Pininfarina Academy - Architecture Summer School in Advanced Design & DfMA (July 6-17, 2026)

Pininfarina Academy

Architecture Summer School in Advanced Design & DfMA

Torino (Italy)

July 6-17, 2026

"Pininfarina Academy is a series of benchmark programs in the field of advanced design education. We aim to inspire and prepare the next generation of designers, with conceptual and practical tools to address the challenges of the 21st century with creativity, competence and innovative vision."

The Pininfarina Architecture Summer Course in Turin, Italy, is an exclusive two-week program for international architecture students, offering a cutting-edge educational experience in innovative design methodologies and advanced technological tools.

Participants will engage in workshops, on-site visits, and collaborative projects that emphasize Pininfarina’s core values of elegance, purity, and innovation, culminating in a final presentation to industry experts.

The course also explores the transition from automotive to architectural design while immersing students in Turin’s rich architectural heritage and fostering skills in concept design, UX definition, and spatial coordination.

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Ladybug Tools and IronBug online workshop, April 15-17 (McNeel Europe)

Tutors: Mateo Barbero,  Adrian Krezlik, Julia Karnas

April 15-17, 2026

10 AM-5 PM CEST (Barcelona)

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

Join us for a focused, hands-on three-day workshop on energy simulation and thermal comfort modelling using Rhino and Grasshopper, with a special emphasis on robust workflows with Ladybug Tools and advanced HVAC system simulation using IronBug, hosted in person by Dosta Tec and led by energy engineer Mateo Barbero, architect Adrian Krezlik, and energy modeller Julia Karnas.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Build and calibrate multi-zone energy models
• Know the basics of setting up a detailed HVAC system using IronBug
• Evaluate operational energy use and carbon intensity
• Model and interpret the most common thermal comfort metrics
• Integrate energy and comfort analysis into early-stage design workflows

Day 1: Foundations of Climate & Energy Modelling

The first day establishes the theoretical and computational foundations of

building energy modelling. 

• Climate modelling in the AEC context
• Future climate scenarios and their modelling
• Weather data
• Introduction to Ladybug Tools interface and workflows
• Weather data analysis and radiation studies
• Building a simple energy model in Honeybee
• Best practices for geometry, zoning, and simulation setup

Day 2: Detailed Energy Simulation & Thermal Comfort (with IronBug)

The second day focuses on advancing from simplified models to technically

rigorous simulations, including HVAC system modelling through IronBug.

• Develop a detailed multi-zone energy model
• Define program schedules, internal loads, and occupancy profiles
• Assign construction assemblies and material properties
• Analyse energy intensity and end-use breakdown
• Evaluate operational carbon intensity
• Introduction to IronBug
• HVAC system modelling logic
• System components and configuration
• Linking HVAC systems to thermal zones

Day 3: Comfort Modelling

The final day introduces thermal comfort modelling, positioned within the

broader framework of energy demand and occupant comfort.

• PMV/PPD metrics
• Adaptive comfort models
• Overheating risk assessment
• Comfort-based design optimisation strategies
• Material properties and thermal mass

Course requirements:  The training is tailored for architects, engineers, and designers seeking greater technical control over building performance modelling. Intermediate knowledge of Rhino and Grasshopper is required.

Software requirement: Rhino 8

Online course fees for each course: EUR 395 (+VAT). Full-time students and university teachers receive a 50% discount (proof of status required). Please note that we will confirm your seat after your payment has cleared.

Maximum number of participants for each course: 25. If there is no quorum, the course will be canceled 15 days before.

Course language: English

Educational seats are limited. Sign up now by contacting Verena!

Rhino User Webinar: Adaptive Architecture

 Rhino User Webinar

Adaptive Architecture

March 4, 2026 - 4:00 PM (CET) 

This webinar looks at ways to create adaptive buildings that adjust their design to their surroundings, such as trees on the site. This design approach is useful in the early stages when data is insufficient, when it is not possible to visit the proposed construction site, or when the location itself is not yet known. 

