Description
30 St Mary Axe, known to most as "The Gherkin," is arguably the most recognisable building on the London skyline. Designed by Foster and Partners, its organic glazed facade has caught the eye of visitors to London since its erection. This hands-on lab is based on a tutorial I developed and uploaded to YouTube (https://youtu.be/NS0JboPxa78) in April 2017. The tutorial walks the user through the process of developing the Gherkin solely using Dynamo and Revit adaptive components. The tutorial has since amassed over 23,000 views, with the largest portion of viewers from the United Kingdom. When search terms 'Revit' and 'Dynamo' are together input to YouTube, the above tutorial appears third in the results, showing the demand by viewers. This hands-on lab will give all participants an insight into how easily geometry and information can be manipulated using the Autodesk suite of design tools. The result of this manipulation is utilised to create a real-world output in the form of the Gherkin, a fitting case study for Autodesk University London.
Key Learnings
- A basic understanding of Dynamo and Fusion 360.
- An understanding of the process of creating Dynamo UV surfaces and parametricly placing Revit adaptive components
- The creation and use of basic adaptive components in Autodesk Revit.
- Accessing the A360 cloud platform through Dynamo.