Architectural design with computational design tools.

Architecture is fundamentally about relationships. Many of those relationships are geometric in nature or find a geometric expression

The SmartGeometry group has been created in the belief that Computer Aided Design lends itself to capturing the geometric relationships that form the foundation of architecture.

Click about for more information on the SmartGeometry Group

Archived news:

20th Oct 2005 - Workshop registration has opened! Due to temporary problems with our ISP, these have been delayed from the intended launch date of October 1st. To get to the application page, click here. Please note that the application period closes on the 15th December.

6th Oct 2005 - Introductory seminars and workshops planned in the UK, the Netherlands and in the US prior to the SmartGeometry January 2006 Workshop.
Further information available here.

1st Sept 2005 - The Bishopsgate Tower will be 307.25 metres, comfortably trumping Canary Wharf's One Canada Square and the approved London Bridge Tower.

20th May 2005 - Top UK Journal nominates Generative Component chief developer Robert Aish as one of Top 10 Innovators of the year (you will need to be logged into the BD website to view this article).

18th Feb 2005 - Generative Components featured in Building Design. 'Model Behaviour' article by David Littlefield (you will need to be logged into the BD website to view this article).

20th Jan 2005 - Lecture: SmartGeometry:
Towards a New Paradigm of Architectural Design took place at the AA signifying the official launch of SmartGeometry.

The Fall 2004 SmartGeometry Workshop took place prior to the ACADIA conference and has been heralded as a great success:
Fall 2004 SmartGeometry Workshop coverage

Hugh Whitehead rides high in the Building Design 2004 Power 40

24 May 2004 - Two of SmartGeometry's founders are speaking in the Building Centre Digital Fabricators series accompanying the exhibition of the same name

19 May 2004 - Robert Aish to speak at AIA/NY Tech 'Extra Event' e-mail Paul Seletsky for details

7 June 2004 - J Parrish will be speaking about the Beijing Olympic Stadium

21 June 2004 - Lars Hesselgren will be covering his experiences with digitally generated architectural models

The exhibition and talks take place at
The Building Centre, London, UK

Proceedings of the 2003 SmartGeometry Summer School are now on-line

21st March 2003 - SmartGeometry was featured in Building Design

Multiple Truss created using Bentley Generative Components - Lars Hesselgren