Adam & Eve

Nicholas Pisca is a computational designer working in the fields of architecture, web design, and other virtual environments. As Automation Manager at Gehry Technologies, Pisca provides technical direction by developing and implementing new digital rationalization and design techniques for large-scale architectural, contracting, fabrication, and research projects. He has conducted seminars, studios, and workshops at USC, SCI-Arc, UC Santa Barbara, Ohio State University, UW-Seattle, and many firms. As co-editor of the GTWiki and founder of the 0001d Blast Meta Scripting Wiki, he has written over one-thousand articles and contributions to these resources. Pisca is a Lecturer at the University of California Santa Barbara Media Arts and Technology Department (UCSB MAT) and faculty at the University of Southern California School of Architecture (USC). He is the author of "YSYT - Maya MEL Basics for Designers" and runs the blog 0001d Sherpa, writing about advanced automation techniques in the AEC industry. Pisca is the founder of 0001D LLC, a digital research lab focused on the promotion of innovation in algorithmic and parametric design for visualization, architecture, special effects, and web design. Pisca holds a BSAS from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc).