Online Webinar: Top 5 Features Jewelry Designers Love by ErgoCAD and Rafael Del Molino

 Online Webinar: Top 5 Features Jewelry Designers Love
by ErgoCAD and Rafael Del Molino

ERGOCAD in collaboration with the RhinoArtisan development team is organizing another free online webinar to introduce the unique features of specialized software.

This webinar will help you learn the basics of RhinoArtisan and see how you can take advantage of 5 unique features that are specifically designed for jewellery designers. With RhinoArtisan you will save valuable time while gaining even more design freedom.

The webinar will be conducted using the latest version of RhinoArtisan, 5.1, which is compatible with Rhinoceros 8.

Speaker: Rafael Del Molino

Language: English 

Duration: 60 minutes 

Who it's for?: Jewellery designers, jewellery manufacturers, jewellery shop owners & those who love jewellery design in general.

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Notilus Steeler and Notilus Drafting Workshop (online, 30 November from 4 to 5 PM CET)

This workshop allows participants to better understand and utilize the Notilus Steeler and Notilus Drafting plugins for Rhino. Participants will learn to use these powerful tools to expedite and enhance the structural modeling processes combining Rhino’s abilities.

Program:

• Introduction and Opening (10 Minutes)
• General Overview of the Workshop.
• Introduction of iInstructors and Participants.
• Structural Modeling with Notilus Steeler (20min)
• DefiningParts
• Creating Frames
• Adding Faceplate & Stiffeners & Cutouts
• Adding Brackets & Collar Plates
• Adding Slots for Welding
• Setting Markers
• Getting 2Ds of Pars fo Cutting
• Creating Sheets
• Technical Drawings with Notilus Drafting (20 min)
• Getting Sections
• Getting Views
• Setting Parts Information
• Creating Layout
• User Experiences, Kobus Potgieter, KND Naval Design
• Q&A and Evaluation (10 Minutes)
• Question and Answer Session for Participants
• Participant Feedback and Evaluation

Participants will work on a file using Notilus Steeler and Notilus Drafting.

Instructors will provide guidance and answer questions.

The workshop is free of charge but has limited capacity. Preregistration is mandatory.

Outcomes:

After this workshop, participants will have enhanced their ability to effectively use the Notilus Steeler and Notilus Drafting plugins. They will also become more proficient in structural modeling and technical drawing processes.

Rhino User Webinar: SubD contour for gems using Grasshopper - by Aurelio Perugini (in Italian)

 Rhino User Webinar (in Italian)

SubD contour for gems using Grasshopper

4 October 2023 at 16:00 (CEST)

In the words of Aurelio Perugini: 'At the request of a friend of mine, Chiocca Gianluca, of the jewellery shop of the same name in Terracina (LT), the opportunity arose for me to create a Grasshopper definition for a ring with a diamond outline.

I wanted to make a fairly soft contour so I thought of exploiting SubD, after which I imagined that by creating a definition this would also be useful in other parts of the ring and I could exploit it in subsequent projects.

Definitions of this type are often complex and time-consuming, so I tried to make a simple project, and I wanted to share this experience with other users who may have the same needs as me.

Self-taught, since 1999 I have taught CAD for jewellery with Rhinoceros at the professional schools of Valenza, (AL) in Milan and at the Master's degree course for jewellery at the University of Eastern Piedmont. In recent years, in parallel with my work as a planner and designer for Il Sole Gioielli, a manufacturing company in Valenza, I have been working with my partner, Gianfranco Guzzo, on the project for a jewellery plugin, EasyJewels3D."

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C# in Grasshopper-Practical Applications In AEC | Live Webinar

 

Live Webinar 

C# in Grasshopper-Practical Applications in AEC 

September 27, 2023 -  14:00-15:00 CEST

This exciting webinar jumps into the world of C# in Grasshopper and its incredible potential in automating design tasks, optimizing workflows, and boosting efficiency.

