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Hyper Builder: Vertical Community Generator


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Hyperbuilder is a web-based parametric design app that transforms complex architectural modeling into a seamless, rapid-iteration process. Powered by a Grasshopper backend, it allows users to effortlessly generate, evaluate, and configure complex building massings and program distributions through a highly intuitive, simple interface. The Vision: Vertical Communities, Quantified The architectural industry is obsessed with “final” … Read more

How much kgCO2e does our HyperBuilding weight?


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Introduction Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly required in the building industry, yet it remains difficult to integrate into the design workflow. The challenge is that LCA operates across multiple scales, from macro-level building decisions to micro-level material choices. This is especially relevant for designers, since they have to engage with these considerations from the … Read more

Automated workflow to extract KPIs from versioned models in Speckle


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
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


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
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

AEGIS – Autonomous Emergency Geostructural Inspection System


MRAC-01 2025-2026 by
MRAC-01 2025-2026

Solutions for Rapid Data Acquisition in Disaster Scenarios This project explores a robotic perception pipeline designed to support post-disaster assessment and early response scenarios. The core objective is to detect and map cracks in damaged buildings using vision-based data, assisting rescue teams by providing spatial information about potentially unsafe areas. Rather than aiming for full … Read more

Human Trace: Autonomous Single-Stroke Robotic Sketching


MaAI 2025-2026 by
MaAI 2025-2026

This project explores a robotic system that translates digital vision into physical matter through the constraint of continuity. Rather than behaving like a conventional plotter that freely lifts and re-positions its pen, the system confronts a more complex challenge: it must interpret image topology and compute a path that allows the entire drawing to be … Read more

Brick Flow


MAA-01 2025-2026 by
MAA-01 2025-2026

Robotic Disassembly & Reassembly with Spatial AI Abstract The project explores a circular construction workflow that integrates robotic systems with Spatial AI to automate the disassembly and reassembly of brick structures. Utilizing a Gemini Vision-Language Model (VLM) pipeline, the system performs autonomous material evaluation, identifying surface damages such as chipping, spalling, and staining, as well … Read more

The Land Remembers


MaCT-01 2025-2026 by
MaCT-01 2025-2026

Agricultural landscapes often disappear from visual and political attention during conflict, overshadowed by images of urban destruction. This project uses satellite imagery to examine agricultural land in Gaza, focusing on the Beit Hanoun belt as an intersection between destruction and food systems. Through vegetation indices and bombing crater detection, the study distinguishes seasonal agricultural cycles … Read more

Renewable, but at Whose Cost?


MaCT-02 2025-2026 by
MaCT-02 2025-2026

India’s solar ambition is written into its landscape. Since the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in 2010, the country has pursued one of the most aggressive renewable energy expansions in history —targeting 500GW of solar capacity by 2030. But the geography of that expansion follows a troubling logic. The regions chosen for … Read more

IFCore Compliance Checker


MAA-02 2025-2026 by
MAA-02 2025-2026

During the AI in Architecture and Urbanism Seminar, our team built an automated compliance checking system that validates architectural projects directly from IFC models. Building regulation checks are traditionally manual, slow, and error-prone. Architects review 2D drawings, interpret regulations individually, and often wait weeks for compliance feedback. We asked a simple question: what if compliance … Read more

Deforestation, Land Cover, & Urbanization In Brasil – Dashboard


MaAI-01 2025-2026 by
MaAI-01 2025-2026

Deforestation Raster Map – 2024 The visualization depicts accumulated and annual deforestation patterns in Brazil from 1985 to 2024. The accumulated dataset shows a continuous rise in total deforested areas, reaching over 140 milllion hectares. Annual trends reveal strong fluctuations, with peaks in the late 1980’s and mid-2000’s, followed by decreases and renewed variability in … Read more