HYPER CITIES | DAILY DIARY

What’s happening today in BARCELONA, NYC, MOSCOW, TEHRAN, BEIRUT, BEIJING.

BARCELONA
Today in BCN the students have explored the world of parametric design and got ispirated by the Open Local Lecture of Alessio Erioli.

BEIJING
General training about Rhino & Grasshopper to understand the basic skill of Parametric Architecture, by tutor Lichun Wang, the evening lecture given by Liqun ZHAO, director of IaaC GSS16 Beijing, Principal architect of studio P.L.U.S., a basic theoretic about dynamic form and cybernetic.

BEIRUT
In Beirut today training session on parametric softwares, two interesting lectures on air pollution and mechanical engineering systems, by Rima Baalbaki and Nareg Karaoghlanian, followed by a visit to the Aerosol Lab in AUB.

MOSCOW
The second GGS16 Day in Moscow starting with electronics and getting ready for the site visit and data collection session.

NYC
Today we started the Prototyping and Coding phase along with lectures from Bradley Cantrell (Responsive Landscapes) and Maria Aiolova (Ecology+Design-Future Cities). Students presented the first experiential mapping and design strategies.

TEHRAN
Inspirational lecture from Ramin regarding O.S.Arch: Open Source / Operating systems and interactive spacial design – students began with Arduino and Processing tutorials.