# Architectural Fashion: AI & 3D Printing > In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore how generative AI and digital fabrication are reshaping the future of fashion. You’ll uncover essential workflows and gain insights into the creative and technical processes behind Gareth's couture pieces, including pieces cra… ## At a glance - Format: On-demand course - Price: €93.50 (list €110.00) - Difficulty: Intermediate - Duration: 8 Hours - Schedule: Jul 26-27, 2025 - Instructors: Gareth Volka - Categories: 3D-Printing, Fashion Design, 3D Modeling - Software: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper 3D, Python, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion - Students: 47 - Rating: 5.0 / 5 - Canonical: https://paacademy.com/course/architectural-fashion-ai-3d-printing - Enroll: https://paacademy.com/course/architectural-fashion-ai-3d-printing --- ## About this course Architectural Fashion: AI & 3D Printing is a course that merges architecture and fashion through generative design, AI, and digital fabrication in Grasshopper. Students simulate reaction-diffusion patterns with Python scripting to develop a Metal Dress, unroll meshes and fold origami-based geometry for fabrication, generate a modular 3D-printed dress using custom G-code, and extract NURBS-ready geometry from Midjourney and Stable Diffusion imagery. The course is Intermediate level and results in a wearable fashion accessory prototype, with selected student designs 3D-printed live during the workshop. ## What you'll learn - Computational Design in Grasshopper: Explore Python-based algorithms such as Reaction-diffusion and other generative strategies.** ** - 3D Printing and Customized GCode: Tricks on Slicer Settings and customized GCode generation for perfect 3D prints.** ** - AI Integration for Fashion and Textile Design: Utilize image generators for pattern making.** ** - Fashion Industry 101: Discover runway and exhibition opportunities in fashion, such as celeb collaborations and London Fashion Week.** ** - Fashion Business 101: Various ways to promote and monetize your designs.** ** - Complete a Fashion Accessory Prototype: 3D print student work live in class.**** ## Methodology This workshop explores how digital workflows can bridge the conceptual world of architecture with the expressive, material-focused domain of fashion. Over two days, the course takes a deep dive into the fusion of computational design, artificial intelligence, and digital fabrication to develop wearable structures that move beyond traditional fashion norms. ** ** We begin by looking at how reaction-diffusion systems, patterns found in nature, can be used as design tools. Starting in Grasshopper, we’ll simulate these organic patterns using pre-written Python scripts that students can modify without prior coding experience. These simulations act as the digital DNA of the Metal Dress, a wearable prototype born from algorithmic growth and realized through digital fabrication techniques. ** ** The digital workflow continues with a look into the practicalities of production. Students are introduced to fabrication methods for both metal and 3D-printed textiles, learning about material constraints, equipment settings, and post-processing techniques. ** ** On Day 2, the focus shifts to the 3D-Printed Dress, a modular, rippling structure built using fractals and custom G-code. Students will see how customized toolpaths can be used to break open the traditional 3D printing pipeline and expose creative opportunities often overlooked. ** ** We then pivot to artificial intelligence tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, using them to generate conceptual imagery. These AI-generated visuals are not just mood boards, they become design data. This workshop will teach you how to extract vector geometries from AI outputs, transforming them into NURBS-based structures ready for fabrication. ** ** Students are encouraged to experiment, remix, and question each stage of the process. Whether producing intricate wearable sculptures or rethinking how AI can shape material aesthetics, the workshop invites participants to challenge the limits of what fashion can be when architecture, algorithms, and fabrication collide. **** ## Requirements - No prior experience in fashion, coding, or 3D printing is required. All tools, scripts, and guidance will be provided to you. - Basic Rhino, Grasshopper Knowledge Required - Basic 3D Printing Knowledge Recommended but not Required - 3D Printing Hardware Recommended but not Required ## Curriculum ### Session 1 - Intro + PAACADEMY Updates (05:48) - Generative Fashion Design Systems (48:16) - Digital Fashion Design Pipeline (49:14) - Reaction-Diffusion Pattern Generation (50:08) - Mesh for Fabrication (48:15) - Origami Folding with Python (53:22) ### Session 2 - Origami Systems in Fashion (30:47) - Fractal-Based Fashion Systems (39:29) - Branching Systems in Fashion (33:01) - Modular 3D Garment Design (36:52) - Exporting Modular Mesh Elements (44:45) - Custom G-code for Fashion (41:31) - Showcase & Final Discussion (37:58) ## FAQ ### What will I learn to create in the Architectural Fashion: AI & 3D Printing workshop? You will design your own wearable piece using computational design techniques, with student work also eligible for live 3D printing during the workshop. ### Do I need prior experience in fashion, coding, or 3D printing to enroll? No prior fashion, coding, or 3D printing experience is required, though basic Rhino and Grasshopper knowledge is. ### Which software and tools will I use during the workshop? The workshop uses Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Python, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, with provided scripts, tools, and guidance. ### How will AI be used in the fashion design process? You will use Midjourney to generate conceptual imagery and learn to extract vector geometry from AI outputs and transform it into NURBS-based structures for fabrication. ### What practical 3D-printing and fabrication skills will I gain? You will explore material constraints, equipment settings, post-processing, slicer settings, customized G-code, and creative toolpaths for 3D-printed fashion structures.