This kind of task needs quick, flexible solutions that let you change the design in the future without extra effort, while preserving the main ideas the architect put into it. That's why we'll use Grasshopper for modeling and AI tools for renderings.

About the speaker:

Albert Sumin is an Architect and Computational Designer at Coop Himmelb(l)au (Vienna, Austria). He is also an Autodesk Certified Professional Revit Architecture and MEP, and an Autodesk Expert Elite Alumni. He contributes through lectures and workshops at PAAcademy, Design Morphine, and MARCH School.

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Rhino User Webinar: Shaping a Wooden Landscape - New recorded webinar now available!

 

Watch now the latest Rhino User Webinar: Shaping a Wooden Landscape

If you're interested in digital timber design and construction, take the time to watch this recorded webinar and learn from Arsenii Bychkov how the 'wooden landscape' of the KJ Den Haag residential tower was designed, resulting in a 9,000 m² double-curved wooden ceiling.

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Upcoming dates of Cademy workshops

Cademy has announced new dates (March-April 2026) for their upcoming Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Saturday-Sunday online training sessions.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your skills or explore advanced workflows, these courses are designed to help you master computational design tools.

• Computational Design Workshop
  March, Sat 7 - Sun 8 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET

• Grasshopper Masterclass
  March 21-22 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
  April 18-19 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
  
  
• Rhinoceros Masterclass
  March 21-22 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET
  April 18-19 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
  
  
• Ad Parametric Texture Workshop
  April 18-19 | 07:00 to 14:00 PST
  April 18-19 | 08:00 to 15:00 CET

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Rhino user Webinar—Behind the model: CAD Workflows for Furniture Design

Rhino User Webinar

Behind the model: CAD Workflows for Furniture Design

 February 25, 2026, at 4:30 PM (CET) 

In this webinar, Ditte Willads Petersen shares practical Rhino workflows in furniture design. The session focuses on cleaning and organizing 3D models, reducing file size, and working with mesh, NURBS, and SubD geometry to create files that are easy to use across different 3D software.

Through examples from furniture design projects, Ditte Willads Petersen will demonstrate soft modeling techniques and structured CAD approaches that help make Rhino models more efficient, predictable, and ready for use in architectural and interior design contexts.

Ditte Willads Petersen is a CAD Designer and Design Developer at Muuto, working at the intersection of furniture design and Rhino-based 3D workflow. She is responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality 2D and 3D models, with a focus on structured CAD processes, file optimization, and advanced soft modeling of upholstered furniture.

She has a background from the Royal Danish Academy, with a bachelor in Industrial Design and Ceramics and a Masters in Furniture Design.

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Ant: Your AI copilot for Grasshopper - New plugin on food4Rhino

Ant is a new AI plugin that builds, modifies, and explains Grasshopper definitions for you, directly inside the interface.

Unlike generic AI chat tools, Ant can "see" what you are working on. You select a part of your definition (or the whole thing), open the command panel, and tell Ant what to do. 

It translates the actual logic of your components and wires into a structured format that the Large Language Model (LLM) can understand. The AI analyzes this data and sends back precise instructions, which Ant executes directly in your Grasshopper canvas.

Here is exactly how Ant helps you:

• Turn text into nodes: Type "Create a Voronoi pattern on this surface," and Ant will place and connect the components for you.
• Write code instantly: Need a complex loop? Tell Ant to "Write a C# script to randomize these panels," and it will generate the code inside a script component.
• Understand definitions: Select a messy cluster of components and ask, "How does this logic work?" to get a clear explanation.

Start designing and let Ant do the heavy lifting!

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Mastering Scan-to-Model Workflows in Rhino 8 by Sabit

McNeel Europe is excited to announce a technical webinar delivered by its reseller Sabit, focused on one of the most transformative updates in Rhino 8: the new Reverse Engineering workflow.

