Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Monday, January 27, 2025
Kickstarting Your Computational Design Journey
Workshop A
10:00 am Using Software Effectively to Accelerate Design Efficiency
Synopsis
Join this workshop and unlock the potential of computational design software. Explore methods for employing software to streamline processes, accelerate setup, and drive success with computational design.
- Evaluating available computational software: what is out there and what’s right for my designs?
- Addressing common challenges in applying computational design concepts to real-world projects
- Improving your capabilities: creating complex geometries and facilitating the automation of design tasks
Mastering Advanced Computational Strategies
Workshop B
10:00 am Fusing AI With Design Knowledge to Accelerate the Efficiency of Workflow Processes & Design Integration
Synopsis
Explore how integrating AI with design knowledge can revolutionize workflow efficiency and design integration. Learn how AI enhances the fundamental goals of architecture by enabling the efficient creation of functional, beautiful, and sustainable buildings through advanced data analysis and automation.
- Discussing compartmentalized applications of AI during conceptual and schematic design to reduce the time to obtain finalized concepts, speeding up the overall project lifecycle
- Addressing the limitations of integrating AI: how can I use AI most effectively to increase efficiency without sacrificing quality?
- Evaluating how AI can be used as a support tool for repetitive or time-consuming tasks to ensure designer autonomy and creative control
12:00 pm Lunch
Workshop C
1:00 pm Mastering Scripting to Streamline Automation & Optimize Workflows
Synopsis
Bring your laptops to this workshop and master scripting by simplifying complex concepts, applying real-time techniques, and immediate problem-solving.
- Breaking down complex concepts with step-by-step guidance to make scripting a simple and manageable task
- Utilizing nodes to bypass the needs for in-depth knowledge of software to achieve efficient results without needing extensive foundational knowledge
- Applying scripting techniques in real-time to piece together solutions and address issues with immediate feedback
Workshop D
1:00 pm Collecting Data Effectively to Improve the Impact of AI During Design
Synopsis
Unlock strategies for implementing AI into design tasks and improving your workflow efficiency by managing complex information and tasks.
- Investigating the most effective methods on how to collect the correct data to enhance the effectiveness of AI
- Defining when traditional coding VS visual scripting tools can be leveraged within AI applications to generate designs and decrease project lead times
- Identifying essential data types for successful project outcomes to enable a streamlined and accomplished design process
- Exploring and overcoming potential AI legality issues to nurture trust and compliance in AI adoption
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments
Workshop E
3:30 pm Improving Communication With Designers & the Project Team to Achieve the Highest Quality Designs
Synopsis
How do you create a plan for a design team to execute an original project? Delve into best practices for ensuring high and consistent design quality by understanding what actions to take and how to implement them.
- Understanding how computational design teams can best collaborate with project partners without overlapping or causing delays
- Defining and automating communication to ensure that design and construction inputs are synchronized in real-time to minimize disruptions
- Tracking progress and managing dependencies effectively to maintain high standards of quality across multiple individuals working on the same project
Workshop F
3:30 pm Setting Up Your Computational Design Team to Drive Corporate Innovation & Growth
Synopsis
Computational design is becoming an integral feature within a growing number of firms. This hands-on workshop will provide a step-by-step guide on building your computational design team from the ground up, based on proven success.
- Structuring your computational design team to align with and advance corporate innovation strategies and goals
- Discussing the role of computational design in driving enterprise-wide transformation, fostering collaboration, and optimizing resource allocation
- Examining how computational design integration can shape long-term corporate growth through strategic team setup and cross-departmental initiatives