
Quantitative Aesthetics
In 2015 I started to work on an agenda for Architecture and Performative Design at the Städelschule Architecture Class with the aim to embrace aesthetics as an additional performative criteria in computational architectural design. For too long the architectural digital

Quantitative Aesthetics
In 2015 I started to work on an agenda for Architecture and Performative Design at the Städelschule Architecture Class with the aim to embrace aesthetics as an additional performative criteria in computational architectural design. For too long the architectural digital

Design Data Berlin – BIM Roundtable
Was auch immer die Erwartungen und Versprechen von Building Information Modelling (BIM) in der Architektur waren, viele Planende haben mittlerweile ihre eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht. Auf verschiedenste Weise haben wir erlebt, wie dieser Prozess schon jetzt das eigene Arbeiten in den

Design Data Berlin – BIM Roundtable
Was auch immer die Erwartungen und Versprechen von Building Information Modelling (BIM) in der Architektur waren, viele Planende haben mittlerweile ihre eigenen Erfahrungen gemacht. Auf verschiedenste Weise haben wir erlebt, wie dieser Prozess schon jetzt das eigene Arbeiten in den

3D Web App SHELLS
SHELLS is an early prototype for a customization and fabrication interface build with THREE.js a WebGL wrapper. The initial design geometry is created and Grasshopper™. The object shown here is the installation Terra I realized in 2015. The aim is to

3D Web App SHELLS
SHELLS is an early prototype for a customization and fabrication interface build with THREE.js a WebGL wrapper. The initial design geometry is created and Grasshopper™. The object shown here is the installation Terra I realized in 2015. The aim is to

Terra I
Terra I is an installation designed by Mirco Becker for Bordel! a hairdresser salon in Berlin. Like a landscape the object forms a new ground. It resembles qualities found in low-polygon artwork, where a whole is made up of parts

Terra I
Terra I is an installation designed by Mirco Becker for Bordel! a hairdresser salon in Berlin. Like a landscape the object forms a new ground. It resembles qualities found in low-polygon artwork, where a whole is made up of parts

Guggenheim Helsinki
Proposal by informance for the international design competition Guggenheim Helsinki. The Guggenheim Museum Helsinki is integrated into the chain of public activities from the Esplanadi to the Market Square and finally the Olympiaterminaali. It is oriented along the waterfront. At the north

Guggenheim Helsinki
Proposal by informance for the international design competition Guggenheim Helsinki. The Guggenheim Museum Helsinki is integrated into the chain of public activities from the Esplanadi to the Market Square and finally the Olympiaterminaali. It is oriented along the waterfront. At the north

The OS of Architecture
by Mirco Becker The full version of this article was published in SAC Journal 1. It discusses how postgraduate programmes like SAC have contributed over the last decade to an inclusive environment of architectural production that spans different offices, schools

The OS of Architecture
by Mirco Becker The full version of this article was published in SAC Journal 1. It discusses how postgraduate programmes like SAC have contributed over the last decade to an inclusive environment of architectural production that spans different offices, schools

Digital Bodies
Digital Bodies is first shown at the Städelschule Rundgang Feb. 14. – 16. 2014. The work strives to gain insight into form, aesthetics and geometry by digitally dissecting a scan of the sculpture Maria Immaculata by Matthias Steinl, 1688. The

Digital Bodies
Digital Bodies is first shown at the Städelschule Rundgang Feb. 14. – 16. 2014. The work strives to gain insight into form, aesthetics and geometry by digitally dissecting a scan of the sculpture Maria Immaculata by Matthias Steinl, 1688. The

Wolfsburg 0.1
The first phase of the competition for the Bildungshaus Wolfsburg emphasized on the urban design aspects of the proposed educational building. A crystal like non-form defines the main character of the design. Clear cuts to the crust reveal the inside

Wolfsburg 0.1
The first phase of the competition for the Bildungshaus Wolfsburg emphasized on the urban design aspects of the proposed educational building. A crystal like non-form defines the main character of the design. Clear cuts to the crust reveal the inside

