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S. 1 Ep. 1 – Generative What?

59 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Discussion of McNeel's Rhino.Inside

Discussion of Grasshopper with Rhino.Inside - Is it a Dynamo killer?

Dassault's new xGenerative Design product

Evolution of computational design tools and the trend of Grasshopper cloning

McNeel is a consistently a step ahead

Throwback to Generative Components!

Growing a community starting with Explicit History - the first version of Grasshopper

Skeptical about Dassault's platform approach

Is Dassault's Catia platform too expensive for today's Architecture businesses?

The potential for end-to-end building design and delivery with Catia

Architectural drawing and cultural shifts that have struggled to take hold with BIM

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Generative What?

Dave on the emergence of today's Generative Design conversation

Why is "Generative Design" not really "Generative"?

Historical context - the definition of Generative Art

Discussion on pervasive marketing for Generative Design

Observations of problems with over-hyping technology with marketing

Discussion about the fragility and limits of parametric models

Skepticism of using "generative" tools for space planning

The marketing machine taking over the conversation

Wrap up and conclusions

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The beta test! We're trying out a new format, ironing out the bugs, and talking about technology - In the FIRST Prove It podcast, Nate Miller, Dave Stasiuk, and Kristen Schulte review recent AEC technology news and discuss the (over)hype vs. reality of the Generative Design trend in architecture.

Part 1 - Technology News and Discussion

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McNeel's Rhino.Inside and Dassault's xGenerative Design

Generative Design - History, trend, (over)hype, and reality

Proving Ground's April Fools prank

Nate gives an overview of podcast topics

Part 2 - Generative What?

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