Sunset view of the Maraj Voronoi-cell pedestrian bridge crossing calm water, with greenery growing in the cells

06 — Parametric Design Course, Fall 2026

AI and Rhino Exploration

Software Rhino, Nano Banana

Pedestrian bridge

Maraj مَرَج

Natural cellular texture that inspired the Voronoi structure — Natural cellular formations

Grey wireframe outline of a Voronoi bridge segment — A Voronoi segment of the bridge

Design concept

Inspired by the organic logic of natural cellular formations, the pedestrian bridge reinterprets the self-organizing geometry of nature through parametric design. The Voronoi-based structure mimics the adaptive strength and permeability of natural systems, creating a dynamic spatial experience where structure and shading merge seamlessly. Integrated greenery softens the geometry, promoting sustainability and reconnecting people with nature as they move across the bridge — transforming circulation into an immersive, living experience.

Maraj

From the shore, then from above

Sunset view of the Maraj Voronoi-cell pedestrian bridge crossing calm water, with greenery growing in the cells

The Voronoi cells at sunset, greenery growing in the shells

Top-down view of the Voronoi bridge spanning turquoise water between two sand banks

Top view: the bridge spanning the water between two sand banks

Grasshopper

Parametric workflow

Parametric workflow step 1: a solid bar with a Voronoi cell pattern on its faces

Parametric workflow step 2: the extracted polyhedral Voronoi cells

Parametric workflow step 3: the Voronoi edge wireframe

Parametric workflow step 4: the smoothed Voronoi shell structure

Grasshopper definition: a number slider feeding Populate, whose points drive a Voronoi 3D component — Number Slider → Population → Voronoi 3D: Cells and Boundary

Nano Banana

Mosque AI exploration

AI exploration: a white folded-plate mosque with a tall pointed minaret, daytime — Folded-plate mosque, day

AI exploration: the folded-plate mosque at night with backlit geometric screens — Folded-plate mosque, night

AI exploration: a mosque with a fractured Voronoi facade and slab minaret, daytime — Voronoi-facade mosque, day

AI exploration: the Voronoi-facade mosque at night, lit from the joints — Voronoi-facade mosque, night

AI exploration: a mosque with a stacked-cube roof over a pointed-arch arcade, daytime — Stacked-cube mosque, day

AI exploration: the stacked-cube mosque at night with a glowing roof — Stacked-cube mosque, night

Rhino, Nano Banana, 3D printing

AI exploration

AI tower concept: stacked offset blocks with gridded windows in a Gulf skyline

3D-printed model of the stacked-block tower — Stacked blocks: AI concept above, 3D-printed model below

AI tower concept: a cylindrical tower with a field of circular openings at sunset

3D-printed model of the perforated cylindrical tower — Perforated cylinder: AI concept above, 3D-printed model below

AI tower concept: twin twisting flame-shaped glass towers

3D-printed model of the three-fin tower — Twisting fins: AI concept above, 3D-printed model below

AI tower concept: a dark glass helically twisted tower above low-rise blocks

3D-printed model of the twisted-shaft tower with a fanned base — Twisted helix: AI concept above, 3D-printed model below

AI tower concept: a diagrid lattice tower in cream stone

3D-printed model of the diagrid lattice tower — Diagrid: AI concept above, 3D-printed model below