Prototypen performativer Entwurfsmodelle
Zusammenfassung eines Vortrags von Mirco Becker beim Kick-Off Abend des DRX 2013 bei HENN, Berlin Modelle sind ein wesentliche Bestandteil des Entwurfsprozesses solange wir diese nicht als rein repräsentative Modelle betrachten sondern als abstrakte Systeme. Solch ein System formt eine kompakte

Prototypen performativer Entwurfsmodelle
Zusammenfassung eines Vortrags von Mirco Becker beim Kick-Off Abend des DRX 2013 bei HENN, Berlin Modelle sind ein wesentliche Bestandteil des Entwurfsprozesses solange wir diese nicht als rein repräsentative Modelle betrachten sondern als abstrakte Systeme. Solch ein System formt eine kompakte

Revit on Complex Geometries
For Gerber Architekten who are working on Olaya Metro-Station Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we provided assistance in setting up a Revit BIM process as the project entered Schematic Design work phase. This included: Development of a workflow between Rhino Grasshopper and Revit General set-up of the

Revit on Complex Geometries
For Gerber Architekten who are working on Olaya Metro-Station Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we provided assistance in setting up a Revit BIM process as the project entered Schematic Design work phase. This included: Development of a workflow between Rhino Grasshopper and Revit General set-up of the

Das Generative und das Synthetische
von Mirco Becker Das Original dieses Textes wurde in Modulor 02/2010 veröffentlicht. Die Entwicklung algorithmischen Denkens kann seit dem Altertum an der Geschichte der Nachrichtenverschlüsselung betrachtet werden. Dass diese Kulturtechnik jedoch erheblich vielseitiger ist, als Schriften zu kodieren, zeigt die fortschreitende Digitalisierung zahlreicher Lebensbereiche –

Das Generative und das Synthetische
von Mirco Becker Das Original dieses Textes wurde in Modulor 02/2010 veröffentlicht. Die Entwicklung algorithmischen Denkens kann seit dem Altertum an der Geschichte der Nachrichtenverschlüsselung betrachtet werden. Dass diese Kulturtechnik jedoch erheblich vielseitiger ist, als Schriften zu kodieren, zeigt die fortschreitende Digitalisierung zahlreicher Lebensbereiche –

Wrapped In Code
The Future Of The Informed Body NODE Festival the biennial forum for digital arts is taking place April 27. to May 2. in Frankfurt. NODE15 is dedicated to the negotiation of the human body throughout current technological developments and how

Wrapped In Code
The Future Of The Informed Body NODE Festival the biennial forum for digital arts is taking place April 27. to May 2. in Frankfurt. NODE15 is dedicated to the negotiation of the human body throughout current technological developments and how

B3 Trail – Bracelet
B3 Trail is designed on a set of shapes which vary widely in size and form but still exhibit a certain order as well as allowing to experience the difference in relative contrast. The smaller openings cluster around a notional trail

B3 Trail – Bracelet
B3 Trail is designed on a set of shapes which vary widely in size and form but still exhibit a certain order as well as allowing to experience the difference in relative contrast. The smaller openings cluster around a notional trail

Arkimeet 2014
As part of Arkimeet 2014 Istanbul, Mirco Becker was invited to speak about performative design. He presented four modes of performative design and how they have changed over the past 15 years. Models have always been an integral part of the architectural

Arkimeet 2014
As part of Arkimeet 2014 Istanbul, Mirco Becker was invited to speak about performative design. He presented four modes of performative design and how they have changed over the past 15 years. Models have always been an integral part of the architectural

Orkhēstra
Orkhēstra is a media art installation for the the LUMINALE 2014 by a joint venture of Städelschule Architecture Class, the Media Architecture Institute and the LED manufacturer AHL and the TUM Institute for Mediainformatics.

Orkhēstra
Orkhēstra is a media art installation for the the LUMINALE 2014 by a joint venture of Städelschule Architecture Class, the Media Architecture Institute and the LED manufacturer AHL and the TUM Institute for Mediainformatics.