From 30.05 to 04.06 I gave a quick workshop about Generative Scripting at the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje, Macedonia. There were around 25 students, and I gave them the basics of the basics concerning scripting in Maya, using Python and MEL. As a task, they had to propose something simple for the Airport Tempelhof, in which they could apply given tools, and self-made scripts dealing with parametric design or urbanism. As a beginner’s workshop, the results are more about testing and experimenting with new tools, than serious architectural propositions.
One thing I have been noticing after teaching Python+Maya for the last 2 years, is that maybe this is not the right tool for beginners. Contrary to tools such as Processing, or Grasshopper, scripting with Python in Maya has a very long and steep learning curve. You can produce amazing things, but only after a certain amount of time and investment, which in a 4-day workshop is a bit hard. I was pleased, though, with the final results, and I guess the students were quite excited about all the possibilities these new tools bring to your design practice.
Group Eight (Taseva Tanja, Efremovski Martin, Stilinovic Mladen)
