Topic: Reactive Miniverse 2.0
Date: June 3 – July 29, 2023
Time: 16:00 – 20:00 GMT
Format: Online on Zoom
Duration: 6 +1 Sessions
Total Hours: 28 Hours
Workshop Type: Project-based online studio workshop
Registration Deadline: June 2, 2023
Total Seats: 30 Seats
Difficulty: Beginner
Language: English
Certificate: Yes
Fee for Digital Members: €300 (15% discount for Digital Members)
General Registration: €353
Organized By: PAACADEMY
Tutors: Andrew Friedenberg + Hamze Machmouchi
Recordings: Recordings will be available for all participants afterward indefinitely.
Reactive Miniverse 2.0:
“The second installment of the Reactive Miniverse studio will continue to question the future of digital environments as spatial, cultural, and educational experiences. It explores the fundamentals of architectural narratives in the game space drawing on cultures such as film and gaming.”Students in small teams will storyboard spatial narratives and work to generate complex architectural geometries and interactive and kinetic environments to bring those experiences to life.
Through this playful process, students will develop both design thinking and software skills, notably in Unreal Engine 5, Rhino 7, and Grasshopper.”
What is Metaverse?
Metaverse is an online virtual world that incorporates augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D holographic avatars, video, and other forms of communication. Users in the metaverse “live” in a digital realm, engaging with one another using avatars and virtual reality technologies. This technology enables people to live parallel lives by adopting unique digitalized avatars. Read more about the Metaverse in our article “Metaverse, The Upcoming Realm of Architects.”
The Scope of The Studio:
Students will explore the design of different typologies of digital space by creating unique assets for implementation in Unreal Engine using Rhinoceros 7 and Grasshopper. Specifically, we will look at SubD modeling in Rhino 7, cover Grasshopper fundamentals, and make more complex geometries using additional plugins like Kangaroo for form-finding and Dendro for more organic geometries.
Because of its prominence in recent years with games like Fortnite and its use in the film industry, Unreal Engine will serve as the “Miniverse” platform. The fusion of architecture and design with this open-world software was inevitable, and it has gone well beyond visualization. It may be used as a design tool with many stakeholders and a tool for client discussions and an experience environment.
Program:
Week 1:
- Studio Intro – 30min
- Lecture – Architects and game engines – 30min
- Geometry Tutorial – 1hr
- Unreal Tutorial – 1hr
- Assignment (Environment creation) – 30min
Week 2:
- Guest Lecture – 1hr
- Geometry Tutorial – 1hr
- Unreal Tutorial – 1.5hr
- Assignment (Geometry exploration) – 30min
- Students will have to develop the first iteration of their assets.
Week 3:
- Tutorial/Lecture – 3hr
- Review – 1hr
Week 4:
- Tutorial/Lecture – 2hr
- Review – 2hr
Week 5 (July 30):
- Tutorial/Lecture – 2hr
- Review – 2hr
Week 6:
- Tutorial/Lecture – 2hr
- Review – 2hr
Week 7: Final Presentation (special guests might join as a jury)
Software:
- Rhinoceros 7.0. The 90-day trial version can download from the website.
- Grasshopper 3D: For Rhino 6 and 7 are embedded. For Rhino 5 and below, you need to download them separately.
- Unreal Engine + Blueprints (UX/UI – Unreal Widget UMG)
- Blender (for additional modeling)
Important Notes:
- The Reactive Miniverse studio workshop by PAACADEMY will start on Saturday, June 3rd, at 16:00 GMT.
- Total sessions: 6 (teaching sessions) + 1 (final presentation)
- Daily Schedule: 16:00 – 20:00 GMT.
- The entire studio will be recorded, and videos will be available for participants just a day after the class for an unlimited time.
- PAACADEMY will provide a certificate of attendance only for the participants.
- The studio has limited seats. Tickets are non-transferable & non-refundable. Please read before you purchase.
- Please be informed that we won’t be able to provide any license, invitation, or educational account, for any of the software listed above. Having the software with a proper license and installing them on the computer is the responsibility of the attendees.
Instructors:
Andrew Friedenberg
Andrew Friedenberg is an American architect and computational designer at Heatherwick Studio. He received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Architectural Association (AADRL) and has worked on projects ranging from material research to urban design. His passion was combining emerging technology like gaming engines with experiential and spatial design. He worked as a computational designer at Behnisch Architekten, Logitech, and THEVERYMANY.
Hamze Machmouchi
Hamze Machmouchi is an architectural designer and researcher at Zaha Hadid Architects who graduated from the Architectural Association’s Design Research Lab (AADRL). He previously earned a Bachelor of Architecture Magna Cum Laude from Boston Architectural College in the United States. During his time at the Architectural Association, he created a metaverse in which various real-life stakeholders may use assets that can be traded in a marketplace to form a whole neighborhood. From fabrication-aware design to fun configurators, he’s interested in research and transdisciplinary practice potential. He currently works at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and teaches at the Boston Architectural College.
PATalks 50
Watch the conversation with Andrew and Hamza where they talk about the “Reactive Miniverse 1.0” and what will happen during the workshop.
Topic: Reactive Miniverse 2.0
Date: June 3 – July 29, 2023
Time: 16:00 – 20:00 GMT
Format: Online on Zoom
Duration: 6 +1 Sessions
Total Hours: 28 Hours
Workshop Type: Project-based online studio workshop
Registration Deadline: June 2, 2023
Total Seats: 30 Seats
Difficulty: Beginner
Language: English
Certificate: Yes
Fee for Digital Members: €300 (15% discount for Digital Members)
General Registration: €353
Organized By: PAACADEMY
Tutors: Andrew Friedenberg + Hamze Machmouchi
Recordings: Recordings will be available for all participants afterward indefinitely.
