spatial Relations – 04 – Visual and metrical relations in a grid of points

Literature – Spatial Relations

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 01 – Preparing Street Network Geometry

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 02 – Street Network Analysis

Tutorial – Spatial Relations – 03 – Selecting single street segments

Ratings and Reviews

4.9

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7 Ratings

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Kledina Sallaku

Posted 4 weeks ago

Building your own base file

How do you create your own base file like the ones of Waimar? I tried to watch tutorials to build the context model but many use different plugins. I already have shapefiles of the streets and buildings for my site.

Ping-Yi Hung

Posted 11 months ago

Great and clear content explaination!

the course provide holistic view of urban design related analysis theory and practice. It help me solve many query of the understanding of Space syntax! highly recommended!

Cristina Vanegas

Posted 1 year ago

Great course

It provides a great combination of basic theory and practical exercises

qinzhengyou

Posted 1 year ago

good

good

Igor Vasyliev

Posted 2 years ago

Great course

Great course. Lots of helpful tips. Thanks for the course provided.

Abdulmalik Abdulmawla

Posted 2 years ago

Thanks for your kind feedback and your participation, we really appreciate it. : )

Rory MacTague

Posted 2 years ago

Good theoretical course, with practical and real world applications

This is a good theoretical course, with practical and real world applications. The lectures are very interesting and concise, with a whimsical and refreshing reference to the history of the topic. Actually enjoyable of themselves. The workshops are excellent, and better than some of the paid resources elsewhere. A real credit to the University.

Reinhard Koenig

Posted 2 years ago

Many thanks for the positive feedback! Nice to hear that our work is appreciated.
Best regards
Reinhard

mostafa mahmoud

Posted 3 years ago

very nice and useful course

many thanks for this course real I was in need for something like that

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