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AI & Digital Arts · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Generative Design: AI-Powered Art & Innovation

This course focuses on the application of “Evolutionary Solvers” and generative algorithms to solve complex design problems. Bridging the gap between art and engineering, students will learn how to set parameters and constraints to let the AI “grow” solutions—whether for efficient architectural structures, complex patterns, or novel artistic forms. The curriculum emphasizes “Biomimicry” and the logic of nature applied to digital design.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Apply the principles of Biomimicry and evolutionary logic to design challenges
  2. Master parametric design tools (e.g., Grasshopper, Blender Geometry Nodes)
  3. Utilize Genetic Algorithms to optimize form, weight, and aesthetics
  4. Differentiate between "Generative Art" (randomness) and "Generative Design" (optimization)
  5. Produce a final project that demonstrates both aesthetic beauty and structural innovation
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Introduction to Algorithmic Logic
  2. 02Parametric Design Fundamentals
  3. 03Biomimicry: Learning from Nature
  4. 04Visual Programming (Grasshopper/Nodes)
  5. 05Topology Optimization
  6. 06Voronoi & Cellular Patterns
  7. 07Data-Driven Geometry
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Genetic Algorithms: Survival of the Fittest
  10. 10Multi-Objective Optimization
  11. 11Generative Structures for Architecture
  12. 12AI-Driven Material Simulation
  13. 13L-Systems & Fractal Growth
  14. 14Digital Fabrication Preparation
  15. 15Innovation Lab: Solving Real Problems
  16. 16Final Presentation & Prototype

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

Recommended reading
  1. Generative Design by Benedikt Gross
  2. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus
  3. Parametric Design for Architecture by Wassim Jabi
  4. The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
  5. Elements of Parametric Design by Robert Woodbury
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