Griggs, KimoBruot, Amanda Sue2013-11-142013-11-142013-11-142013Bruot_washington_0250O_12102.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/24287Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2013The practice of architecture requires that materials be considered throughout the design process. Considerations range in complexity from aesthetic decisions, to those dependent upon physical properties. Although materials are integral to the design process, 3D modeling programs are limited in their ability to address the complexities of materials. Instead, their utility lies in the description of geometry, while relying upon the user's experience to inform material considerations. This places architects in the challenging position of designing physical artifacts, while working in an environment that permits the creation of geometry that may lack an analogue in the physical world. This thesis seeks to expand the potential of 3D modeling through the incorporation of material information. Material Logic is an online database tool that facilitates the construction of material aware models in Grasshopper, a plug-in for Rhinoceros. Through this tool, material information can be saved, and then assembled into custom material components for download, providing drag and drop access to shared material information for the digital design environment.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.Digital Design; Materials; Parametric DesignArchitectureDesignarchitectureThesis