July 4-6, Kyiv | July 8-10, Lviv

The workshop is designed to cover applications of basic, intermediate and advanced computational design techniques for re-inventing skyscraper design and embedding them in a virtual reality (VR) environment for creating a digital spatial experience.

The 3-day intensive workshop for architects and designers will delve into computational & parametric methods (using Rhino3D & Grasshopper3D) to create systemic design models for architectural design of skyscraper. Advanced Design Tools such as Environmental Analysis for high-rise buildings will also be integrated in the studio, along with presentation and documentation of the design process.

Workshop is designed as a 3-day event comprising of technical tutorials, teaching sessions, design critics, design documentation methods, presentations, submission panel preparations and design exercises culminating in a critical discussion about computational design and its future potentials, pertaining to high-rise developments, along with a VR experience integration.

The 3-day workshop shall focus on inculcating the following aspects as a part of syllabus:

•Parametric & Computational Design Methods

•Skyscraper Design Tool-set

•Environmental Analysis (Basics)

•Façade and Building Skin Design

•3D Model optimization for VR

•VR visualization (For selected developed projects)

•Documentation and Presentation

Sushant Verma

Sushant Jai-Amita Verma is a Design Entrepreneur, Architect, Computational Designer & Educator, currently leading rat[LAB] Studio (Research in Architecture and Technology) that investigates intersections of design, art & technology through architecture, interior design and art installations. He holds a Masters Degree in Emergent Technologies & Design from Architectural Association, London and is a former architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, London & a Sr. Editor at Arch2O. He is the founder of rat[LAB] EDUCATION, which is an initiative to spread the idea of computation in design through independently-organized design workshops for profession and academia.