Many designers and engineers working in Rhino 5, 6, or 7 have long struggled with dirty mesh data and time-consuming manual tracing. Rhino 8 introduces a fundamental shift with tools like ShrinkWrap and QuadRemesh, making mesh-to-CAD processes faster and more intuitive than ever before.

This webinar will skip the basics of scanning and dive straight into the technical challenge of converting raw mesh data into production-ready geometry.

Key Topics:

• ShrinkWrap: Creating watertight solids from damaged or incomplete meshes in a single click.
• QuadRemesh + SubD: Converting chaotic scan data into clean, editable, and structured topology.
  
• Mesh to NURBS: Professional techniques to prepare your models for manufacturing and CAD export.
  
• Workflow Optimization: Leveraging the new UI and Auto C-Plane to reduce repetitive tasks.

Event Details:

• Date: March 3, 2026
• Time: 19:00 (CET)
  
• Location: Online
  
• Language: Polish 🇵🇱
  
• Expert: Anna Smigielska-Raczka

This session is ideal for Polish-speaking Rhino users looking to evaluate the ROI of upgrading to version 8 and for professionals seeking to optimize their reverse engineering speed.

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Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting by Simply Rhino

Simply Rhino has announced the upcoming Grasshopper UK User Group Meeting, which will take place at PLP Architecture in London on Tuesday, March 17.

Presentations will be from:

• PLP Architecture (Adaptive Panelisation Workflows for Double-Curved Surfaces)
• Dr. Milad Showkatbakhsh - Director of the EmTech programme at the AA in London (Architecture in the interface of Nature’s Logic and Machine’s reasoning)
• Bimorph (Official Release: Rhino.Inside.AutoCAD) 
• AKT II (the AKT II Computational Design team)  
• McNeel team: Scott Davidson, Andrew Le Bihan, and Luis Fraguada (the Rhino and Grasshopper developers)

Booking is essential for the evening meeting, and you can book your free place now!

Date: March 17, 2026

Time: 18:30-20:30

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RhinoCFD v3: Professional CFD Analysis Now Fully Optimized for Rhino 8

RhinoCFD v3 brings professional-grade Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) directly into the Rhino 8 environment. This latest release officially establishes compatibility with Rhino 8, enabling users to leverage the platform's updated interface and improved performance for complex fluid and thermal simulations entirely within their CAD workspace.

Powered by the brand-new PHOENICS 2025 v1.0 engine, the update introduces a decoupled Monitor Plot Window. This feature allows designers to track convergence, residuals, and spot values in real time without affecting the responsiveness of the Rhino interface. Simulation setup is now more intuitive than ever; the computational grid reacts instantaneously to geometry changes—such as moving, adding, or copying objects—making the design-to-analysis loop faster and less error-prone.

Beyond performance, the update expands physical modelling capabilities with the addition of the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model for aerospace/external flows and advanced VOF boiling and condensation mechanisms. Post-processing is similarly enhanced, enabling users to apply custom mathematical expressions to results and automatically visualize critical data points with new minimum/maximum markers.

By maintaining the entire simulation workflow within Rhino, RhinoCFD v3 eliminates the need for cumbersome geometry exports, making high-fidelity engineering analysis seamless within the modern design process.

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Python 3 in Grasshopper - Free workshop (March 4, 2026 14:00-16:00 CET)

Python 3 in Grasshopper - Go beyond visual programming 

Free workshop

March 4, 2026 14:00-16:00 CET

Workshop Benefits:

• Use Python 3 to do things that are hard or slow with standard Grasshopper components
• Reduce wire chaos by moving logic into clear, easy-to-read scripts
• Use AI as your personal coding assistant in Grasshopper

In this workshop, Kris Wojsław from LearnGrasshopper.com and Sverre Magnus Haakonsen (PhD Computational Designer) will show how Python 3 in Rhino 8 can make your Grasshopper work easier, faster, and more flexible. You will learn how to import useful libraries, replace messy component groups with short scripts, and use AI tools safely and practically.

