Full-day, hands-on intro to Grasshopper 2 (GH2) running in Rhino Beta. GH2 isn't an incremental update to Grasshopper — it's a full rewrite with new data structures, a new component library, and a different underlying approach to building algorithms. No prior GH1 experience for this workshop.

This hands-on workshop uses PleaseREST, an open-source Claude Code plugin, to automate the creation of Grasshopper plugins that connect GH to web apps. Wiring a REST API into Grasshopper usually means weeks of repetitive work setting up an HTTP client, a component per endpoint, icons, tests, and packaging. In this workshop, you'll drive a real API into a complete, buildable, and publishable Grasshopper plugin. You plan, review, and test. PleaseREST does the rest. No Grasshopper or C# coding knowledge required.

A full-day, hands-on workshop where attendees build a working AEC tool from scratch using an AI agent as a co-developer. It opens with a grounded intro to AI agents (how they differ from chatbots/copilots) and a demo of okpy agent, Orkestra's AEC-focused AI agent. The rest of the day is a hackathon: attendees pick their platform (Revit, Rhino, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, or Navisworks) and build a real tool by end of day, solo or in teams, with mentors available. It wraps with quick demos.

No coding or AI experience required — Orkestra provides free Orkestra + okpy Pro licenses to all attendees. Only prerequisite: bring a laptop with the platform you want to build for already installed (Orkestra 2.3.0.1 pre-installed too).

Perkins&Will is running a hands-on masterclass on turning the City of Chicago's 2024 Sustainable Development Policy into practical workflows. It opens with a policy primer — applicability, point requirements, documentation, and the intent behind each strategy — so participants know which requirements actually apply to their projects.