CORE studio at Thornton Tomasetti

AECtech+ London Hackathon is already more than halfway sold out!!! Join CORE studio at Thornton Tomasetti and Foster + Partners on April 12-13 for an incredible Hackathon at Foster + Partners London campus right before Shape to Fabrication! ??? Tickets available now: https://lnkd.in/epq6w4MP ?? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJv_VqJt

?? AECtech is coming to London! ?? Are you thinking of attending Shape to Fabrication in April? Why not get there a few days early and have fun at the AECtech hackathon hosted by Foster + Partners? Hackers from all walks of life and with all levels of experience are welcome! Don't miss this amazing networking opportunity. Tickets on sale now! ?? April 12-13, 2025 ?? London, UK ?? Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eJv_VqJt

We can’t believe AECTech has already come and gone! Thank you to everyone who made it such a memorable experience—whether you participated in a workshop, tackled challenges in the hackathon, explored some amazing projects and offices around NYC during the Tech Tours, or joined us at the symposium, we can’t express how grateful we are for the incredible support and participation that makes this event so special year after year. We’re planning some more great events next year, so stay tuned!

?? The results are in from the Frame Challenge! ?? And with that, our first-ever ForceSketch mini-game series has come to an end. A huge thank you to everyone who participated—your creativity and innovative solutions truly blew us away! ForceSketch will remain available for anyone seeking quick and easy 2D structural analysis on the fly. We’re already looking forward to creating more games in the future, so stay tuned for what’s next!

?? Final ForceSketch Mini Game Alert ?? The last and final ForceSketch mini game [Frame Challenge] is here! Submissions are open for one week only, so don’t miss your chance to get on the leaderboard! ??Also checkout all the results and data from the [Tower Challenge] on the ellipse dashboard, https://lnkd.in/ekz-w6r4. Amazing work from both new players and returning champions! Play today at forcesketch.io

?? ForceSketch: Tower Challenge is Live! ?? The next ForceSketch Mini-Game, Tower Challenge, is here! Test your creativity and engineering skills in this fun and competitive challenge. Submissions are only open for one week— so don’t miss your change to rise to the top. ??Play now at forcesketch.io! ?? Results Are In! ?? Thank you to everyone who played the first ForceSketch Mini-Game. Check out the impressive results on the Ellipse Dashboard: https://lnkd.in/e94Xgx8V

?? Introducing the ForceSketch Mini-Game Series!??? For a limited time,?ForceSketch?features a fun and competitive mini game that puts your creativity and engineering skills to the test. Inspired by games like?Wordle?or the?NYT Mini Crossword, this game challenges you to design the most efficient structure within specified constraints. ?? How it works: ?? Start with a pre-defined structure and add members to meet utilization and deflection targets. ?? Your score is based on the weight of your design—the lighter your structure, the higher you rank! ?? New mini-games will be released periodically. ?? Submissions are time-sensitive and will only be open for a week! Try it today for free at forcesketch.io?and see how you stack up against the challenge!

Introducing CORE studio’s latest tool,?ForceSketch,?a web-based application that lets you quickly design and analyze 2D structural systems using real-time, lightweight finite element analysis. Available in both metric and imperial units, it's perfect for engineers and designers who want to experiment, test ideas, and get instant feedback on their designs. Try it today for free at?forcesketch.io! ?? https://forcesketch.io/

Last weekend during the #AECTech hackathon by CORE studio at Thornton Tomasetti we tackled a common challenge during work in #Grasshopper: version control for complex definitions. Alexander Schiftner pitched an intriguing approach to experiment with graph representations for gh files. This opens up a range of use cases, from version comparison and component usage analysis across definitions to visualising these relationships as a graph. Finally my personal favourite. Using ChatGPT to generate a description of what a file does—without even opening it! Working with such a talented and dedicated team of professionals: Alexis Kotzambasis, Colin Matthews, Cullen Sarles, Justin Jao, Ka Kit Chiu, Karen Kuo, Nicholas Martino and Peter Zhang made this project a fantastic experience. If you're interested in learning more, check out our repo with #Graphhop ! PL: W porzedni weekend podczas #AECTech Hackathon zaj?li?my si? cz?stym wyzwaniem w ?wiecie Grasshoppera: kontrol? wersji skomplikowanych definicji. Alexander Schiftnerz aproponowa? interesuj?ce podej?cie z reprezentacj? pliku gh w postaci grafu. Podej?cie to otwiera wiele zastosowań, od porównywania wersji i analizy u?ycia komponentów w ró?nych definicjach, a? po wizualizacj? tych zale?no?ci w formie grafu. A tak?e moje ulubione zastosowanie generowanie opisu dzia?ania pliku przy u?yciu ChatGPT – bez potrzeby jego otwierania! Praca z tak utalentowanym i zaanga?owanym zespo?em profesjonalistów by?a niesamowitym do?wiadczeniem. Je?li chcecie dowiedzie? si? wi?cej o projekcie, sprawd?cie nasze repozytorium!

What a weekend at the #AECTech hackathon in New York! I wouldn't have dreamed of the massive response to my pitch of using graph databases to tackle the everlasting Grasshopper versioning issue. Many thanks to everyone joining the team! I was amazed by our energy. This was the fourth #AECTech hackathon I participated in, and never before did my team get aligned and started as quickly. A big shoutout to Alexis Kotzambasis, Colin Matthews, Cullen Sarles, Justin Jao, Ka Kit Chiu, Karen Kuo, Konrad Zaremba, Nicholas Martino and Peter Zhang. It seems the jury felt our energy when they decided to award us the most collaborative hack ?? I am looking forward to continue contributing to GraphHop. It excites me how much potential it brings. Thanks to the unbeatable team at CORE studio at Thornton Tomasetti for making this event possible! I feel inspired after joining the workshops, the symposium, and the hackathon.