KPF welcomed conference attendees to its New York headquarters as part of the AEC Tech Crawl on November 12 and members of KPF’s Design Technology team led an in-person workshop on AI-powered design workflows on November 13.
2025’s AEC Tech Conference, organized by Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio, brings together the AEC+ community for a week of engaging events, including a full-day symposium, a hackathon, a full day of workshops, and “crawls” of local AEC firms with office tours. On November 12, KPF opened its doors for the AEC Tech Crawl, offering visitors a behind-the-scenes look at its studio and a presentation of the pioneering processes that drive its practice. The Tech Crawl provides a unique opportunity for participants to engage with leading architecture, engineering, and design firms across New York City, exploring the spaces and technology workflows that are shaping the future of the built environment.
On November 13, KPF Associate Principal & Senior Software Developer Justyna Szychowska and Data & Analytics Lead Aleksandra Sojka ran an in-person workshop titled “Grasshopper inside AI: Run Grasshopper definitions from AI assistants with MCP and Rhino.Compute.” This hands-on session guided participants through integrating Rhino.Compute and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable remote execution of Grasshopper definitions via AI assistants. Attendees learned to build an MCP server that interacts with Rhino.Compute, unlocking new possibilities for computational design and automation. With expertise spanning BIM, software development, and data analytics, Justyna and Aleksandra shared practical insights and empower participants to leverage AI plugins in their design workflows.
