Ping-Hsiang Chen · RIBA chartered architect
Ping-Hsiang Chen is a UK-registered architect and a chartered member of the RIBA, specialising in data-driven design, complex geometry, multimedia and digital fabrication in architecture. He is a senior architect at Zaha Hadid Architects and was a computational designer and geometry specialist on the Applied Research Team at KPF.
His work at KPF focused on geometry and rationalization solutions for complex building envelopes, task automation and software development. He has more than 10 years of experience providing computational and geometric solutions for the AEC industry and professional Grasshopper training to companies across urban, architecture, product design and engineering disciplines. The offices he has trained include some of the most prestigious architectural and construction firms in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He was a Grasshopper Level 1 & 2 trainer at SimplyRhino UK, and is currently a Grasshopper trainer at McNeel Europe, Barcelona and DEZACT, Taiwan.
Ping-Hsiang completed his RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 at the AA School of Architecture, and holds a second master’s degree in Architecture and Digital Media (and Part 3) from the University of Westminster. He has worked as an architectural and computational designer at UK practices including ShaGa Architects, A+T Partners and Mamou-Mani Architects, where he was lead computational designer, as at KPF London. Academically, he teaches computational design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, and has previously taught at Shih Chien University in Taiwan, the AA Visiting School in Israel, Dorset and Shenzhen, and with the Digital Prototyping Lab at the AA. He has contributed to journals and conferences including Smart Geometry, London Build Conference, MEED and CAADRIA, and speaks regularly on advanced computation in architecture and digital fabrication.
Training focus
01 Grasshopper Introduction — complete beginner
02 Advanced Grasshopper — 5+ years experience
03 Kangaroo Physics-based Simulation
04 Generative Design for Masterplanning
05 AEC Project-specific Workflow with BIM
06 Digital Fabrication — 3D printing · CNC · laser cutting · robotic simulation
07 Introduction to C# — task automation
08 Workflow for Large-scale Projects & Team Collaboration