Krzysztof Wojslaw, Parametric Design Engineer and Marcin Luczkowski, Associate Professor at NTNU (Norwegian University of Technology), will present real-world examples that showcase the practical applications of C# for:  

Architects: How C# empowers architects to conduct numerical simulations, enabling better design decision-making and assisting in selecting the perfect building shape.

Structural Engineers: Creating steel frame systems and conducting comprehensive structural analysis, making your engineering more effective than ever.

Geotechnical Engineers: C# component helps with integration between structural analysis software and Geotechnical software, boosting collaboration.

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Rhino - Basic Elements for Building Design - Introductory webinar by Ergocad [in Greek]

Basic Elements for Building Design with Rhino

Introductory webinar by Ergocad

For those who want to get to know the basic tools of Rhino, Ergocad has prepared a detailed tutorial presenting Rhino's features specifically for architecture (without going into additional plugins such as VisualARQ, which will be covered in a later lesson).

Seminar Topics:

0:01:45 - Working environment/Command recognition/Basic design/Changing units of measurement.

0:11:35 - Import of dwg floor plan/Layers organization

0:17:44 - Creating masonry wall layout - Ddwg.

0:21:59 - Creating openings

0:29:17 - Creating floor/roof

0:31:26 - Material placement/ Photorealistic visualization

0:34:20 - Introduction to 3D modelling of complex shapes:

Loft/Sweap Rail

Rhino provides smart design and customization tools in various disciplines. It is ideal for those involved in :

• Architecture
• Industrial product manufacturing
• Furniture manufacturing
• Jewelry design
• Shipbuilding
• Construction optimisation
• 3D printing and dozens of other specialties

Language

Greek

Information about Rhino and plugins at rhino3dlab.com

Unveiling the Past: Historical Jewelry and its 3D Reconstruction

Rhino User Webinar

Unveiling the Past: Historical Jewelry and Its 3D Reconstruction

September 14, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

This webinar will provide a brief overview of the following points:

• The origin of the idea to reproduce the crown and the iconographic sources used.
• The use of Rhinoceros software to develop the volumetry of the crown.
• The importance of faithfully recreating all decorative elements and ensuring their accuracy.
• The placement of over 200 stones and the design of bezels and interlocking mechanisms.
• The crown segmentation into 72 pieces to optimize space, facilitated by a reference pattern.
• The creation of lightweight elements to minimize the overall weight.
• An overview of the materials used and the different phases of the components' printing, casting, and testing.

Cadia Romano, a passionate jewellery enthusiast, began her studies in Florence at the Lao school at 16. She specialized in Goldsmithing at Il Tarì and Il Perseo in Italy, as well as El taller de Joyeria in Barcelona and Central Saint Martin in London. Graduating from the University of Florence in 2010 in the Culture of Fashion and Style Goldsmithing section, Cadia expanded her skills in sacred (thanks to Paolo Penko) and sexual (thanks to the start-up The Precious Lust) goldsmithing, enameling, engraving, lost wax, and more.

Joining the esteemed Bvlgari High Jewellery workshop, Cadia spent seven years crafting exquisite pieces while refining her 3D design and printing expertise. Today, she works as a freelance designer. She shares her knowledge as a lecturer at the Accademia Italiana University in Rome.

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3D modelling and design of parametric structures by Ergocad [in Greek]

 

Don't miss the opportunity to get to know in depth the dynamic features of Grasshopper through a 4.5-hour recorded seminar in Greek!

Instructions and participation requirements:

For this seminar, participants should first be familiar with 3D modelling and Rhino. They should have attended at least some other Ergocad recorded seminars or worked with Rhino to be able to attend the parametric design with Grasshopper, lasting about 4.5 hours. This tutorial is available as a recorded version.

Cost

The cost of the seminar is 150€ + VAT.

Who this is for

Architects, civil engineers, designers, decorators, and in general, anyone involved in 3D modelling who wishes to be trained through fast-track courses on the Rhino program and parametric design with Grasshopper.

