I.1.3 Parametric Modelling As discussed in the lecture, parametric modelling establishes a hierarchical relationship between functional objects. Subsequently, simply by configuring a small part of the model based on preselected criteria, it enables the designer to achieve an optimal solution for the design at instant. As one delves further into this topic, the idea of scripting emerges as a powerful medium to provide greater manipulation over the design process. Such implication of low-level computer scripting is pretty much identical to the Grasshopper software which serves as the main practicing medium for this course. Scripting provides a platform for greater engagement between the computer and designer, and consequently stimulate a broader range of potential outcomes for the same time investment (Burry, 2011). The use of scripting also extricates designer from the restrictions inherent in design software whereas standardisation forced by budget constrain could now be neglected as this new territory associates with affordable digital fabrication technologies (Burry, 2011). Hence, it is not surprise that a surprising outcome could be anticipated for the Gateway Project as scripting is adopted as a voyage of discovery, a discovery closely engaged with experimentations.
“Scripting, as an approach to computational design, offers access to whole new ways of exploring design, but design remains always at the core.�
-Burry, Scripting Cultures (2011), p. 11
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