Session Overview

For architecture & design students and young professionals from varied design fields, who aspires to acquire computational and parametric design skills, Para-Matrix Laboratory is a 4 month education program that fabricates the foundation for computational design and parametricism. The workshop will initiate from the very basics of grasshopper and rhino, so no prerequisite knowledge is required.

• The nature of the program will be design centric and experimental studio.
• The program will run for three to four months.
• Starting from: 1st October 2022
• Batch strength: 20-40 students maximum.
• Cumlination of the workshop with a formal ceremony with opening of Para-Matrix Laboratory exhibition displaying work done by students.
• Total number of sessions: 12-16, organised every saturday from 11 am-5 pm.
• Recording of all sessions for future reference.
• System for sharing files and data to encourage open source learning and knowledge sharing.

Who Should Attend ?

• Architecture Students & Professionals all across Delhi NCR.
• 3D Visualizers & Artist intrested in Computational Design.
• Design Students & Professionals.
• Green Building Professionals.

Software & Plugins taught ?

The softwares and plugins that will be covered in the entire program are as follows: 

• Rhino 3D
• Grasshopper
• Lunchbox 
• Weaverbird
• Kangaroo
• Ladybug
• Honeybee
• Mesh Plus
• V-ray for rendering

Session Structure

Week 01: Introduction to Computational Design & Tools

Week 02: Advanced Data Structures in Grasshopper

Week 03: Introduction to Attractor Concept

Week 04 - 06: Creating Parametric Facade

Week 07: Introduction to Mesh & Smoothness

Week 08: Introduction to Digital Simulation

Week 09: Environmental Analysis

Week 10: Performative Design

Week 11: Introduction to Energy Analysis using Honeybee

Week 12: Introduction to Digital Fabrication

Week 13 - 16: Design Studio & Exhibition