WorkshopIn personUSD 50

Orkestra Agentic Playground

SEP24
09:30
  • Participants build working AI agent tools for architecture, engineering, and construction workflows in a full-day, hands-on workshop.
  • The event is designed for developers and non-developers curious about AI agents who want practical experience building tools using okpy agent and their chosen platform.
  • Attendees leave with a clear understanding of AI agents and a functioning tool created in the workshop.

About this event

A full-day, hands-on workshop at Chicago Innovate
What if you could go from idea to working AEC tool in a single day, with an AI agent as your co-developer?

Agentic Playground is a day-long, build-first workshop for architects, engineers, and computational designers who want to move past the AI hype and actually ship something.
We kick off with a grounded introduction to agents: what they are, how they differ from chatbots and copilots, and why they are about to change the way we build tools for the built environment. From there we present okpy agent , an AI agent purpose-built for AEC workflows, and show what it looks like to develop with an agent at your side.
Then the real fun begins. The rest of the day is a hands-on hackathon. Pick the agent of your choice, pick your platform (Revit, Rhino, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, or Navisworks) and build a working AEC tool before the day is out. Work solo or in teams, with mentors on hand when you get stuck. We close with quick demos, so come ready to show off what you made.

Whether you are a seasoned developer or you have never written a line of code, agents level the playing field. Bring your laptop, bring a problem you have always wanted to solve, and leave with a tool you built yourself.

What you'll walk away with
A clear understanding of what AI agents are and how they apply to AEC
Hands-on experience developing with okpy agent
A working tool for your platform of choice, built by you, in one day
Orkestra and okpy Pro licenses , provided free to all attendees by Orkestra
Prerequisites
A laptop with the authoring platform you want to build for already installed: Revit, Rhino, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, or Navisworks
Orkestra 2.3.0.1 installed (Orkestra and okpy Pro licenses will be provided to all attendees)
No prior AI or programming experience required. Just curiosity and a problem worth solving.

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