Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio in partnership with HKS Architects
MAY 28-31 | 2026 | Los Angeles, USA
Thornton Tomasetti | CORE studio is excited to announce the third AECtech + Los Angeles.
This year’s event will be held at HKS Architects
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SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, May 28th | In person @ HKS
Be inspired by leading voices in design, technology, and innovation across the AEC space. Join us for a series of presentations and discussions that explore the rapidly changing relationship between design, technology, and brings fabrication and prototyping to the forefront.
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Sergey Pigach is a Senior Associate Applications Engineer at CORE studio | Thornton Tomasetti. Sergey's work builds on his architectural training by bridging the domains of technology and design, driving him to develop computational tools for architects, designers, and engineers. Since joining CORE studio he has worked on desktop and web-based projects including Swarm, a cloud compute solution for Grasshopper; ShapeDiver, a desktop client integration following a merger; and—most recently—Cortex, CORE Studio's new MLOps platform.
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Presenter Q&A
Coffee Break
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Presenter Q&A
Happy Hour
WORKSHOPS
FRIDAY, May 29th | In person @ HKS
This year’s workshops combine hands-on training in HKS’ fabrication facilities and experiential spaces available to hackathon participants with in-depth explorations of innovative methodologies, including parametric design, AI-driven workflows, and related emerging approaches.
Lineup To Be Announced!
Hackathon
SaturdaY, May 30th - SUNDAY, May 31st | In person @ HKS
Create something incredible with a team of your peers during the 26-hour hackathon. Starting on Saturday morning and ending on Sunday afternoon. AECtech Hackathons are events for all levels of programmers, developers, engineers, and others. Additionally, it is aimed at attendees to collaborate, network, build new relationships, and generate new ideas and processes for the AEC community.
This year’s LA Hackathon will center around prototyping in connection to the physical world, including multiple fabrication and immersive environment facilities at HKS.
AGENDA
May 30th | 9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
May 31st | 11:00 am
11:30 am
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
In-Person Registration
Hackathon Kickoff
Lightning Round
Team Formation
Hacking Begins!
Lunch
Dinner
Pencils Down
Submit Presentations / Lunch
Team Presentations
Hackathon Judging
Winners Announced
JUDGES
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