Anne Save de Beaurecueil and Franklin Lee have directed the São Paolo Visiting School since 2010, organising workshops that bring international architects to rethink Brazilian cities through combining cutting-edge technology and critical theoretical exploration of local culture, material and labour sources. They are directors of SUBdV, using a mixture of high and low design technologies to generate socially and environmentally responsive geometries for architecture, furniture and urban design. They were previously Diploma Unit 2 Masters and have taught at the Pratt Institute and Columbia University, from where they both received MA degrees. They have published, exhibited and lectured worldwide.

Jae K. Kim is an architect, researcher and educator reinventing East Asian timber architecture through contemporary technology. He is an associate professor at Hanyang University and founder of JK-AR, where he integrates historical theory, structural logic and digital fabrication into a design methodology bridging tradition and innovation. He reinterprets timber tectonics as adaptable structural systems, translating craft-based principles into performative architectures where computation extends, rather than removes craftsmanship. His projects, including House of Three Trees, have received international recognition. His book Timbercraft presents research on East Asian timber architecture.

• Analysis of ancestral construction systems and cultures
• Rhino and Grasshopper parametric modelling
• Digital structural optimisation with Kangaroo and Karamba
• Digital fabrication using CNC routers, laser cutters and 3D printing

• £695 – Full Fee
• £625.50 – Mackenzie students (Full and partial scholarships available)
• £486.50 – AA students (Limited number of discounted places available)

Fees do not include flights or accommodation, but accommodation options can be advised. Students need to bring their own laptops, digital equipment and model making tools.