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Jan 13-14, 20247 lessonsBeginner

Architectural DesignFREE with Full AccessWorkshopJan 13-14, 2024Beginner7 lessons7h 22mParametric Design Computational Design Form Finding Biomimicry

Computational Thinking

Name: Computational Thinking
Price: 80.00 EUR
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Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews)

The workshop focuses on the development of complex geometries developed through simple processes based on Voronoi distributions.

Learn from Ignacio Revenga

Instructor

Ignacio Revenga3 courses

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING: CORALLINE FORMATIONSThe language we use predetermines how neural connections are generated in our brain, structuring our logic and thoughts and therefore the way we understand the world around us. In the field of design, computational thinking is understood as a language that will generate a new way of conceiving and designing the geometries and spaces that describe an architectural design. This computational conception of design and architecture is subject to the extrapolation and rationalization of the dimensional parameters and the rules of geometric behavior that determine the possible results. By applying in parallel the field of biomimicry and computational protocols to architectural design, complex geometries inspired by the intrinsic rules found in nature are controlled by simple components or parameters.

Computational Thinking: Understand how computational thinking can reshape design processes and architectural concepts.
Biomimicry Integration: Learn to apply biomimicry principles to create complex geometries inspired by natural forms.
Basic Geometry Generation: Develop basic geometries using Voronoi distributions and custom mesh subdivisions.
Physical Simulations: Utilize Kangaroo for mesh relaxation and physical simulations to refine your designs.
Data Manipulation and Visualization: Explore data-driven techniques for geometry manipulation, volumetric modeling, and structural lattice generation using tools like Dendro and Pufferfish.

How the 2 days are spent, session by session.

Day 1 Program

Saturday · Jan 13, 2024

Presentation / Introduction
Grasshopper Script Design
Q&A

Day 2 Program

Sunday · Jan 14, 2024

Grasshopper Script Design
Rendering – Post Production
Q&A

The main objective of the course is to develop a computational thinking methodology, incorporating concepts from the biomimicry field to be integrated into architectural design.Designing an architectural pavilion produced exclusively in Grasshopper, a script will be developed, starting with simple processes for the generation of the basic geometry, which through physical simulations and manipulation of geometry and data, can be transformed into an architectural space determined by an organic structural lattice inspired by corals.

The workshop focuses on the development of architectural solutions for complex geometries developed through simple processes for the generation of the basic geometry based on Voronoi distributions, the topological study and subsequent development through physical simulations, data manipulation and visualization, and the generation of structural lattices based on the obtained geometry.

Basic geometry generation using Voronoi distributions
Custom subdivision of the mesh
Physical simulations – mesh relaxation (Kangaroo)
Data and Geometry manipulation
3D Voronoi Cells distributions and short path method (Shortest Walk)
Volumetric Modelling (Dendro)

7 Lessons7h 22m

Total sessions: 2 Sessions
The teaching duration per session will be 4 hours.
PAACADEMY will provide a certificate of attendance.
No previous knowledge of any software is required. You will learn everything in the workshop.

Instructor

Ignacio Revenga

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Ignacio Revenga is a Spanish architect based in New York and holds a Master's in Architecture from ETSAM - Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid, Polytechnic University He is the founder of Topomorpho, a design lab specializing in computational protocols and experimental architecture through emerging technologies and computational thinking. His work dissolves the boundaries between art and architecture through complex geometries inspired by nature and form-finding methods. By integrating mathematics, physical simulations, and biomimicry, he develops architectural solutions that evoke poetic atmospheres, which he refers to as heterotopias. Part of his research has been published in architecture magazines such as UPM and COAM, contributing to the discourse on computational thinking applied to architecture. He has collaborated with educational institutions such as the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Pratt Institute of New York and has worked with renowned international firms like Caza or Theverymany, among others, on projects across the United States, Colombia, the Philippines, and Japan. His work has been recognized and published in Architizer A+Awards, Dezeen, Rethinking the Future, German Design Awards, Archilovers, The Plan, Archello, AIA NY News, Design Icons, BluPrint, Goood, AasArchitecture.

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Walter Patrick SmithMay 14, 20265.0

A huge thank you to Ignacio Revenga and the entire PAACADEMY family for such an inspiring workshop experience. “Computational Thinking: Coralline Formations” fundamentally expanded the way I think about architecture and design logic, revealing how complex spatial systems can emerge from simple rules, relationships, and behaviors inspired by nature. The fusion of biomimicry, Voronoi systems, physical simulation, and structural lattices opened up a new way of seeing form as something cultivated and evolving rather than imposed. What stayed with me most was the shift in mindset itself — understanding computational design not simply as a set of tools, but as a language capable of reshaping how we perceive geometry, emergence, and architectural space. The workshop was both intellectually energizing and creatively liberating, and I’m incredibly grateful to Ignacio and the PAACADEMY community for continuing to foster such a vibrant culture of experimentation, curiosity, and advanced.

Walter Patrick Smith

May 14, 2026

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Jan 13-14, 20247 lessonsBeginner

Architectural DesignFREE with Full AccessWorkshopJan 13-14, 2024Beginner7 lessons7h 22mParametric Design Computational Design Form Finding Biomimicry

Computational Thinking

The workshop focuses on the development of complex geometries developed through simple processes based on Voronoi distributions.

Learn from Ignacio Revenga

Instructor

Ignacio Revenga3 courses

Computational Thinking: Understand how computational thinking can reshape design processes and architectural concepts.
Biomimicry Integration: Learn to apply biomimicry principles to create complex geometries inspired by natural forms.
Basic Geometry Generation: Develop basic geometries using Voronoi distributions and custom mesh subdivisions.
Physical Simulations: Utilize Kangaroo for mesh relaxation and physical simulations to refine your designs.
Data Manipulation and Visualization: Explore data-driven techniques for geometry manipulation, volumetric modeling, and structural lattice generation using tools like Dendro and Pufferfish.

How the 2 days are spent, session by session.