Duration

Total duration 4.5 hours

Discount coupon

Participants will receive a 50€ discount coupon for the purchase of a Rhino professional license!

Language

Greek

To register, contact info@ergocad.eu or fill in the form here... 

For more information, visit Ergocad's web site...

food4Rhino Webinar: Tweener (August 2 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino Webinar: Tweener

August 2 at 5 PM CEST

Just as NURBS curves are defined by control points, a Tweener curve is defined by the region's boundary curves. In general, to "tween" means to generate curves that interpolate between given input curves.
Reconciling curves of different origins is a fundamental part of the designer's toolbox, but it can often result in overlapping or undercutting NURBS curves. Tweener is a Rhino plugin and Grasshopper assembly that solves this problem by guaranteeing smoothness and the absence of intersections. It allows to tween between any number of closed planar curves or between any two not necessarily closed curves on any given surface.

Thus, Tweener curves are drawn interactively by manipulating their boundary conditions, much like how NURBS curves are manipulated by control points, providing a very different perspective on curve modeling. Even though Tweener is ideal for early-stage sketches and drawings, it is deeply related to concepts from computer graphics, architectural theory, and parametric design.

A core feature is a powerful interactive editing environment that allows the designer to achieve a very individual hand-modeled look while automatically maintaining the curves' quality, smoothness, and organicity.

In this webinar, aimed both at Rhino novices and experts, we will familiarize ourselves with the core functionality of the Tweener plugin and its history and mention diverse applications, including product design, general illustration, 3D printing, interior design, and landscape. We will also mention the underlying mathematics.

Speaker: Mathias Fuchs is a mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.

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Speaker Grill Parametric Texture - Free webinar by Cademy (August 13 at 4 PM GMT)

Attention all industrial designers!
Join us for the next Free Workflow Webinar 6.0 (August 13 at 4 PM GMT)

In this session, we will be 3D modeling the Harman Kardon Neo Speaker grill using Rhinoceros, applying perforation texture with interlaced grid patterns in Grasshopper, and generating stunning renderings in KeyShot. It is an exciting opportunity to expand your skills in one of the most widely used 3D modeling tools for industrial design and to enhance your portfolio. 

Register to receive the YouTube Stream Link and exercise files. 

See you there!

food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh (July 19 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh
July 19 at 5 PM CEST

TRfem and TRmesh are a pair of new plugins for simulation.

TRmesh is a general tetrahedral meshing plugin for TRfem, featuring a highly performant and robust novel fuzzy mesher inspired by Poisson disk sampling and Metropolis sampling, suitable for any finite element-based volumetric simulation.

TRfem is a peer-reviewed heat transfer solver featuring solving for interior/exterior boundary conditions, with result slicing, isosurface extraction, and other import/export capabilities.

In this webinar, Mathias will demonstrate general tetrahedral meshing with TRmesh, then provide a comprehensive introduction to heat transfer simulation in Rhino, covering essential concepts such as thermal flux, dissipation, transmittance, U-values, and related quantities.
Juan will present a thermal comparative assessment workflow on a 3D-printed clay brick with novel geometries.

This webinar is aimed both at Rhino novices and experts, with or without previous exposure to finite element simulation.

Speakers:

• Mathias Fuchs is a mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.
• Juan Diego Vargas is an architect holding a Master's degree in sustainable architecture from Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo). He is on an investigation scholarship at the TEBE Research Group under the Department of Energy at PoliTo. His research is focused on the development, optimization, and laboratory testing of 3D-printed elements to buffer moisture and dissipate heat.

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Rhino User Webinar: Implementation of Automation and Parameterization into Bridge Design

 

Rhino User Webinar

Implementation of Automation and Parameterization into Bridge Design

July 26, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

This webinar presents the possibilities for implementing parametric design and automation into daily bridge design processes. Not only the design of unique structures is suitable for these techniques, but also the design of very common and “boring” bridges can benefit from parametric design. With the lack of skilled workers in the AEC industry, shorter deadlines, and higher client demands, engineers need to focus more on design than on CAD work. 

