PAYETTE People at Paris Design Modeling Symposium

PAYETTE Building Scientist Chris Mackey just returned from the 2017 Design Modeling Symposium, where he presented a 40-minute lecture entitled “The Tool vs. The Toolkit” to an audience of hundreds who are furthering the cause of computational design. Using examples from both PAYETTE projects and other work with the Ladybug Tools plugin, Chris demonstrated the importance of building connections between software tools rather than only building individual tools themselves.  Laying out 5 “Principles of the Toolkit,” the lecture gave guidance on how to identify software that is aiming to be a part of a “kit,” such that designers can reap the benefits of such software in their workflows.

View the full The Tool vs. the Toolkit presentation.