Grasshopper @ Perkins & Will

James Coleman of ParaPractice and CarloMaria Ciampoli (Lan) visited the New York Architectural super firm Perkins + Will for a demonstration and lively discussion about Grasshopper’s place within their design process. The relationship between Grasshopper and Revit became a large portion of this discussion, and remains a tough question.

With a strategic process and a little foresight conceptual design tools can work beautifully with building and analysis tools like Revit and Ecotect. For more information on this topic contact ParaPractice at hello@parapractice.net

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Grasshopper @ Perkins & Will
James Coleman of ParaPractice and CarloMaria Ciampoli (Lan) visited the New York Architectural super firm Perkins + Will for a demonstration and lively discussion about Grasshopper’s place within their design process. The relationship between Grasshopper and Revit became a large portion of this discussion, and remains a tough question.
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