Credits: 7.5 CPU 

This program is held in an experimental hackathon-like format: we are doing the whole course in one week. The entire course is hands-on, focused on making a ready prototype by the end of the week. The aim is to get a practical understanding of zero- and low-code tools that can be applied to a wide range of projects to elevate their presentation or even for creating digital prototypes. We provide the general overview of tools and focus on some selected ones for the workshop. The tools proposed for this workshop are chosen in order to be helpful in the current studio / thesis project as well as in future work. Some examples can be web applications, using AI models in a 3D environment (Rhino / Revit / Blender) or connecting many different applications together in an automated workflow. The topic of the project should be discussed with the instructors and can be related to the current studio / thesis or can be completely separate from it.

Learning Objectives

At course completion the student will:

• Be able to navigate the landscape of digital automation tools, evaluate their pros and cons and how applicable they are to the current task;
• Be able to use tools used during the workshop;
• Be able to quickly get into the new tools;
• Be able to utilize chatBots to assist turning ideas into executable projects.