Benjamin Howes | On 26, Oct 2016

Digital Futures Workshop Series
Fall 2016

Pratt Institute
School of Undergraduate Architecture

Workshop 05
Ladybug
Environmental Analysis

Location: HHS 111
Date + Time: Sat, 2016.10.29, 12-3pm
Instructor: Benjamin Howes

Description: This workshop will introduce Ladybug – an environmental analysis plugin for Grasshopper that helps designers make environmentally-conscious design decisions. The exercises in the workshop will cover a number of Ladybug basics, including weather data visualization, sun path and sky dome visualization, sunlight hours and insolation analyses, and view analysis. We’ll also look at a performance driven design workflow that demonstrates how to productively pair parametric design and environmental analysis.

Software:
Grasshopper
Ladybug

Requirements: Participants are required to bring a laptop with Rhino 5.0 installed on their laptops and download and install the latest version of grasshopper and additional plug-ins.

Questions or Comments: Please contact us at – info@digitalfutures.info

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