This was my first parametric patterning study we conducted together with Birgül Çolakoğlu at Yıldız Technical University in 2008. It was based on the pattern exercises we’ve experienced with BOT Graduate Students as a preliminary study within a Computational Design Studio. Later, the CNC fabrications were exhibited at İstanbul Bilgi University Digital Design Symposium. The exercise was about analyzing and reconstructing regular İslamic Patterns via MaxScript. After fundamental instructions about the language, students are encouraged to generate and fabricate patterns. Below are some examples of it. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the original MaxScript files, but I hope I’ll find them soon.

This is one example to be analyzed. Students haven’t introduced the well-known solutions to these patterns, so they tried to analyze themselves. They mostly found solutions based on polar coordinates and played with the angles and distances of these constructions. Here are some variations based on the above pattern;

A water-jet cut.

.. and some laser cuts. A full list of students will follow.