This webinar shows practical use cases of how Rhino and Grasshopper can be turned into a hub for bridge design, drawing production, and BIM models with the possibility to automate selected workflows.

About the speakers:

• Ondřej Janota is a bridge designer in AFRY CZ. He is responsible for implementing BIM methods and parametric approaches into bridge design processes. With the knowledge of coding, he promotes the automation of daily tasks. Applying coding to civil engineering, he has authored a few plugins and workflows widely used during internal design processes.
  
  
• Michal Marvan is a bridge designer in AFRY CZ. He graduated from Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, where he specialized in structural engineering and concrete bridges. As a bridge designer in AFRY CZ he specializes in applying and widening parametric design and BIM know-how in the AFRY CZ bridge department. Michal is one of the winners of the local round Tekla BIM Awards competition in 2022.

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food4Rhino webinar: Autodesk Data Exchange - Curate and share data between GH and Dynamo (July 11 at 6 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: Autodesk Data Exchange: Curate and share data between Grasshopper and Dynamo (plus Rhino and Revit)

July 11 at 6 PM CEST

In this webinar, Japhy Walton (McNeel) and Cesar Escalante (Autodesk) will provide an overview of Autodesk’s new Data Exchange Connectors for Dynamo and Grasshopper (and a few other apps), with some live collaborative demos between the two applications. We will walk through how you can use Data Exchanges to share your design data through the cloud across the apps your team works with daily without the hassle of importing/exporting entire design models. 

Speakers: 

• Cesar Escalante (Autodesk): Cesar leads storytelling efforts for the architecture industry—creating and evangelizing compelling content on new and emerging technologies to Autodesk customers worldwide. Cesar is a registered architect and spent the past 18 years in the architectural industry, holding design technology leadership roles at large international firms, including Gensler, HOK, and Flad Architects. He is a member of the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) leadership council and a board member of the AIA San Francisco. He teaches BIM at the California College of the Arts. 
  
  
• Japhy Walton (McNeel): Application Specialist at Robert McNeel & Associates.

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ShapeDiver X Autodesk Forma | Live Webinar

 

Mathieu Huard, Head of Product at ShapeDiver, and Krzysztof Jedrzejewski, Senior Product Manager at Autodesk Forma, will guide this one-hour session where they’ll give an introduction to both software and demonstrate various workflows for this new extension.

This July 11 webinar is perfect for architects, urban planners, and design professionals interested in leveraging their Grasshopper files inside Autodesk Forma via ShapeDiver.

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Rhino User Webinar: ML Computational Structural Design Workshop

Rhino User Webinar

ML Computational Structural Design Workshop:
From Text to 3dStructural Forms
June 15, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

In this workshop, we will introduce a generative algorithm for structural design called Text2Bridges3D. We will start by explaining the workflow for creating the algorithm, followed by a short demonstration of how to use it. This algorithm generates 3D structural forms of bridges from text inputs using a backend generator called the Combinatorial Equilibrium Model (CEM). To encode the text descriptions, we use an NLP algorithm called Bert and the CEM input parameters to describe the bridges. To learn the nonlinear reaction from both, we have used the architecture of a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). Once trained, the model can automatically generate bridges, analyze their physical performance, and render the results. The generated bridges provide valuable insights for designers and engineers to improve the design of bridges.

About the speakers:

• Karla Saldana Ochoa is an Ecuadorian architect with a Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture from ETH Zurich and a Ph.D. from the same institution. Her research investigated the integration of Artificial and Human Intelligence to respond quickly and accurately to natural disasters. As an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida since August 2021, Karla's research and teaching explore the interplay between Artificial and Human Intelligence in architectural practices, both at the building and urban scale. Karla is also the lead researcher at SHARE Lab, a research group focused on human-centered AI projects for design practices.
  
