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Return to English Workshops Design your own Metaverse Instructors: Preyan Mehta Dates: 24 July - 28 July / 08:30 - 10:30 EST Themes: AI and Metaverse Software: Vectary / Spatial.IO / Bezi / Sketchfab / Playground AI / Leonardo AI / ChatGPT / Hugging Chat / Canva / Luma AI / Tripo 3D / Google Collab (There are 2 variants- One for Architects and Another for Educators. Kindly select that as well as that will help me tailor content for you) Number of Students: 60 Workshop registration open until filled Description: In this course, designers and educators will learn how to take a simple sketch and convert it into a Functional Virtual Experience within Metaverse. The course expands their perspectives regarding the concept of Metaverse, tools required to create it,…
Return to English Workshops Optimal Form: Optimal Formation Instructors: Md. Rashed Hasan / Ashik Vaskor Mannan Dates: 24, 25, 27 July / 09:00 - 12:00 EST Themes: Computational Design Software: Rhino / Grasshopper(Ladybug tools, Octopus & Galapagos) Number of Students: 50 Workshop registration open until filled Description: We continue our journey into the cutting-edge intersection of artificial intelligence, computational design, and architectural optimization. This year, we focus on optimizing architectural designs through advanced tools and techniques. In This workshop will dive into the world of optimization in architectural design using Rhino Grasshopper's "Octopus" & “Galapagos” plugin. Participants will learn to control the power of multi-objective optimization and environmental analysis with Ladybug tools. By manipulating multiple variables, we'll explore how to achieve optimal designs that are both efficient and sustainable. Objectives…
Return to English Workshops Introduce Interactive Architecture Instructors: Yahya Amirinejad Dates: 24 July, 26 July and 28 July / 12:30 - 15:30 EST Themes: Interactive Design and Computational Design Software: Editor Arduino / Firefly plugin in Grasshopper for Rhino Number of Students: 60 Workshop registration open until filled Description: The proposed workshop, "Introducing Interactive Architecture," will provide participants with a comprehensive introduction to the field of interactive architecture. Over three sessions, participants will explore the theoretical and practical aspects of integrating technology and responsiveness into built environments. Detailed Schedule : Day 1: 07/24 | 12:30 - 15:30 EST | Foundations of Interactive Architecture Introduction to interactive and kinetic architecture concepts; Exploration of various kinetic mechanisms; Introduction to the Arduino platform for interactive design; Familiarization with Arduino coding syntax, functions, and…
Return to English Workshops Building Game: How Immersive Gaming can Shape Ever-Evolving Architecture Instructors: Mohamed Khaled Ashmawy Dates: 25 July - 27 July / 11:00 - 16:00 CET Themes: AR/VR Games / Computational Design Software: Unity, Rhino3D, Grasshopper, Meta XR SDK Number of Students: 30 Workshop registration open until filled Description: This workshop explores the integration of augmented reality (AR) within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry using a gamified approach. Central to this workshop is the "Building Game," a voxel-based system for architectural modular systems, developed during my master's thesis semester. This software enables a multi-user collaborative design environment in a grid-based system, serving as the foundation for teaching participants to create AR-powered applications on the Oculus Quest, offering new solutions for AEC design challenges. Participants will start…
Return to English Workshops Microscopic Landscapes: Engaging with Agents from Planetary to Molecular Instructors: Alejandro Haiek Coll (course leader) / Lolo Rebecca Rudolph / Irina Urriola / Tomas Mena / Aram Badr / Hana Osman / Cesar Velando Dates: 24 July - 28 July / 10:00 - 17:00 EST Themes: Artificial Intelligence / VR / Design fictions Software: Rhino / Blender / AI software - text, image, video such as ChatGPT and Midjourney / Stable diffuser / Alpaca / Photoshop generative fills / 3d-scanning app (lidar etc) / Youtube VR Number of Students: 60 Workshop registration open until filled Description: The seminar invites participants to experience nature as a complex multiscale entity and journey into microscopic worlds of survival and rejuvenation. The research session will focus on exposing examples of…
Return to English Workshops Exploring Creativity with Generative AI | Thai/English | Asia-Pacific Instructors: Walaiporn Nakapan / Krit Nakhachat Dates: 26 July - 28 July / 5:30 - 8:30 EST Themes: Artificial Intelligence Language: Thai / English Software: Midjourney / ChatGPT account Number of Students: 50 Workshop registration open until filled Description: In this workshop, participants will delve into the realm of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to explore its potential for fostering creativity. Through hands-on activities and discussions, attendees will gain insights into how generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT and Midjourney AI can be utilized to inspire and generate creative content across various domains. Learning Objectives : To understand the concept of generative AI and its applications in creativity. To explore the key elements of storytelling and how they…
Return to English Workshops Toolmaking for Spatial Intelligence Instructors: Andreea Ion Cojocaru Dates: 24 July - 26 July / 12:00 - 14:00 EST / 27 July / 10:00 - 14:00 EST Themes: Artificial Intelligence, AR/VR Software: Each attendant can use a software of their choosing to produce diagrams. Number of Students: 60 Workshop registration open until filled Description: Two new technologies have made unprecedented advances in the past few years and they are now embedded in a variety of consumer products: synthetic realities (virtual and augmented) and artificial intelligence. However, the further evolution of these two technologicaldirections might require a coevolution. Human beings, and all adaptive life forms, rely heavily on their ability to navigate a spatial environment, and to exchange information with it through I/O loops. Currently, common artificial…
Return to English Workshops Biodesign and Fabrication: Computational design for biologically inspired structures and parametric modeling for digital fabrication Instructors: Kenneth Wilson / Dana Molzhigit Dates: 24 July - 26 July / 10:00 - 14:30 EST Themes: Biodesign / Computational Design / Fabrication Software: Rhino / Grasshopper / Houdini Number of Students: 50 Workshop registration open until filled Description: The construction industry significantly contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions and resource depletion, exacerbating the need for innovative solutions. Biodesign offers potential solutions by harnessing living systems and materials to create more sustainable and resilient buildings.The goal of the workshop is to introduce complex parametric modeling tools to design and fabricate structures inspired and informed by biological systems. It is structured in three sessions:● Session 1: Introduction of biodesign concepts. Students…
Return to English Workshops Smart Textiles, Smarter Buildings: A Workshop on Form-Finding of Adaptive Textile Systems for Facade Retrofitting Instructors: Amirhossein Ahmadnia Dates: 24 - 25 July / 4:00-6:30 EST / 8:30-11:30 EST | 26 - 28 July / 8:30-11:30 EST Themes: Material Studies / Computational Design Software: Rhinoceros and Grasshopper / Ladybug Tools / Gh.Python Number of Students: 60 Workshop registration open until filled Description: The increasing urgency of sustainable practices necessitates innovative solutions within the built environment. Existing buildings, often plagued by inadequate energy efficiency, contribute significantly to rising carbon emissions. This workshop explores the potential of textiles and lightweight systems as a method for retrofitting building facades. These materials offer a novel approach to address energy concerns in existing structures.Textiles, with their inherent flexibility and diverse properties,…
