Diego Pinochet

 dipinoch@mit.edu   +1 617 3198283

linkedin.com/in/diego-pinochet   http://www.diegopinochet.com

Diego Pinochet holds a B.Arch and a M.Arch in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies (SMArchS) from MIT. His research is focused in the intersection of Robotics , artificial Intelligence and Digital Design for the development of Interactive Fabrication workflows that could be scaled to improve the way we design and make things for our society. Trained as an architect and pasisonate for computational technologies, I have taught in many universities in Chile in the area of digital design, programming, digital fabrication, design studios and as advisor in several thesis projects. In 2015 I won the First Prize in the Youfab Global Creative Awards in Tokyo, Japan, with the project 'Making Gestures: A personal fabrication system´. I am the co founder of TFPS Architects, an chilean based architecture studio that won the ´ Archdaily Building of the year 2009´award for his project `Huanacu Warehouse and Offices' . I have presented my work in many conferences such as ACADIA (USA), CAADRIA (Australia), ECAADE (Belgium), CAADFUTURES (South Korea and Turkey) among others. I have shown my research in different venues in exhibitions or as an instructor in Japan, China, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Austria, Australia, USA, and Turkey.

Areas of Interest

Computational Design, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Materials, Digital Fabrication, Computational theory , Education, Architecture, Machine Learning, Prototyping, Shape Grammars, Structures performance, Sustainability.

Jan 2012 - Present (10 years 9 months )

Professor and researcher at Design Lab, Adolfo Ibañez University

- Worked as professor teaching more than 20 graduate and undergraduate classes for the School of design, and the Civil engineering school.

- Taught object-oriented programming

- Taught design studios

- Taught Digital Fabrication classes

- Taught Advanced 3D modelling

- Advised 5 graduate theses

Mar 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 11 months)

Taught Undergrad classes for architecture students.

- Taught scripting for 3D applications.

- Taught Generative and parametric design.

- Taught Advance Digital modelling and fabrication.

-Taught Digital representation.

Mar 2011 - Dec 2011 (10 months)

Taught Graduate level courses in the department of architecture:

- Taught computational design methodologies

- Taught Building information Modelling technologies

- Taught Generative and parametric design

- Taught Digital Fabrication and parametric design

Mar 2011 - Dec 2011 (10 months)

As a Director, coordinator coordinator and teacher, Implemented the first Building Information Modelling and coordination diploma certificate at Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Chile

Jul 2020 - Jul 2020 (1 month)

- Taught one week workshop about Reinforcement Learning applied to collaborative robotic agents.

- Taught programming and app development for the control of 6-axis robots using So actor Critic algorithm

Aug 2017 - Aug 2017 (1 month)

- Taught a one day workshop about CNC machine design and assembly at the FAB 13 conference in Santiago Chile.

Jan 2015 - Jan 2015 (1 month)

- Taught a one week workshop at the school of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong about the design and construction of five customized CNC machines.

- Taught coding for the generation of G-Code and Real time control of Machines.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Sep 2019 - Dec 2019 (4 months)

Graduate teaching assistant for the class How to make Almost Anything taught by profesor Neil Gershenfeld from the Center for bits and atoms (fab.cba.mit.edu).

- Helped students with Design and Fabrication problems.

- Taught electronic design , fabrication and programming to undergrad and grad students.

- Taught Machine design and rapid prototyping of customized CNC machines

Sep 2018 - Present (2 years 1 month +)

Worked as a Research Assistant for the Encoded Elements Lab at MIT.

- Developed for the company SIGNIFY a multi-user application for the control of large scale light installations in urban scenarios.

- Developed electronics mockups to test the system and present it to possible clients.

- Developed ML1D, a Visual programming platform for Large scale light design and interaction based on the use of Machine Learning.

- packaged ML1D as an Electron application that runs python ML models (tensorflow and Pytorch) from a front end coded in Javascript.

Sep 2018 - May 2019 (9 months)

Teaching Assistant for 4.580 Inquiry into Design and Computation and Visual Computing taught by professor Terry Knight.

Summer Research Assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology May 2015 - Aug 2015 (4 months)

Working for professor Takehiko Nagakura in advanced photogrammetry processing of Palladian Villas.

- Developed a complete 3D reconstruction (100 Million polygons) of Renaissance buildings, including Villa Foscari, Villa Pisani and Villa Pojana.

Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 (4 months)

Architectural Designer for Welcome Center MIT.

- Developed a full VR application for the visualization of the new Atlas student Center at MIT. This project was used for prototyping the project experience in early design stages.

Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb 2015 - Jun 2015 (5 months)

Teaching assistant for Core 2 Graduate studio. O'Brien-Murphy-Segal.

-Helped students with architectural project development

Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 (4 months)

Teaching assistant for MAS863 - How to make Almost Anything class Medial Lab - MIT

- Help students with Design and Fabrication problems.

- Taught electronic design , fabrication and programming to undergrad and grad students.

- Prepare tutorials and classes for grad and undergrad students.

Jan 2014 - Apr 2014 (4 months)

Research Assistant for professor Takehiko Nagakura - photogrametry project in Palladian Villas.

Dec 2017 - 2020 (2 years 10 months +)

Founded a design and technology consulting company.

-worked as consultor in the area of Building Information project coordinating MEchanical , plumbing and electrical projects for more than 1 million square feet

-Developed Mobile Applications for exhibitions and VR projects including the Inter American Development Bank

-Worked as consultor in design and fabrication for large scale structures in the 2016 Lolapallooza festival in Santiago Chile.

- Founded the company.

- Worked as Lead Architect and Services manager.

- Designed more than ten projects including Industrial, educational, residential and commercial buildings

- Developed BIM coordination workflow for the company projects.

- Developed, prepared and program all the tools necessary to capture photogrammetric models of Palladian Villas

Nov 2011 - Jun 2012 (8 months)

-Worked as BIM specialist in the implementation of BIM coordination strategies for new sports infrastructure

- Developed the team workflows for the development of the new stadium "La Portada" in La Serena, Chile.

Mar 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 10 months)

programming, digital fabrication, advance 3d modelling, Building information modelling

Jun 2009 - Nov 2009 (6 months)

-Worked as an Architect-Computational designer

-Developed Parametric models of buildings using CATIA, Digital Project and Rhinoceros 4)

-Produced renderings for technical drawings for 2 large scale buildings.

Jan 2006 - Apr 2006 (4 months) Internship

- Worked as part of the team developing the project for the new Geonggi do prehistoric museum in South Korea.

- Produced technical Drawings and project renderings.

- Developed 3D models for visualization. Drawing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computation 2018 - 2023

Student at the PhD program in Design and Computation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018 - 2023

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master’s Degree, Design And Computation 2013 - 2015

Fall 2013

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture 2006 - 2008

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture 2001 - 2008

BIM • Digital Fabrication • Architectural Design • Parametric Design • Teaching • 3D Modeling

Master in architecture award - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Nov 2009

Award for academic excellence

Bill Mitchell ++ Fund - MIT school of architecture + planning

Dec 2014

Grant to fund the development of my thesis project for my SMArchS degree at MIT

Building of the year 2009 - Archdaily - Archdaily

Mar 2010

Building of the year 2009 institutional category for the Huanacu Warehouse project. http://www.archdaily.com/51602/building-of-the-year-2009-institutional-huanacu-warehouse-office-tfps/

CHILE SCHOLARSHIP - Chilean Ministry of Education

May 2013

Scholarship for Advanced Human Capital Formation 2013-2015, from the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research CONICYT, from the Chilean Ministry of Education.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP 2007 - Master in architecture program

Aug 2007

Award for academy excellence, Master in architecture program, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

3rd place Fintech Challenge Banco Chile - Technology Hackathon - Banco de Chile

Oct 2015

3rd place at the 2 day hackathon organized by banco de Chile. The two day competition sought the development and integration of novel technologies to the bank.

First Prize - YouFab Creative global Awards 2015 - FabCafe foundation

Dec 2015

http://www.youfab.info/2015/winners/making-gestures-a-personal-design-and-fabrication-system

UABB 2015 Academic Committee Award - BI city Biennale Architecture/Urbanism 2015 Academic Committee

Feb 2016

" Radical Temporalities: The Landscape of Ephemeral Urbanism" Rahul Merothra + Felipe Vera in collaboration with Diego Pinochet.

Honorable mention at SEE international contest with the proposal COMMUNIA http://www.see-competition.net/indexEn.html

Project Name: COMMUNIA

Group Name: 7-301 (Agustina González Cid, Diego Ignacio Pinochet Puentes, Ana Cristina Vargas Salas) Country of origin: Argentina, Chile, Venezuela