  
• Pierluigi D'Acunto is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Structural Design at the Technical University of Munich. He completed his doctorate with distinction at ETH Zurich in 2018 and has gained professional experience in architecture and engineering offices in Italy and Switzerland. Pierluigi's research focuses on the intersection of architecture and structural engineering, using computer-aided design and emerging construction technologies. He is interested in geometry-based methods for structural design, computational design through equilibrium models, structural form-finding with machine learning, and fabrication-aware structural design using advanced digital manufacturing.

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food4Rhino webinar: Tweener (June 14 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: Tweener

June 14 at 5 PM CEST

Just as NURBS curves are defined by control points, a Tweener curve is defined by the region's boundary curves. In general, to "tween" means to generate curves that interpolate between given input curves. While tweening is a fundamental part of the designer's toolbox, it can often result in overlapping or undercutting NURBS curves.

Tweener is a Rhino plugin and Grasshopper assembly that solves this problem by guaranteeing smoothness and the absence of intersections. It allows to tween either between any number of closed planar curves or between any two not necessarily closed curves on any given surface. Thus, Tweener curves are drawn interactively by manipulating their boundary conditions, much like how NURBS curves are manipulated by control points, providing a different perspective on curve modeling.

Likewise, the ease of drawing curves with Tweener makes it an ideal tool for early-stage sketches and Rhino beginners.

Tweener comes with various convenience functions, for example, for topography or export to textured meshes. A core feature is a powerful interactive editing environment that allows the designer to achieve a very individual hand-modeled look while automatically maintaining the curves' quality, smoothness, and organicity.

In this webinar, aimed both at Rhino3D novices and experts, we will familiarize ourselves with the functionality of the Tweener plugin and mention diverse applications, including product design, general illustration, 3D printing, interior design, and landscape. We will also mention the underlying mathematics, as well as connections with parametric design.

Speaker: Mathias Fuchs is a Mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.

Mark your calendar on LinkedIn events and watch the webinar on YouTube live...

Free webinar: Parametric Design in Practice: Real-world Examples from the AEC Industry (June 20, 2023, at 13h CEST)

Free webinar: Parametric Design in Practice: Real-world Examples from the AEC Industry

June 20, 2023

13-14:30h CEST

Join a webinar where engineers will showcase real-world examples of parametric design in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. This highly practical webinar will feature case studies from professionals working in various disciplines, including Structural Engineering, Bridge Design, Railway and Road Design.

Guest speakers, certified by LearnGrasshopper.com, will share their experiences and demonstrate how they use Grasshopper to automate tasks and streamline project workflows. This is a unique opportunity to learn from their firsthand expertise and gain insights into the power of parametric design in the AEC industry.

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Rhino User Webinar - Tekla Live Link: Grasshopper and Tekla

Rhino User Webinar

Tekla Live Link: Grasshopper and Tekla

June 6, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

This webinar focuses on using Rhino and Grasshopper to create or modify Tekla BIM models using TeklaLiveLink. The presentation includes a general overview of the basic components, further reading, and a few use cases for bridge design.

About the speakers:

• Ronan Pieters graduated in 2015 from Ghent University and holds a diploma in Civil Engineering. On the job at SBE, he searched for new ways to improve bridge design procedures. Currently, his projects start with a central geometric model (in Rhino and Grasshopper). From this model, exports are made to both FEM software and BIM software (hence the TeklaLiveLink).
  
  
• Steven Walschaerts has an experience of 12 years at Tekla. As a draftsman at SBE, his drive for project acceleration pushed him to use programs such as Rhino and Grasshopper. Using these automations, he managed to speed up model creation for bridge and large industrial steel structures.

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food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh (June 1 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: TRfem and TRmesh

June 1 at 5 PM CEST

TRfem and TRmesh are a pair of new Rhino plugins for simulation, particularly for the volumetric 3D heat transfer solver for Rhino. They feature solving for interior/exterior boundary conditions, with result slicing, isosurface extraction, and other import/export capabilities. In this webinar, Mathias will provide a comprehensive introduction to heat transfer simulation in Rhino, covering essential concepts such as thermal flux, dissipation, transmittance, U-values, and related quantities.

