Co-authored with Prof. Mara Marcu, Ming Tang’s paper titled “Optical Illusions of Volume: Simulation-based form-finding and fabrication” is published in the conference proceedings at the 106th ACSA conference in Denver, Colorado. March. 2018.
Ming Tang’s paper Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in the architectural design education is accepted at the 34th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student (NCBDS) 2018 conference.
The 34th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student will be held March 1-3, 2018 at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati.
The theme of the 2018 conference is TIME. The conference, to be held at the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati, will focus on the ways in which the PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE are considered and engaged in beginning design education.
Book Chapter
Tang, M. Section I. Innovative Tools. Data-Driven Landscapes. Edited by Jonathon Anderson, Daniel Ortega. Innovations in Landscape Architecture. Routledge. ISBN: 1072954 UK. 2016.
This inspiring and thought-provoking book explores how recent innovations in landscape architecture have uniquely positioned the practice to address complex issues and technologies that affect our built environment. The changing and expanding nature of “landscape” make it more important than ever for landscape architects to seek innovation as a critical component in the forward development of a contemporary profession that merges expansive ideas and applications.
The editors bring together leading contributors who are experts in new and pioneering approaches and technologies within the fields of academic and professional landscape architecture. The chapters explore digital technology, design processes and theoretical queries that shape the contemporary practice of landscape architecture. Topics covered include:
Author: Tang, M. Parametric Building Design with Autodesk Maya. Publisher: Routledge. ISBN: 0415644461. 2014. ( 1,300 copies sold)
Due to its comprehensive tool-set and great potential for 3D modeling, more and more architectural design and interior design firms are adapting Autodesk Maya and integrating it into their practice. There has been no book aimed at architects and designers who wish to harness the opportunities presented by this software, until now…..
The book promotes parametric design. It integrates the theoretical research of computational design and Maya non-linear modeling techniques associated with simulation, animation, digital fabrication and form-finding within 2D & 3D design.
The book includes case studies from Zaha Hadid Architects, Greg Lynn Form, Gage Clemenceau Architects, Tang & Yang Architects, as well as step by step exercises, demonstration projects and crucially a fantastic online resource which includes video tutorials, scripts, and Maya source files.
“Maya’s architectural workflow has been developed by students and advanced designers all over the world through a creative reinterpretation of its standard commands. But now I have finally an answer for these enthusiasts who want to step into this unique design experience: just read this book!”
Fulvio Wirz, Lead Architect, Zaha Hadid Architects
Book: Urban Paleontology: Evolution of Urban Forms
This book grew out of my graduate thesis at Tsinghua University, under the guidance of Professor Zhu Wenyi in 1997-2000. I am especially grateful for the influence of Mario Gandelsonas and his book Urban Text (1992), which helped shape the early thinking behind this work.
The book introduces Urban Paleontology, an interdisciplinary approach to studying urban form by examining the “remains” of cities—what we describe as “urban fossils.” It brings together ideas from architecture, urban design, and computer-aided spatial analysis to better understand how cities evolve.
Through case studies in Beijing and Savannah, the research explores how this perspective can help us read urban history and inform future development.
Co-authored with Dihua Yang. Published by Universal-Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, 2008
