15:00-15:30

Introduction

Bernard Geoghegan (eikones NOMIS fellow) and Martin Schwarz (University of Basel) followed by an intro by Estelle Blaschke (University of Basel)

Reverse-engineering Gothic geometry: crafting generative algorithms in Grasshopper based on 3D scans of microarchitecture

Zoltán Bereczki (University of Debrecen, Guest Lecturer at the Technical University of Košice)

The presentation will focus on the procedural nature of Gothic design and its analysis and modeling through digital tools. After briefly outlining the theoretical background—introducing key concepts such as processes, trees and semilattices, recursion, and open-ended systems—case studies will be presented. These will discuss the challenges of 3D scanning Gothic microarchitecture, methods for geometrical and procedural analysis, and the creation of generative algorithms based on these analyses.

16:15-17:00

A hands-on Workshop on the Data-driven Production of Environments

Vera Tollmann (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Center for Digital Cultures)

Coffee break

17:30-18:30

Speculative Archives. Presentation and Discussion of AI Generated Videos

Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle / Institut Universitaire de France (IUF))

18:30-19:30

Panel Discussion Generative Algorithms and Animation

with Zoltán Bereczki (University of Debrecen, Guest Lecturer at the Technical University of Košice), Estelle Blaschke (University of Basel), Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (University of Basel), Bernard Geoghegan (eikones NOMIS fellow), Martin Schwarz (University of Basel), Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle / Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)), Vera Tollmann (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Center for Digital Cultures) 

19:30 – open end

Apéro and AI Film Screening