Computational Design Lab

Code Lab

The Code Lab is a multidisciplinary research and learning laboratory within the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University. It houses a dynamic community of graduate students and faculty investigating relationships between people, spaces and computational ideas and processes. Current research includes speculative design tools, spatial analytics, computational making, virtual and augmented realities, data visualization, architectural robotics, tactical media, as well as research into historical and theoretical questions concerning technology in design. Code Lab faculty and students often collaborate with partners in the scientific fields and the humanities, and endeavor to form and maintain alliances with peer centers in academia and industry both nationally and internationally.

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Generative Systems for Design Review Generative Systems for Design Review Generative Systems for Design Review Please join us on Friday 13 December at 2:00 pm in the Code Lab (MMCH 403) for the final presentation of students of the course Generative Systems for Design. Instructors: Pedro Veloso (CMU) and Ramesh Krishnamurti (CMU)Critics: Daniel Cardoso Llach (CMU) and Jeremy Koempel (Bessemer Alliance)  
Experimental Archaeology of CAD exhibition Experimental Archaeology of CAD exhibition Experimental Archaeology of CAD exhibition Join us for the exhibition of this Fall’s Experimental Archaeologies of CAD seminar (48-749) on Monday 10AM at CodeLab. On display will be software reconstructions of historical CAD systems, CAD emulation analyses, and speculative CAD prototypes developed by Emek Erdolu, Julita Przybylska, jinmo Rhee, and Erik Ulberg.  Instructor: Daniel Cardoso Llach. […]
MSCD Pre-thesis Research Studio Review MSCD Pre-thesis Research Studio Review MSCD Pre-thesis Research Studio Review On Thursday 12 December from 9:00am-5:30pm in the CodeLab (MMCH 403), second-year MSCD students gave final presentations for their Pre-Thesis Research Studio with guest critics Vernelle Noel (Georgia Tech) and Benedikt Grosz (HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany).
CD Lecture Series: Violet Whitney CD Lecture Series: Violet Whitney CD Lecture Series: Violet Whitney Working in Spatial TechnologyTime: Thursday, November 14th, 6:30 PMLocation: Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall A14 AbstractThe internet’s impact on physical space has given rise to new practices in spatial technology. From interaction design, physical computing, cybernetics, design computation, urban data visualization, and logistics applications, each of these practices harnesses both space […]
Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Michigan Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Michigan Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Michigan Associate Professor Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at the Fall 2019 Science, Technology, and Society Speaker Series at the University of Michigan’s STS Department, co-hosted by the Department of Architecture, on Nov. 4. In the talk, Prof. Cardoso Llach will discuss ways to put socio-technical perspectives at the center of computational […]
CD Lecture Series: teamLab CD Lecture Series: teamLab CD Lecture Series: teamLab The Computational Design lecture series and the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry are co-hosting a lecture by Japanese art and design firm teamLab on October 30th. teamLab is one of the world’s largest and most successful commercial studios bringing together computation, art, and design. Relationships Among PeopleTime: Wednesday, October 30, 5:00 pmLocation: STUDIO for […]
“Vers une imaginaire numérique” exhibition “Vers une imaginaire numérique” exhibition “Vers une imaginaire numérique” exhibition Associate Professor Daniel Cardoso Llach is the lead curator of a new exhibition examining the nexus of architecture, design, and computation in North America. The show will take place in the Centre de design de l’UQAM in Montreal in the Summer of 2020, supported by a prestigious $50,000 CAD Connection […]
Jinmo Rhee Receives Two Research Awards Jinmo Rhee Receives Two Research Awards Jinmo Rhee Receives Two Research Awards Doctoral student Jinmo Rhee (MSCD ’19, PhD ’23) was awarded two prizes at this year’s Architectural Design Conference hosted by Korea’s Architectural Institute. First, Jinmo’s MSCD thesis “Context-rich Urban Analysis and Generation Using Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study in Pittsburgh, PA” was selected by the Korean Institute of Architects for […]
New interactive installation reconstructs “CISP” New interactive installation reconstructs “CISP” New interactive installation reconstructs “CISP” A new interactive installation by SoA faculty and students explores the role of SoA in the history of computing at Carnegie Mellon. The installation reconstructs “CISP,” an early system for generative urban design developed by Christos Yessios in 1972. The installation will be on display through the month of April […]
Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Clemson Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Clemson Daniel Cardoso Llach lectures at Clemson Associate Professor of Architecture Daniel Cardoso Llach delivered a lecture entitled “Infrastructures of the Imagination” at Clemson University’s Department of Architecture on March 27, 2019. Drawing from his research on the history of CAD systems, and from recent work developed at the Computational Design Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon, Professor Cardoso […]
Daniel Cardoso Llach to speak at Harvard GSD Daniel Cardoso Llach to speak at Harvard GSD Daniel Cardoso Llach to speak at Harvard GSD Cambridge Talks: Other Histories of the Digital April 2 Associate Professor of Architecture Daniel Cardoso Llach will participate in the symposium “Other Histories of the Digital” at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. At the symposium, Professor Cardoso will discuss aspects of digital labor in architecture based on his ongoing research […]
Paul Pangaro lectures at Code Lab Paul Pangaro lectures at Code Lab Paul Pangaro lectures at Code Lab HCII Professor of the Practice Paul Pangaro will kickstart the Fall 2019 Computational Design Lecture Series with his lecture "Computing Conversation" on April 9, 5:30 pm, at Breed Hall (MMCH 107).
MSCD Pre-Thesis Final Reviews MSCD Pre-Thesis Final Reviews MSCD Pre-Thesis Final Reviews This semester’s MSCD pre-thesis reviews on Dec 13 and 14, from 4-7 at the CodeLab (& STUDIO). The reviews will also include Anna Henson’s final thesis presentation. External reviewers include Profs. Felecia Davis, Benay Gursoy (PSU), and Mine Ozkar (ITU).
“Archaeology of CAD” at SIGGRAPH 2018 “Archaeology of CAD” at SIGGRAPH 2018 “Archaeology of CAD” at SIGGRAPH 2018 On August 2018, the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery in Vancouver exhibited two interactive installations from the "Archaeology of CAD" project developed at the Code Lab, which examines the origins of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) by reconstructing some of its pioneering technologies.
Mine Ozkar Welcome Mine Ozkar Welcome Mine Ozkar Welcome The Code Lab welcomes Professor Mine Ozkar as a visiting scholar for the 2018-2019 academic year.
New Urban Analysis Toolkit New Urban Analysis Toolkit New Urban Analysis Toolkit A new Code Lab project uses computer vision and machine learning to understand how people use public spaces.
Bauhaus Digital Masterclass Bauhaus Digital Masterclass Bauhaus Digital Masterclass Daniel Cardoso Llach to deliver Computational Design ‘Masterclass' at the Bauhaus Universität, Weimar, Germany
2018-2019 Visiting Scholars 2018-2019 Visiting Scholars 2018-2019 Visiting Scholars The Code Lab hosts visiting scholars and researchers from around the world whose work advances our understanding of the interplay of computing and architecture, design, and culture.
DeepCloud in ACADIA 2018 DeepCloud in ACADIA 2018 DeepCloud in ACADIA 2018 Ardavan Bidgoli and Pedro Veloso, two Ph.D. students from CodeLab, recently released their paper “DeepCloud: The Application of a Data-driven, Generative Model in Design” on ACADIA 2018 conference in Machine Learning Data session.