Rethinking Architecture - Open Talks with Chad Oppenheim, Sanjay Puri & More!

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Learn from pioneers in the field how to use advanced parametric design tools, AI in design workflows, and computational design in architecture.

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This Week at PAACADEMY Your update on what’s new, what’s next, and what you shouldn’t miss.

⏪ Last Workshop’s Replay: Missed the last workshop or want to revisit the content? No worries! The recordings are available to watch whenever you need: Dynamic Sketching: AI-Powered Architecture

🔥 Brand New Workshop & Free Events!

• Sanjay Puri - Rethinking Architecture: Join Sanjay Puri, Founder and Principal Architect of Sanjay Puri Architects, for a free lecture where he shares insights into his design philosophy and showcases his award-winning projects.

• Reverse Modeling: AI-Inspired Architecture workshop focuses on transforming AI-generated concepts into precise 3D models and refined visualizations with MidJourney, Rhino SubD, and Krea.

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🔴 Live Today! 3D-Printing Clay Mastery

This workshop teaches advanced clay 3D printing techniques using Rhino and Grasshopper for optimized, material-aware toolpaths. Whether working with simple forms or 3D scans of the body (optional), you’ll leave with strategies to print smarter, cleaner, and more intuitively with clay.

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ComfyUI Desktop App Installation Guide

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How to Turn Rhino3D Models into AI Concept Renders with SDXL & ControlNet

Learn how to turn Rhino3D models into AI-driven conceptual renders using ComfyUI, SDXL, and ControlNet.

Body Architecture 4.0

The workshop will provide participants with both technical and methodological foundations to apply computational design for projects in the fashion, sportswear, and medical industries. Building on the success of the first three editions, the enhanced 4.0 format introduces advanced design workflows that merge computational design with artificial intelligence. Participants will engage with a cross-platform toolkit that includes Rhino and Grasshopper, SideFX Houdini, MakeHuman, Midjourney AI, and RunwayML.

Chad Oppenheim – Open Talk

Join us on October 3rd at 13:00 GMT as PAACADEMY hosts Chad Oppenheim, founder of Oppenheim Architecture, for an exclusive 45-minute open talk, followed by a 15-minute live Q&A. During the session, he will walk us through some of his most iconic projects, sharing the inspirations, ideas, and processes that guide his practice.

BIM & Rhino.Inside for Advanced Tower Design

The focus of the workshop is to create a conceptual design for the Residential Tower. We will consider all stages of this process, from idea to 3D and BIM modeling. The workshop simulates a situation when it is necessary to present a complete building design within a short time frame, while the 3D model and the accuracy of the area calculations should be sufficient to apply the results to further detailed design. We will use the most effective tools to achieve this goal.

Free Event! Sanjay Puri - Rethinking Architecture

Sanjay Puri, Founder and Principal Architect of Sanjay Puri Architects, will lead this lecture exploring his design philosophy and award-winning projects.

For Sanjay Puri, design is about more than aesthetics — it is about responding to context, embracing local traditions, and creating spaces that are inherently sustainable. His projects are sculptural yet deeply rooted in place, shaped by climate responsiveness and cultural memory.

Dynamic Design with AI: From Ideation to Animation

This workshop introduces a full-cycle creative workflow that bridges AI ideation, visualization, and storytelling. Leveraging tools like MidJourney, Krea, 3ds Max, Adobe Firefly, and Magnific AI, the process enables seamless transitions from early concept sketches to refined visuals and compelling animated presentations.

📢 Free Event! 3D Stylized Renders & Diagrams with D5 Render

This workshop is for students and designers who want to create clean, stylized 3D visuals quickly in real-time! The goal is to help you produce high-impact renderings and diagrams that clearly communicate your ideas and elevate your portfolio. Think of it as your shortcut to bold, polished visuals without spending hours in post-production.

Curvilinear Concepts 2.0: AI Exploration to Fabrication

This workshop explores Midjourney to create interesting, invigorating, and curvilinear forms and 3D Modelling using Autodesk Maya. Students will also learn to prepare files to fabricate models on Bambu Studio.

In this workshop, the students will work on creating curvilinear architectural forms, much like MAD Architects/Zaha Hadid Architects (For reference only), using generative artificial intelligence and then use the generated form to create a unique geometry on a 3D Modelling tool, in particular, Rhino 3D and Autodesk Maya.

Multimodal Architecture: Context Creation with AI

Multimodal Architecture: Context Creation is a compact, production-oriented workshop that turns today’s fragmented multimodal stack into a clear, controllable pipeline for early-stage design. You’ll author design rules in plain language and convert them into workable constraints, build proto-projects, and place them on real sites with environmental and geometric controls.

Free Event! Design-Tech Talk 7.0

Join us for Design-Tech Talk, an exclusive and engaging panel discussion featuring six distinguished experts, each offering unique insights into the latest advancements in architecture, design innovation, and emerging technologies reshaping industries today.

New! Reverse Modeling: AI-Inspired Architecture

This hands-on workshop guides participants through a workflow that starts with AI-generated imagery using MidJourney, moves into Rhino SubD modeling, and culminates in Krea visualization.

By combining generative AI with parametric and manual modeling, participants will learn to reverse-engineer AI concepts into buildable, detailed 3D architectural models, bridging the gap between imagination and execution.

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