What happens when we try to formalize creativity? Can rules, structures, and models actually make design more imaginative? This workshop invites curious minds and interdisciplinary folks to explore how ideas from mathematics, computation, and creative reasoning shape the way we think, draw, and build. Through hands on exercises, we test how formalizations can plug into computational workflows, from parametric design to generative AI, without losing the spontaneity that fuels creative work. It is a conversational, experiment-as-you-go session for anyone interested in how intuition and structure collide, collaborate, or transform. Join us to question assumptions, prototype ideas, and rethink how structure might unlock new modes of design and making.

Advance signl-up by 1/21/26 required. Email bailey_f@mit.edu.