SEA CITY is the School of Environment and Architecture’s outreach programme. SEA City organizes events, lectures, symposia and exhibitions in order to engage with the larger artistic and cultural discursive sphere within and outside the city. SEA City events are completely open to all public, and are attended by a diverse group of people including students, architects, professionals, academics and locals.
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Computational and Digitally Driven Practices
Friday, 13 March 2026,
6 pm to 8 pm
The introduction of computers into architectural practice in India did not simply introduce a new tool; it reshaped the logics through which architecture is conceived, represented, and produced. This talk traces the emergence of computational and digital methods in Indian architectural practice, beginning with the early adoption of drafting and modeling software and the gradual transformation of architectural workflows that followed. Digital tools enabled new possibilities of formal complexity, precision, and visualization, while also altering professional practices and design cultures. The presentation examines how the rise of 3D visualizations, renderings, and immersive media such as AR/VR reshaped architectural representation and the circulation of images within contemporary practice. It also reflects on how computational design intersected with fabrication processes, introducing digitally mediated making through CNC technologies, parametric modeling, and experimental desktop fabrication cultures. These developments have influenced aesthetics, work cultures, and economies of production while also finding strong traction within academic studios and workshops.
The talk shall reflect on how digital tools have transformed spatial articulation, workflows, and design imaginaries, while situating these shifts within broader questions of technological aspiration and global alignment.
discussants
Krishna Murthy
(Folds Design Studio)
Jinal Shah
(Program Chair of Masters in Computational Design and Fabrication at CEPT University)
moderated by
Dushyant Asher
(SEA)
This lecture series is partially supported by Urban Centre Mumbai and is free and open to public.
The talk shall reflect on how digital tools have transformed spatial articulation, workflows, and design imaginaries, while situating these shifts within broader questions of technological aspiration and global alignment.
discussants
Krishna Murthy
(Folds Design Studio)
Jinal Shah
(Program Chair of Masters in Computational Design and Fabrication at CEPT University)
moderated by
Dushyant Asher
(SEA)
This lecture series is partially supported by Urban Centre Mumbai and is free and open to public.
