
Generative AI and Parametric Design for Sustainable Architecture
Leverage AI and parametric design for carbon-conscious, climate-responsive, and sustainable architecture.
Skills you will gain:
About Program:
Generative AI and Parametric Design for Sustainable Architecture is a 3-day hands-on workshop that teaches participants how to combine AI-driven ideation, parametric modeling, and climate analysis to create sustainable, carbon-conscious building designs.
Participants will learn how AI tools like ChatGPT / Gemini can support architectural concept generation, while Rhino, Grasshopper, and Ladybug Tools enable parametric modeling, site-responsive design, and environmental performance evaluation. The workshop emphasizes early-stage decision-making, carbon-aware planning, and preparation of research-ready or professional architectural workflows.
Aim: The aim of this workshop is to enable participants to integrate Generative AI, parametric modeling, and environmental analysis into sustainable architectural design workflows. It focuses on enhancing early-stage design decisions with AI-assisted concept generation, climate-responsive massing, and carbon-aware planning for professional and research applications.
Program Objectives:
- Introduce sustainable architecture principles and climate-responsive design strategies
- Explain the role of Generative AI in architectural ideation and design assistance
- Teach parametric design concepts and computational thinking for architecture
- Guide participants in using Rhino and Grasshopper for parametric massing and form exploration
- Introduce environmental and climate analysis tools like Ladybug for architectural decision-making
- Support early-stage carbon-aware design planning using AI-assisted workflows
- Teach preparation of design-option matrices based on sustainability indicators
- Enable participants to compare architectural options using AI-generated insights
What you will learn?
📅 Day 1: Foundations of Generative AI and Parametric Design for Sustainable Architecture
- Introduction to sustainable architecture and climate-responsive design
- Understanding the role of Generative AI in architectural ideation and design assistance
- Basics of parametric design and computational thinking in architecture
- Introduction to Rhino and Grasshopper for design exploration
- Understanding building massing, orientation, form, façade, shading, and site response
- Using AI tools for concept generation, design brief development, and sustainability-focused prompts
- Developing a carbon-aware architectural design framework for early-stage planning
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: AI-Assisted Sustainable Design Brief and Concept Generation
- Hands-on 2: Basic Parametric Massing Exploration in Rhino / Grasshopper
🧰 Tools Covered: ChatGPT / Gemini, Rhino, Grasshopper, Google Docs
📅 Day 2: Parametric Design Option Generation and Climate Analysis
- Understanding design option generation for sustainable architectural planning
- Using Grasshopper for parametric massing, form variation, and façade exploration
- Site-responsive design parameters: sun path, orientation, shading, wind, and daylight exposure
- Introduction to Ladybug Tools for environmental and climate analysis
- Evaluating design options using climate-responsive indicators
- Using Generative AI to compare design alternatives and document design reasoning
- Preparing a design-option matrix for sustainability-focused architectural decisions
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: Parametric Design Option Generation using Grasshopper
- Hands-on 2: Sun Path, Shading, and Climate Analysis using Ladybug Tools
🧰 Tools Covered: Rhino, Grasshopper, Ladybug Tools, ChatGPT / Gemini
📅 Day 3: Carbon-Aware Architectural Planning and AI-Assisted Design Decisions
- Introduction to carbon-aware architectural planning and low-carbon design strategies
- Understanding embodied carbon, operational carbon, material selection, and passive design decisions
- Using AI to support carbon-conscious design narratives and planning reports
- Comparing architectural design options based on sustainability indicators
- Integrating climate analysis, massing logic, and AI-generated design insights
- Preparing architectural presentation outputs for concept review, research, or professional use
- Developing a final sustainable parametric design workflow
🛠️ Hands-on:
- Hands-on 1: Carbon-Aware Design Option Comparison and AI-Assisted Design Report
- Hands-on 2: Mini Project: Sustainable Parametric Massing and Climate-Responsive Design Workflow
🧰 Tools Covered: Rhino, Grasshopper, Ladybug Tools, ChatGPT / Gemini
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Fee Plan
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Intended For :
- Architecture and design students, postgraduate learners, and researchers
- Academicians and faculty members in architecture, sustainability, and built environment
- Practicing architects and design professionals interested in AI-driven workflows
- Environmental, urban planning, and sustainability professionals
- AI and computational design enthusiasts interested in parametric architecture
- Data science or AI learners seeking applications in design and sustainability
Career Supporting Skills
Program Outcomes
- Understand and apply principles of sustainable and climate-responsive architecture
- Use Generative AI tools for architectural concept generation and design briefs
- Apply parametric modeling techniques using Rhino and Grasshopper
- Evaluate site-responsive design factors such as sun path, orientation, shading, wind, and daylight
- Use Ladybug Tools for climate and environmental analysis of design options
- Compare multiple design options with sustainability and carbon indicators
- Prepare carbon-aware architectural design workflows
- Integrate AI-generated insights with parametric modeling for informed decision-making
- Generate professional presentation outputs for concept review or research
