Category: 2024

Return to English Workshops AI-Generated Design: From Concept to Reality Instructors: Megan Ammari Dates: 26 July - 28 July / 12:00 - 15:00 ( GMT + 1) Themes: AI / AR/VR / Computational Design Software:   Blockade Skybox AI / Bezi, Unity / Stable Diffusion / Luma Genie AI / Photoshop / Memento360 / Blender Number of Students: 50 Workshop registration open until filled Description: During this three-day workshop, we will delve into the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and computational design for world-building. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences with AI tools to create and refine 3D models and 360-degree environments, using their smartphones as VR headsets to visualize their designs on a realistic scale. Day 1: Theory Use Cases Explore real-world examples where AI and VR…

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,…