TRmesh is the associated tetrahedral meshing plugin for TRfem. TRmesh features several tetrahedral meshers, from well-established ones to others inspired by Poisson disk sampling and Metropolis sampling techniques. TRmesh thus enables the generation of high-quality tetrahedral finite element meshes efficiently. As any finite element-based volumetric simulation relies on quality tetrahedral meshes, TRmesh's functionality is also crucial for simulations other than heat transfer. During the webinar, we will guide participants through the complete finite element workflow, showcasing a practical case study focused on insulation evaluation and building heating and energy efficiency analysis.

This webinar is aimed both at Rhino novices and experts, with or without previous exposure to finite element simulation.

Speaker: Mathias Fuchs is a Mathematician with ample experience in applied geometry, statistics, and simulation. He's been Senior Researcher at the CODE group, Zaha Hadid Architects, London, and is now an independent programmer specializing in numerical algorithms for geometry and Rhino.

Mark your calendar on LinkedIn events and watch the webinar on YouTube live...

Rhino User Webinar - Discrete Aggregations: Workflows Between Houdini & Rhino

 

Rhino User Webinar

Discrete Aggregations: Workflows Between Houdini & Rhino

June 1, 2023, at 4:00 PM CEST

In this workshop, we will explore how Rhino + Grasshopper can take advantage of Houdini’s solvers to generate physics-based aggregations of complex rigid bodies. The workflow will leverage the ease of modeling in Rhino, Houdini's simulation power, and Grasshopper's interoperability capabilities, taking advantage of the best of each world.

Alfredo Chavez is an Architect and Computational Designer born in Spain. His approach focuses on blending technologies from different fields and exploring their applications to the AEC industry. He holds an M.Arch in Architecture from the University of Seville and an M.Arch (Design and Research Lab) from the Architectural Association.

Over the past six years, Alfredo’s interest in design, digital/robotic fabrication, and programming has led him to work on a wide range of projects and collaborate with companies such as Autodesk and Zaha Hadid Architects. Alfredo is part of Heatherwick Studio, where he is a member of the Ge-Code/Applied Research team.

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food4Rhino webinar: Wasp - Combinatorial Design Toolkit (May 25 at 5 PM CEST)

food4Rhino webinar: Wasp - Combinatorial Design Toolkit
May 25 at 5 PM CEST

Wasp is an open-source Grasshopper plugin for combinatorial design which allows users to represent and design with discrete parts. This is possible thanks to the combination of geometric and topologic data into a Part data structure. The toolkit's core relies on a set of aggregation procedures, allowing the generation of large structures from the bottom-up combination of different parts, mediated through top-down constraints and design drivers. Currently available procedures include stochastic aggregation, graph-grammar aggregation, and field-driven aggregation, enabling approximation of both geometric and performance-based drivers with discrete parts.

The webinar will introduce the context and ideas behind the development of Wasp, and will then demonstrate its primary usage, as well as some application examples using more advanced features.

Speaker: Andrea Rossi is an architectural researcher and computational designer. He is currently a research associate at the Experimental and Digital Design and Construction chair at the University of Kassel while also completing his doctoral dissertation at the DDU Digital Design Unit at TU Darmstadt. His current focus is on combinatorial and circular design strategies, robotic fabrication, and architectural biomaterials. He is the developer of Wasp. Previously, he was a research associate at ETH Zurich, a robotic fabrication specialist at Coop Himmelb(l)au and IndexLab - Politecnico di Milano. In addition, he taught courses and workshops on digital tools and fabrication in Italy, Germany, Austria, USA, and Israel, as well as on several online platforms.

Image Credits: F. Dannecker, A. Rossi, J. Keller, A. Yavuz, S. Uzkal, M. Wang, Z. Rui, R. Qin, Z. Xia, M. Gilles, M. Javadi, T. Pardini, N. Jakimavicius, C. Yuan, T. Xu, T. Hristov, A. Corre, T. Feng, R. Nong.

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