Blender for Architects: Procedural Pavilion


Blender for Architects

Procedural Pavilion


 

4+ Hours

Pre-Recorded Sessions

3+ Hours

Live Session Recordings

90 Days

Access to the Recordings

90 Days

After Hours Support

Workshop Description

Blender for Architects: Procedural Pavilion
In this course you will learn how to use Blender for architectural design. You will learn how to model quickly, effectively, and procedurally with modifiers and how to work with subdivision geometry and creases. Finally, you will learn how to apply materials and render with Blender Cycles!

Course Level Beginner, Intermediate
Length 5+ Hrs Recorded Sessions
Course Files Exercise Files Included
Audio Language English
Prerequisites No Prior Experience Required
Software Blender 3.0 or More
After Hours Support Futurly Dashboard

   

Chapters

Course Brief |Blender for Architects

Blender's tools are a perfect mixture between the freedom to create in Maya with the inherent and very easy-to-use parametricism that can achieve results like Grasshopper, while preserving some of the precision that people may be used to from Rhino and Sketchup. This course focuses on how to work with subdivision modeling with Blender's modifiers so we create a small part that is then radially aligned with the rest of the parts. The setup is parametric and very flexible. The same process can be used to generate larger forms and massings like buildings and towers.

This course is aimed for beginners and intermediate users alike. Also, if you happen to be experienced with Maya or Rhino subdiv tools, you may be interested in this course to learn how to apply those techniques within Blender.

We also touch briefly upon Geometry Nodes, which is closer to Houdini than Grasshopper, but can do a lot of the work that can be done in Grasshopper also, but due to working with meshes instead of nurbs, Blender handles large geometry sets much better than Rhino.

If you may be used to working with Maya, Blender offers a very similar subdiv (3 mode) modeling experience, with the added benefit of much more inherent parametricism offered by Modifiers, Geometry Nodes, and some super amazing addons from the community. The same polygonal and topological modeling concepts apply to Blender, so you already know the basics!

Also, Blender Cycles offers V-Ray quality renders without additional software and more fees. Blender can be used to model fluid, organic and parametric forms like Zaha Hadid Architects and MAD architects, and it can be used to model voxelated shapes like BIG Architects. It is quite good at doing many things!

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Workshop Outcomes
By Instructor Dimitar Pouchnikov

Meet Your Instructor

Dimitar Pouchnikov

AA DRL, UH Studio Academy, United Kingdom

Dimitar Pouchnikov, AIA, is a US architect practising in London and globally. His design sensibility is shaped by his experiences on both sides of the Atlantic, combining British sensitivity with American pragmatism. Dimitar holds a postgraduate M.Arch degree from the Architectural Association, Design Research Lab Programme and a 5 year professional B.Arch degree from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, in Philadelphia. His design philosophy is rooted at the intersection of design, a sense of place, and technology. This allows him to constantly explore experimental workflows to enable new forms of design, yet remain committed to the architectural impact. Dimitar is a designer and educator, working on large projects throughout the world, combining computational design knowledge to create architecturally significant places. In his daily practice, he explores how open source digital tools can democratise and further advance design processes to create better environments to live, work, learn, and play. Dimitar is founder and director of UH Studio. 

 

FAQ

Will I receive a Certificate for completing the course?

Yes, you will get a certificate of completion for the registered course upon submission of your final assignment within the course timeframe.

Why is it that the recorded sessions will be available for a limited time only?

We believe in instructor-participant interaction more than anything, we like to provide the best value to our participants by encouraging them to not procrastinate and learn by doing!

Any prerequirements to sign up for the course?

Nope, the course includes a preparatory session, which introduces you to the very basics of Blender. It will help you follow the course and participate in the live sessions easily.

I can't register from the country that I'm in, what can I do?

Please drop us a mail about this at hello@futurly.com and give us a clear explanation of your situation, we'll do our best to make something work for you.

How does the after hours support work?

You can use the Futurly Dashboard to comment on the video and get your doubts clarified from the instructor. You will also be invited to the Futurly Discord server where you can ask questions using text, screenshots. Support lasts as long as you have access to the course.

Will there be any refunds?

There won't be refunds. However, in special circumstances, the registration shall be transferrable to another individual, before the launch of the Workshop/series.

What modes of payment are available?

We currently accept payments through all major Credit & Debit Cards. You will receive an official acknowledgement from futurly immediately upon registration.

I still have an inquiry, what can I do?

We'll do our best to solve your problem, drop us an e-mail here. Or reach out to us directly using the chat button on this page.

Do we receive Certificates for the completing the Workshop(s)?

Yes, you will receive a verifiable Certificate of Completion if you complete and submit your assignment in time set by your instructor. Usually a week after the live event.

What platform will the live sessions be held on?

All live sessions, in addition to file sharing, and after hours support with text and images will be held on Futurly.com. We have a robust platform that allows for the whole workshop to be held in one single platform, which makes for a super smooth learning experience for all our participants.

What modes of payment are available?

We currently accept payments through all major Credit & Debit Cards. You will receive an official acknowledgement from futurly immediately upon registration. For custom registration using PayPal, write us an email.

I still have an inquiry, what can I do?

We'll do our best to solve your problem, drop us an e-mail here. Or reach out to us directly using the chat button on this page.

 

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