# Vibe Coding for Designers: Adaptive Toolmaking > Every language has the same purpose: communication between two entities. With the proliferation of AI tools, it has suddenly become much easier to communicate your needs to a computer in plain language, rather than machine code. In this workshop, we will discuss how to use AI to… ## At a glance - Format: On-demand course - Price: €93.50 (list €110.00) - Difficulty: Beginner - Duration: 8 Hours - Schedule: May 16-17, 2026 - Instructors: Jacob Lehrer - Categories: Architectural Design, 3D Modeling - Software: Grasshopper 3D, Rhinoceros 3D, Python, Gemini, Claude AI, Notepad++ - Students: 52 - Rating: 5.0 / 5 - Canonical: https://paacademy.com/course/vibe-coding-for-designers-adaptive-toolmaking - Enroll: https://paacademy.com/course/vibe-coding-for-designers-adaptive-toolmaking --- ## About this course Vibe Coding for Designers: Adaptive Toolmaking is a workshop that teaches designers to use AI, Python, and Grasshopper to build adaptive tools for controlling geometry across digital and physical workflows. Using Gemini and Claude AI to generate and edit code from natural-language prompts, students learn to install and run Python in Grasshopper, integrate real-time data into design decisions, and build a custom computer vision algorithm that feeds a pattern generator for 3D-printed objects. The workshop is Beginner level and requires no prior coding experience. ## What you'll learn - Understand the basics of coding - How to install and use Python - How to prepare data to move between software - How to describe a software goal to AI effectively - How to edit and review AI-Generated code - How to structure code for integration using AI **** ## Methodology This workshop will navigate the dynamic world of AI coding to learn the most resilient coding workflows for different types of problems. The goal is an understanding of how to figure out what problems you want to solve and the optimal tools to help you solve them. We will use real-time data where available to help inform design decisions, where, instead of pulling a static set of statistics once, you can continuously review the exact conditions of a place. This new push into real-time allows architects to focus on the ongoing condition of their building post-delivery while still designing for a day-one occupancy. With that foundation in accessing real-time data, we will move into the ways that you can construct unique data and output combinations to fit your own needs. This will include methodologies for Computer Vision, and how to creatively interpret this data into a pattern generator for a 3D printed object in Grasshopper. The goal is to reflect on the open-endedness of the possible combinations of data source and data interpretation. By doing this, we can create projects that are even more dynamically specific to their location and to the data that is generated and constructed within them. ### Program: Day 1: - Information: Introduction to AI Coding - Demonstration: Gemini to Claude Workflow for Website Page - Instruction: Data Structuring for Communication - Application: Expand Website - Instruction: API 101 - Application: Exports - JSON, How to speak to a computer - Application: Hidden Comments - how to make AI talk to AI Day 2: - Information: AI Agency, Authorship, Biases, and Rapid Innovations - Instruction: How to Use Python + pip Install - Application: Bring it into Grasshopper - Application: DIY 3D Printing in Grasshopper - Application: Expand Grasshopper Applications to use JSON - Application: Python in VSCode - Next Steps - Local Models, Claude Code Agents, CV use cases******** ## Curriculum ### Session 1 - Introduction & PAACADEMY Updates (07:32) - Vibe Coding Computational Architecture (33:21) - The Infrastructure of Vibe Coding (33:26) - Building Open-Source Site Analysis Toolkits (40:26) - Iterative Web App Troubleshooting (29:08) - Advanced Space Layout Debugging (23:17) - Real-Time Data Streams & Fabrication (40:04) ### Session 2 - Parametric G-Code Slicer Foundations (39:27) - Data-Driven Algorithmic Ring Design (40:54) - Parametric Slicing and Toolpathing (55:49) - Interactive Hardware Computer Vision (41:12) - Real-Time Parametric Feedback Loops (32:15) ## FAQ ### I have zero programming experience. Is this workshop too technical for me? Not at all. That is exactly what "Vibe Coding" is about! It is the practice of using plain, conversational language to communicate your needs to an AI, which then writes the machine code for you. ### How does integrating 'real-time data' actually benefit my architectural or design projects? This workshop teaches you how to use APIs to connect your tools to live, real-time data. This allows your design logic to continuously respond to exact environmental or usage conditions, making your projects dynamically specific ### How do these custom AI scripts connect back to physical fabrication and Grasshopper? The workshop bridges the gap between digital data and physical objects. You will learn how to bring your AI-generated Python code directly into Grasshopper. Specifically, we will use structured data (like JSON exports and custom Computer Vision algorithms) to generate and control intricate, adaptive patterns ready for 3D printing. ### Will I just be copying and pasting code, or will I learn how to build an actual connected system? You will learn to build fully connected ecosystems. The curriculum goes beyond basic prompting to teach data structuring and export logic. You will learn "hidden tricks"—such as using hidden comments to make one AI talk smoothly to another—ensuring your web pages, Python scripts, and Grasshopper definitions communicate seamlessly. ### Why does the curriculum use multiple AI platforms like Gemini and Claude instead of just one? Different AI models excel at different tasks. By exploring a dynamic "Gemini to Claude" workflow, you will learn how to evaluate and select the optimal tool for your specific problem.