Geometric Parametrization of a New Town. The case study of Lignano Pineta by Marcello D'Olivo

This research focuses on the geometric analysis of a project by the architect Marcello D'Olivo, in which the role of parametrization could be a significant part.The first phase was an in-depth study of the compositional syntax of the author, in order to understand the rules adopted by him to design architectures. As he worked between 1950 and 1990, he didn't use digital software for the computation of his projects, but only traditional instruments.The second phase was a description of digital computational procedures to generate models using parametric software. The digitization of some morphologies designed by D'Olivo was converted in shape algorithms.So the aim of the research was to convert his analog procedures into a series of well-defined digital steps, in order to systematize a way to proceed to control complex forms and to attempt to build a bridge between the pencil projects of D'Olivo and parametric design.