Pedro de Azambuja Varela

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• Arquibio 2013 – Genetic Algorithms in Architecture

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• Geometrias XIII – Informar a Curvatura de Gauss

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• CorkVault – Aarhus

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• Digital Darq

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• Grasshopper private lessons

  I was asked to teach the fundamentals of Grasshopper, so I developed an 8 hour crash course in which I taught the fundamentals of parametric design along with the Grasshopper flow paradigm. The themes rangd from the basic variable radius with slider to an example of genetic algorithmic optimization with Galapagos. Lectured in February 2013

• Rhino+Grasshopper at ISCTE-IUL ’13

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• Aproged XIV – Workshop “Geometry as a language for drafting and materialization”

  In 18th May, I will lecture a workshop in Lisbon, within the GEOMETRIAS’ 14 cycle of conferences. From the website: “Connexions between complex geometries and the most advanced digital technologies allow the introduction of new multidisciplinary approaches in teaching, researching and the professional practice of the related creative areas. What role is there, nowadays, for […]

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• Open Source Visualization Workshop

  At the 4000 Ateliers event, along with AZVAvisuals, Espaço2D organized its first workshop focused on the visualization of architecture. Following the work developed in the professional activity, the software used was Blender, an opensource 3D animation tool, with characteristics similar to 3ds Max or Maya. The aim of the workshop was the introduction to Blender, […]