The beta test! We're trying out a new format, ironing out the bugs, and talking about technology - In the FIRST Prove It podcast, Nate Miller, Dave Stasiuk, and Kristen Schulte review recent AEC technology news and discuss the (over)hype vs. reality of the Generative Design trend in architecture.

Part 1 - Technology News and Discussion

Time: 02:46 - 26:35

McNeel's Rhino.Inside and Dassault's xGenerative Design

Generative Design - History, trend, (over)hype, and reality

Proving Ground's April Fools prank

Nate gives an overview of podcast topics

02:46 - Discussion of McNeel's Rhino.Inside

06:53 - Discussion of Grasshopper with Rhino.Inside - Is it a Dynamo killer?

09:56 - Dassault's new xGenerative Design product

13:17 - Evolution of computational design tools and the trend of Grasshopper cloning

14:25 - McNeel is a consistently a step ahead

14:36 - Throwback to Generative Components!

15:56 - Growing a community starting with Explicit History - the first version of Grasshopper

16:46 - Skeptical about Dassault's platform approach

18:09 - Is Dassault's Catia platform too expensive for today's Architecture businesses?

20:08 - The potential for end-to-end building design and delivery with Catia

25:38- Architectural drawing and cultural shifts that have struggled to take hold with BIM

Part 2 - Generative What?

Time: 26:35 - 59:29

26:35 - Generative What?

30:34 - Dave on the emergence of today's Generative Design conversation

33:51- Why is "Generative Design" not really "Generative"?

35:26 - Historical context - the definition of Generative Art

39:17 - Discussion on pervasive marketing for Generative Design

39:46 - Observations of problems with over-hyping technology with marketing

44:31 - Discussion about the fragility and limits of parametric models

46:14 - Skepticism of using "generative" tools for space planning

50:10 - The marketing machine taking over the conversation

56:34 - Wrap up and conclusions