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The Data Pipeline Behind NeuroSpace: From Sliders to Synapses


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

Abstract NeuroSpace is a browser-based parametric design tool that reframes Building Information Modeling as Behavior Information Modeling — encoding predicted neurophysiological outcomes into architectural geometry. This post traces the full data pipeline: from seven UI sliders through a dual-path architecture (server-side Rhino.Compute for 3D geometry, client-side JavaScript for real-time NeuroScore calculation), through reactive state management … 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

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


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
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

From One Model to One Million Homes: Automating Social Housing with BIM


MAA 2025-2026 by
MAA 2025-2026

Rule-Based BIM Systems for Multi-Storey Residential Blocks in Vietnam   Using rule-based BIM master models to automate repetitive social housing design in Vietnam, while addressing real-world challenges of coordination, adoption, and collaboration across large-scale public projects. //CONTEXT Vietnam currently has an ambitious national target to build one million social housing units by 2030. However, progress … Read more

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


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
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

From The Very Many to the Very Least (Podcast)


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Abstract In Contemporary Architecture, we are witnessing a shift from standardized building systems towards highly differentiated, data driven and geometrically complex structures. These projects challenge conventional workflows, requiring new methods to manage variation, fabrication logic, and translation of digital models into physical assemblies. Our research investigates how computational design, parametric modelling, and digital fabrication workflows … Read more

BIM in Ongoing Heritage Construction: The case of the Sagrada Família


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Computational Workflows at the Sagrada Família The Sagrada Família in Barcelona is one of the most complex and long-running architectural projects in the world. Begun in 1882 and still under construction today, the basilica sits at the intersection of historical heritage, evolving design intent, and contemporary digital technology. To understand how digital tools support such … Read more

Design Beyond the Project: Reframing Practice Through Scalable Digital Services


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

A conversation with Jesper Wallgren Introduction In recent years, computational design and BIM workflows have become common tools in architectural practice. However, most of these tools remain confined to individual projects, often developed as internal scripts or one-off automation solutions to solve immediate design problems. While effective in improving efficiency within a project, these tools … Read more

Automated Scan-to-BIM workflows through artificial intelligence: A Conversation with Václav Nežerka


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MaCAD 2025-2026

The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is currently undergoing a major technological shift. We are witnessing a definitive transition from manual, labor-intensive site measurements to AI-driven scan-to-BIM workflows. The goal is clear: to unlock the digital potential of existing buildings by creating high-fidelity records that support more efficient design, engineering, and facility management. As … Read more

Bridging the Gap: What Two Computational Industrial Designers Taught Me About Getting In


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Computational design can feel like a field you need permission to enter, a space guarded by complex software, specialized knowledge, and a career path that isn’t clearly written anywhere. But after sitting down separately with Aaron Porterfield, developer of the open-source Grasshopper plugin Crystallon, and Aman Agrawal, founder of Cademy and computational design specialist at … Read more

Community Connections


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MAA 2025-2026

Trinitat Nova and Trinitat Vella Scavenger Hunt   Moving between the neighborhoods of Trinitat Nova and Trinitat Vella in Barcelona, and reaching natural landscapes nearby, like the Collserola hillside or the Besòs River, can already feel a bit like a scavenger hunt. Large highway infrastructures carve through the area, creating barriers that make simple trips … Read more

Business Entrepreneurship


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MAEBB 2025-2026

Atticus Cummings MAEBB02 2025/2026 Professor Davide Rovera A startup is a temporary tool for gaining an understanding of a market and business model. In the IAAC business Entrepreneurship Seminar we learned about how to explore a potential startup idea, validate the problem, engage and validate customers, quantify a market opportunity, evaluate competition, fund a startup, … Read more