In March, our Building Scientist Chris Mackey visited the London office of Foster + Partners to present on parametric modeling with his colleague, Mostapha Sadeighpour Roudsari. Chris and Mostapha, who are two co-founders of the Grasshopper environmental plug-in Ladybug, addressed several misconceptions about parametric environmental modeling and discussed its true potential for supporting an iterative design process. They presented their personal journeys through the hype cycle of parametric modeling and shared lessons they have learned from developing Ladybug Tools. Chris and Mostapha also shared their plans for the future of Ladybug Tools and what is currently under development.
Each year, PAYETTE embarks on a collaborative effort to make our design services accessible to local communities through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. This year, we celebrated our 8th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by partnering with 7 local nonprofits:
- Breaktime @breaktime
- Brighton Main Streets @brightonmainstreets
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition @masstpc
- The Elizabeth Peabody House @elizabethpeabodyhouse
- Greater Ashmont Main Street @greaterashmont
- Greater Grove Hall Main Streets
- Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts @animalprotectioncenter
To learn more about each of these projects, visit the link in our bio!
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