Parametric Minds: Empowering Design Pedagogies is a compendium of ten years of experimental studio and pedagogical innovation at SmartLabs—India’s first hybrid computational design programme. Tracing a journey from early workshops in Delhi to critique rooms at Zaha Hadid Architects and the Architectural Association in London, it brings together essays, case studies and in-depth interviews with global design leaders. At its heart lies smartFOLIO, a living archive of over 230 participants’ projects from 20+ countries, which not only documents past breakthroughs but also serves as a springboard for the next generation of educators and students.
Designed in a richly illustrated, coffee-table format, this book weaves together high-resolution visuals of student work, manifestos on AI-driven workflows, and QR-enabled links to video tutorials, code samples and downloadable toolkits on the author’s website—making it both an academic guidebook and an inspiring manifesto for the future of architectural education.