UK AADRL Computational Design Preview
Cellular Automata–Based Architectural Form-Finding Workshop with Vibe Coding
AADRL
‘AADRL’
Architectural Association Design Research Lab
AADRL is the AA School master's program that has led experimental, computation-based design research for more than 20 years.
Moving across architecture, urbanism, technology, and materials, it experiments with new ways of designing and explores tools, concepts, and fabrication as an integrated whole. Seeing design not as problem-solving but as a process of asking questions, it pursues architectural thinking and methods that respond actively to changing environments.
DRL Phase 1 Design Workshop
Term 1 builds the foundation for experimental thinking, combining physical realization through material experiments and fabrication techniques with computational design approaches using coding and algorithms. The key is to understand systems and variables and to test ideas in both the physical and digital realms.
Experience Computational Design at the AA School (UK) Workshop
This ‘AA School Computational Design Preview’ workshop is based on the AADRL Term 1 computational design workshop. Mentor Hanjun Kim, currently a course tutor at AADRL, personally leads the five-week curriculum over four days.
Workshop Topic
Form-Finding Process Using Cellular Automata
Cellular Automata is an algorithm that generates complex patterns and forms through the repetition of simple rules. In this workshop, we apply this principle to architectural form finding, experimenting with how small changes can expand into complex spatial structures and formal order.
Sample Images
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Workshop Highlights
AADRL
Experience the AA School DRL workshop program firsthand. Add a computational design project to your portfolio and sharpen your competitive edge.
Review
On the final day, you'll review and discuss your final submission with an external reviewer.
Certificate of Completion
All participants receive a certificate of completion from Beyond Chapter, which you can use in your portfolio or résumé.
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