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Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design

The MaCAD is a unique online programme training a new generation of architects, engineers and designers ready to develop skills into the latest softwares, computational tools, BIM technologies and AI towards innovation for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry.

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Data-Driven Parametric Workflows for Environmental Optimization in Architecture: The Development of In-House Tools


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Intro In recent years, the AEC industry has begun rethinking traditional linear workflows, where environmental analysis often comes too late to meaningfully influence design.  The development of in-house tools, shows how integrating environmental analysis into parametric, data-driven processes can guide decisions from the outset.  Topic This research investigates how in-house software tools developed by AEC … Read more

Turning Data Into Geometry: Rhino.Inside Revit workflows for modelling & documenting


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MaCAD 2025-2026

In the MaCAD Studio Seminar, our group worked as the Data Team for Hyperbuilding 01, one of three interconnected megastructures designed for Santiago de Chile, which together work as a single, cohesive vertical machine. Hyperbuilding 01 operates as both lung and skin for the urban environment. In response to Santiago’s severe air pollution, the building … Read more

Living Cubos


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Living Cubos is a web-based voxelized geometry analysis tool developed in Grasshopper using the VoxelTool plugin. The goal of this project is to explore how voxel geometry can connect design decisions with material performance and environmental impact. The system allows users to interact with a parametric model directly through a browser interface. By publishing the … Read more

Street Cast


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MaCAD 2025-2026

A parametric pedestrian simulation tool designed for event organizers, pop-up market curators, and temporary activation planners operating in urban pedestrian corridors. The tool allows users to place a programmatic attractor within a defined corridor and simulate how it redistributes pedestrian flow in real time. By adjusting parameters, users can predict where foot traffic will concentrate, … Read more

ThrowForm: Pottery Configurator


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MaCAD 2025-2026

A simple app that turns a draggable profile curve into a fully customizable pottery form and exports a 3D-printable shaping tool to bridge the gap between computational design and hands-on wheel throwing. Pottery is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, shaped by hand and refined through repetition. ThrowForm is a web-based tool that lets you sculpt … Read more

Automated workflow to extract KPIs from versioned models in Speckle


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Automated Workflow for KPI Extraction from Versioned Models in Speckle Why KPI Tracking Breaks Down During Iterative Design In the current studio workflow, KPI extraction and performance evaluation depend on repeated manual operations across design iterations. This slows down feedback, introduces version mismatch risks, and disconnects analytical outputs from the model itself. This tool was … Read more

FluxFaçade


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Our project is Flux Façade, a collaborative workflow for data-driven parametric façade design.The project was developed by Team 3.2 as part of the Collaborative Workflow Seminar in the Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture. Flux Façade focuses on improving how environmental analysis and façade geometry interact within the design workflow. Problem Statement In large architectural … Read more

Beyond Construction: BIM as a World-Building Tool for Real-Time Game Engines


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Abstract This research investigates how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be leveraged to generate structured and meaningful architectural environments for architectural visualization, video games, and animated films. It explores workflows between BIM tools and real-time game engines, focusing on the transfer and preservation of spatial logic and metadata. The study aims to demonstrate how BIM-based … Read more

Collaborative Workflow: Structure/Facade-HB01


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Introduction – Defining the Volume   Problem Statement & Context  Target User Proposed Solution An automated pipeline that instantly extracts, organizes, and delivers your 3D model data to your entire team the moment a new design version is published no manual steps, no shared files, no delays. Success Criteria Demo Success Criteria Limitation & Future Scope … Read more

BIM in Rhino to faborication world


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Expert introduction Milos DimčićCEO &founder of Programming Architecture Milos Dimčić, PhD is an architect, computational designer and software developer specializing in the automation of design and construction workflows in the AEC industry. He has PhD in architecture & structural design from the University of Stuttgart and is guest assistant professor at TU Graz Faculty of … Read more

Parametric Engineering: Collaborate with Structural Data on the Cloud


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MaCAD 2025-2026

Topic brief In the AEC industry, building analysis workflows often operate in isolated software environments, causing structural data to lose meaning once it leaves its original authoring tool. This study argues that the value of structural analysis depends not only on computational accuracy, but on the ability of its outputs to remain consistent as they … Read more

Optimizing For The Mind: Integrating Generative AI and Game Engines into BIM


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MaCAD 2025-2026

How architectural neuroimmunology is redefining the relationship between design and human health. The AEC industry optimizes for physical efficiency but neglects the neuro-physiological impact of built environments. This research investigates how Generative AI and Game Engine simulations, integrated into BIM workflows, can enable predictive cognitive performance analysis, transitioning the discipline from Building Information Modeling to … Read more