Summer 2018 – Part 2

Our 2018 summer research internship has come to the finish line! In the last 8 weeks, the Proving Ground research team developed design uses cases for multi-objective evolutionary solvers and  created game engine prototypes to visualize complex spatial databases. The team learned a lot this summer and we wish Maren and Ian all the best … Continue reading Summer 2018 – Part 2

Transform your Building Information into a Big Data Resource

We have recently created a database framework called Minecart which harvests data from building information sources such as Revit and IFC formats. Our database is designed to represent building information as a scalable relational structure connecting data across multiple projects, documents, elements, and parameters.

LunchBoxML for Dynamo

This past summer, we released LunchBoxML for Grasshopper. Many have asked if we would publish a version for Dynamo. Ask no more! As of the last update, we have included the first version of LunchBoxML for Dynamo! By having this capability in Dynamo, users are able to start leveraging data from Revit to feed the … Continue reading LunchBoxML for Dynamo

Analytics, machines, and our summer so far…

We are in the heat of the summer season and we have invited summer interns to work with us to experiment with new concepts and technologies. In 2016, we focused on rapid development of focused problem-first workflows and published our content as an open source project. This year, Ally and Nazanin have joined us for … Continue reading Analytics, machines, and our summer so far…