Tessellation with point grids for Quads and Triangular tiles.

January 6th / 7th / 8th / 9th 2026, 10:00 to 13:30 hs.
4-day training course (in-person) teaching you the basics in tessellation
of surfaces, and how to work with lists in Grasshopper.

We will look closely at:

Point grids (set up by coordinates, or extract them from surface).
Applying rules to tessellate a surface (planar or cylindrical).

We will look at case studies:

Gridshell Roof of the British Museum (completed 1999 by Foster &

Partners).

30 St. Mary Axe (a.k.a. The "Gherkin", completed 2004 by Foster

& Partners) in London.

The focus will be on using Grasshopper for exploring tessellation and related concepts of
architectural geometry. Nonetheless, we will also have a feel for Structural Design (following
the concepts explored in the Karamba3D course in November 2025 at UCL The Bartlett).

This will be a class maximum of 4 students. Please feel free to drop me an email at eugeniavil@gmail.com and I will reply to you with more info about the course.

Best wishes, Maria