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Learn on the Go!

Exciting news from Rhino3D.Education! We’ve made significant enhancements for mobile learning, allowing you to watch lessons, resume where you left off, and even learn offline, all from your phone. Now you can easily fit learning into your daily routine, whether during your commute or at home.

The mobile apps provide a full learning experience on any device, even without Wi-Fi.

For Android users: The app is live on Google Play and supports offline use. You can download the course materials to learn offline. Your progress syncs automatically when you’re back online.

Download the app for Android here.

For iOS users: The app now includes a new download manager for easier offline learning and better control over your downloads.

Download the app for iOS here

Both platforms offer great options for learning. These features help anyone study on the go without issues like buffering or data limits.

Check out Rhino3D.Education for the latest courses on Rhino, Grasshopper, and more!

 

Rhino2CATT — Create Complete CATT-Acoustic Models Directly Inside Rhino

Rhino2CATT allows acousticians, architects, and designers to prepare complete CATT-Acoustic models directly within Rhino. 

Users can model geometry, assign custom acoustic materials with frequency-dependent absorption and scattering coefficients, define sources and receivers, and export the complete setup to CATT-Acoustic with a single click. With its dockable panel, Rhino2CATT integrates seamlessly into the Rhino environment, streamlining model modifications and optimization, making them faster, easier, and fully integrated with Rhino and Grasshopper workflows. Built on algorithms trusted by world-renowned acousticians, Rhino2CATT ensures efficient and accurate model setup.

Key features include automatic geometry export with vertex optimization, custom material libraries, and custom directivity and spectra databases for sound sources. Export your model to CATT-ready files (.geo, .loc) with a single click for a highly efficient Rhino-to-CATT workflow. BIM-based workflows are also supported via Rhino.Inside.Revit, ensuring smooth collaboration between architectural and acoustic modeling processes.

Ideal for designing concert halls, lecture rooms, and other spaces, Rhino2CATT provides a fast, intuitive way to set up and optimize accurate CATT-Acoustic models entirely within the familiar Rhino environment.

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Rhino User Webinar: Shaping a Wooden Landscape

 

 Rhino User Webinar: Shaping a Wooden Landscape

Designing a Double-Curved Timber Ceiling with Rhino & Grasshopper

February 11, 2026 - 4:00 PM (CET) 

Let’s explore the “wooden landscape” of the KJ Den Haag residential tower designed by Powerhouse Company. During the webinar, we will take a closer look at one of the project’s key features, a 9,000 m² double-curved wooden ceiling. Using this case study, we'll show how Rhino and Grasshopper support the development of complex geometries from early sketches to final construction. Participants will also learn how architects can use Grasshopper to build custom tools for analysis, shape optimization, and visualization, and how parametric workflows help solve real-world design challenges. 

About the speaker:

Arsenii Bychkov is an architect and computational designer at Powerhouse Company in Rotterdam. He is a graduate of the Moscow Architecture Institute, with a practice focused on conceptual and early-stage design across a wide range of typologies, from residential developments to complex public buildings. His work sits at the intersection of architectural design and digital technologies, using innovative approaches to translate geometric complexity into clear spatial concepts.

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CDFAM Computational Design Symposium in Barcelona, April 8-9

CDFAM Computational Design Symposium
April 8-9, 2026, in Barcelona

CDFAM Barcelona will bring together the leading experts in Computational Design, AI, and Machine Learning in Engineering and Architecture for two days of knowledge sharing, networking, and tapas.

The two-day in-person event features presentations from industry, academia, and software development to share the latest approaches to design and engineering, including Arup, Airbus, Augmenta, Nike, Neural Concept, nTop, PhysicsX, Synera, Siemens, Rafinex, Generative Engineering, and more, including the latest from McNeel, of course.

Register with the code Rhino20 for a 20% discount upon registration and join us on the Mediterranean coast to learn from and connect with the leading innovators across design domains.

Register here...