An architect designing with code, robots and her hands.

I’m Sonakshi Pandey, an architectural designer exploring computational design, parametric design and digital fabrication. My practice lives at the intersection of generative systems and physical making , testing how a piece of geometry that begins as an algorithm can become a pavilion, an installation, or object.

I most recently completed a Masters of Advance Architectural Design in Digital Craft at California College of the Arts, where my research focused on robotics, additive fabrication and the negotiation between digital precision and material behavior. Currently a Research Resident at the Autodesk Technology Centers.

Education

• MAAD — Digital Craft · California College of the Arts
• Master of Architecture · University of Newcastle, Australia
• Bachelor of Architecture · India

Studio Sonakshi Pandey

A small practice for parametric design, research and digital fabrication — taking projects from generative concept to fabricated prototype.

Methods

• Parametric design · Grasshopper / Rhino
• Computational geometry
• Digital fabrication · 3D print
• 6-axis robotics
• Architectural illustration · Digital craft