Digital Design Course — Live Edition | Bamboo U
Live Cohort Starts Sept 28, 2026
Digital Design Course · Live Edition · For Beginners

Nature already has the answers. Digital tools help us build them in bamboo.

This course shows you how digital tools, Rhino, Grasshopper and Adobe, turn that natural form into a buildable bamboo structure.

In collaboration with IBUKU · Born at Green School Bali · 1000+ alumni across the world
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$450 $550 Early‑Bird Price
This Course Goes Live September 28, 2026

The Digital Design Course is moving from self-paced to a live, cohort-based experience. Live Zoom calls with bamboo and digital design experts, live Q&A, live work reviews, and a community of learners studying alongside you.

7-week live cohort, September 28 to November 13, 2026
Weekly live sessions every week
Built for beginners, no prior Rhino or Grasshopper experience needed
The self-paced version is closing to new sign-ups as we move fully live
1000+
Alumni Around the World
IBUKU
Design Collaboration
10+ Yrs
Teaching Bamboo Design & Build
Why We're Going Live

Learn Alongside Experts, Not Just a Video

Built for beginners, no prior Rhino or Grasshopper experience needed. The course content stays the same depth you'd expect from Bamboo U, but now it happens together, in real time, with the people who do this work.

Live Zoom Calls With Experts

Sit in on live sessions with bamboo and digital design experts, not just pre-recorded lectures.

Live Q&A

Bring your questions to the people actually building with Rhino, Grasshopper, and bamboo.

A Community of Learners

Study alongside a cohort moving through the same modules, at the same time, together.

Course Schedule

Seven Weeks, Live Every Week

September 28 to November 13, 2026. Seven modules built for beginners, each one building on the last, from the design process to your first hands-on skills in Rhino, Grasshopper, and Adobe.

Week 1Sept 28–Oct 2
M0 — Introductory Module
What the course covers and how to get support from the Bamboo U team and cohort.
This Week's Live SessionLuis
Week 2Oct 5–9
M1 — Bamboo in the Design Process
How the bamboo architectural design process works, structural systems, and the design-to-build steps.
This Week's Live SessionLuis — Biomimicry in bamboo design
Week 3Oct 12–16
M2 — Digital Design & Bamboo
How digital design tools get incorporated into the bamboo process and applied at full scale.
This Week's Live SessionJulia — How digital tools are used specifically for bamboo, what's different
Week 4Oct 19–23
M3 — Putting Design Tools Into Practice
Hands-on Rhino 3D and Grasshopper.
This Week's Live SessionLucas — IBUKU Rhino/Grasshopper work (Alchemy dome) + bonus Grasshopper script release
Week 5Oct 26–30
M4 — Developing Your 3D Designs
V-Ray rendering and Adobe Creative Cloud for presenting work.
This Week's Live SessionLuis interviews Alfie on Twinmotion
Week 6Nov 2–6
Assignment Period + Bonus Module
One week to finish assignments. Bonus Module covers IBUKU's physical and digital modeling workflow.
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Week 7Nov 9–13
M6 — Conclusion Module
Wrap-up and final assignment sharing.
This Week's Live SessionMia + Luis
Meet Your Live Experts

Learning Live, With the People Who Do This Work

Here's who you'll be learning from each week.

Luis

Luis

Host, Biomimicry & Digital Design

Opens the course on biomimicry and digital tools, and returns across the modules including the Alfie interview and course wrap-up.

Julia Gasparini

Julia

Guest, Module 2

How Rhino and Grasshopper turn an idea from nature into buildable form, and why computation suits bamboo's many small elements.

Lucas Schlueter

Lucas

Guest, Module 3

Walks through IBUKU's Rhino and Grasshopper workflow on a real project such as the Alchemy dome, ending with a bonus Grasshopper script release.

Alfredo Bertuzzi

Alfie

Guest, Module 4

Twinmotion, V-Ray, and Adobe for presenting work, carrying a natural idea all the way to a convincing image.

Mia

Mia

Co-Host, Module 6

Joins Luis for the course wrap-up and final assignment sharing.

Pricing & Offer

Join the Live Cohort

$450$550
Early‑Bird Price
  • 7 modules, built for beginners to bamboo digital design
  • 7 weeks, live every week
  • Live Q&A and live work reviews
  • A community of learners studying together
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Also studying the fundamentals? Ask us about bundling with the Principles of Bamboo Design Course.
Live Cohort Starts September 28, 2026

Design Your Own Bamboo Buildings, Live

Go from natural materials to a bamboo structure, using Rhino, Grasshopper, and Adobe, with a live cohort of experts and fellow learners.

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