Rhino User Meeting Basel 2025 🎉

📅 When? March 28, 2025
📍 Where? Hosted by McNeel Europe and Herzog & de Meuron at Scala Basel

Looking for a day packed with innovation, creativity, and hands-on action? Join us for the Rhino User Meeting in Basel and dive into the latest and greatest in Digital Design and Fabrication.

Here’s the deal:
👉 Learn from industry pros in Architecture, Design, Footwear, Automotive, 3D Printing, Robotics, AI and more!
👉 Discover cutting-edge updates on Rhino 8, Grasshopper, and other tools.
👉 Check out live demos and get inspired by exhibitors showing off what’s possible.

💡 Bonus? It’s not just all tech talk—there’s networking and drinks to wrap up the day! Perfect for meeting like-minded folks and making connections.

🎟 Tickets:

  • SOLD OUT

🚀 Interested in exhibiting? Drop an email to carlos@mcneel.com.

Check out what went down at past events: https://events.mcneel.eu/

Mark your calendar—we’ll see you there!

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SPEAKERS

Verena Vogler

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Verena Vogler (Dr.-Ing.) joined McNeel Europe in 2014, where she leads R&D and the Educational Course Program. She holds Diploma/Master’s degrees in Architecture and Computational Design, along with a doctorate in Engineering from the Chair of Computer Science in Architecture, Bauhaus University Weimar in computational Artificial Coral Reef Design, and has experience working for international architectural firms. With over 15 years of expertise in construction, software development, and research, she focuses on fostering synergies between practice and applied research. Her work centers on creating ecosystem-aware design approaches by integrating environmental and living system knowledge through advanced computational methods.

Carlos Pérez Albà

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Carlos Pérez Albà (Barcelona, 19th March 1975) is currently the EMEA Sales, Marketing and Business Development Manager at McNeel.

Studied Economics (Universitat de Barcelona, Otto-Friedrich Universität Bamberg), Illustration (Massana Art School Barcelona) and Management (IESE Business School Barcelona).

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosperezalba/ www.mcneel.com www.rhino3d.com www.food4rhino.com

Michael Drobnik

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Lead Design Technologies
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René Medel is an Industrial Designer from Chile. He has a passion for footwear and 3D technologies, being a Rhinoceros user, reseller, and authorized trainer since 2001. In 2015, he did the Master of Footwear Innovation at SLEM in the Netherlands and China. After that, he was asked to push the limits of 3D Footwear Design and Additive Manufacturing for IP ideas production GmbH, a division of Birkenstock Group. He is currently Senior Digital Creation Engineer in the Innovation team seating in Germany at framas Group, manufacturer of high-performance plastic components for the entire footwear industry since 1948.
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I’m a self employed industrial designer from Liestal, Switzerland. I’ve been working with Rhino and Grasshopper since 2010. My field of work is mainly sports and art. I own an Artec Leo handheld 3D laserscanner which paired with my Rhino skills got me a part time job in the innovation team at Tudor Pro Cycling.

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Daniel Koehler is an Assistant Professor at UT Austin. Before, Daniel researched at the UCL Bartlett and Innsbruck University, where he wrote his Ph.D., published as “The Mereological City,” a study on part-design in modernism. Daniel is also co-founder of lab-eds and consults with startups in the field of architecture and computational design. His work has been exhibited internationally, including venues in Prague, Milan, Venice, Montreal, London, and Austin, and is part of the permanent collection at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. His forthcoming book “Synthetic Cities” (Routledge) examines how artificial intelligence is transforming the design practice of cities and their architecture.

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I am 3d-designer at Montblanc for Writing Instruments and Accessories with 20 years of experience in Rhino. Grasshopper I have used for 8 years now.

Mathias Fuchs

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Mathias has been working with and for Rhino since 2016. With a PhD in Maths, he had been in academia and at ZH Architects until becoming a fulltime Rhino developer and freelancer in 2020. His plugins include TRmesh and Tweener. Since 2024, he has mainly been working for McNeel on numerical algorithms for Grasshopper 2. His main interests are discrete and continuous computational geometry, physics-inspired computations and finite element methods as well as meshing.
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Duann is founder of Bits to Atoms, the CDFAM Computational Design Symposium Series, Executive Director of the 3MF Consortium and is also a teaching assistant at MIT’s online additive manufacturing course.

Andreas Niggl

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Head of Development at SOFiSTiK. SOFiSTiK is one of the leading European manufacturers of software for analysis, design and detailing. Over 2000 customers worldwide use the company’s solution to analyze and build large and complex infrastructure including the 3rd Bosporus Bridge in Instanbul or the Azrieli sprial Tower in Tel Aviv.

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Andreas Ginter is team lead and project manager at wh-p Engineers, a Germany based structural engineering consultancy founded in 1993 with subsidiaries in Stuttgart, Berlin and Basel. His project references include buildings such as the Roche Research and Development Centre in Basel, the Stream Office Tower in Berlin or the Bitzer headquarters in Sindelfingen.

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Software Developer at McNeel
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Computational Design Specialist

Oana Taut

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As the co-founder and product lead at infrared.city, I am dedicated to bring AI solution to the service of Architecture and City planning professionals, in a way that benefits the industry, the users, and the environment above all. With almost a decade of hands-on experience in architecture practice, I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by design teams and their clients when addressing sustainability and finding ways to navigate efficiency, functionality, compliance and cost effectiveness in an environmentally performant project.
As a researcher and educator, I collaborate with students and AEC professionals in developing AI driven solutions to real industry problems from the micro to the urban scale. I share thoughts and experiments on AI workflows applied to design, summaries of recent academic work as well as updates from our building journey @infrared.city
If you are looking for AI solutions that can empower AEC professionals with data and performance insights for sustainable design, let’s connect and explore how we can drive resilience for the built environment together.

Martin Schulte

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I am an architect and computational designer, focusing on the adoption of computational workflows, extended reality and artificial intelligence in architectural practice. I am currently employed at Herzog & de Meuron’s Design Technologies Department, where I lead the “Computation” team.

Peter Salzmann

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Ilmar Hurkxkens

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Head of the Geographic Design cluster at Boskalis and Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft.

Clemens Preisinger

Karamba3D // University of Applied Arts Vienna // Bollinger + Grohmann
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Clemens Preisinger, D.I. Dr. is a structural engineer and researcher. He started his career as a researcher at the Institute for Structural Concrete at the Technical University Vienna. Since 2008 Clemens is working for the structural engineering company Bollinger+Grohmann. During that time, he contributed to several research projects at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. There he currently heads the department ‘Digital Simulation’ which investigates possibilities to bring computational modelling techniques into early-stage architectural design. Since 2010 Clemens is developing the parametric, interactive Finite Element program ‘Karamba3D’. He holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from the Technical University Vienna.

Judith Wiesinger

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Judith is a visionary customer advocate, a data-driven experimentalist, and an optimistic realist. Referred to as extremely adaptable and radically open, she takes pleasure in working in diverse teams.
Judith rigorously develops the big picture, takes pragmatic decisions, communicates effectively, and knows how to bridge business and technology.
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Project manager for Simply Rhino UK and event organiser for the Shape to Fabrication Conference and Workshops.

Mark Pauly

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Mark Pauly is a full professor at EPFL, where he directs the Geometric Computing Laboratory. Research in his group aims at empowering creators. He and his team develop efficient simulation and optimization algorithms to build computational design methodologies for advanced material systems and digital fabrication technologies. He is the co-founder of two EPFL spin-offs, Faceshift AG and Rayform SA, and frequently collaborates with artists and designers.

Daniel Wunsch

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Daniel Wunsch is an experienced model maker who combines traditional craftsmanship with modern digital fabrication. He trained in model building at R. Hammerschmidt in Berlin and has worked with prestigious companies in both Berlin and Barcelona.
From 2008 to 2014, he taught architectural model making at UIC Barcelona and was a member of the Research Group in Genetic Architecture.
In 2018, he joined McNeel Europe as a Rhino training and support specialist.

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LOCATION

Scala Basel


Freie Strasse 89

4051 Basel, Switzerland

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EXHIBITORS

spherene
Spherene metamaterial, based on the discovery of a new class of minimal surfaces, called ADMS, empowers designers and engineers, facilitating complex projects. It fast-tracks design, minimizes post-production, and crafts seemingly massless components with a nearly linear Young’s Modulus, unlocking a universe of new applications. As part of our commitment to sustainability, we’re driving change towards efficient, local manufacturing.
Keyshot
As the leading Product Design-to-Market Suite, KeyShot revolutionizes the 3D design
industry with its pioneering real-time rendering technology. The KeyShot suite enables
seamless collaboration from sketch to market launch, helping businesses of all sizes
design with precision, align processes with clarity, manage workflows with efficiency,
and deliver impactful products.
KeyShot Studio is a cutting-edge 3D rendering tool that brings your design to life with
photorealistic accuracy. It is the culmination of decades of innovation and collaboration
with product industry leaders. Designed for those who demand ultimate accuracy and
instant results in 3D rendering.
chaos
Chaos develops 3D visualization technology for architecture, engineering, construction, media and entertainment, product design and manufacturing, creating intuitive and powerful workflows for participants across the entire design spectrum. In 2022 Chaos merged with Enscape and acquired Cylindo. The company’s product portfolio includes V-Ray, a physically based renderer honored with an Academy Award and an Engineering Emmy; Enscape, a high-quality real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin; Corona, a high-performance photorealistic rendering engine; and Cylindo, a 3D furniture product visualization platform for commerce. Chaos is now the largest global 3D visualization company and has more than 700 employees and 11 offices around the world.
Speckle
We’re innovating across all stages of a project’s digital delivery by empowering anyone to access, share and process their creations without boundaries. Speckle is the driving force towards an open ecosystem and a better built environment.
Asuni
Asuni develops VisualARQ (flexible BIM for Rhino) and Lands (Landscape Information Modelling solution).
Revizto
Revizto, a Swiss-based company, launched coordination software for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operation (AECO) industry in 2012 and quickly became the fastest-growing Integrated Collaboration Platform. Using gaming technology and cloud solutions, Revizto provides a BIM collaboration platform for 3D and 2D workflows that enables users to work and communicate with all project stakeholders in a unified single environment. The platform is utilized globally for real-time coordination, automated clash detection, and issue tracking throughout the lifecycle of a building or infrastructure project.
Scawo3D
As the inventor of the first inkjet print head for cement, Scawo3D is at the forefront of structural 3D concrete printing (3DCP). Being able to produce any freeform geometry from staircases through large-scale insulating wall elements to interior design objects, Scawo3D is transforming the value chain of today’s construction industry. The SPI printing method (short for Selective Paste Intrusion) allows to produce millimetre-precise parts with construction-grade compressive strengths, delivered on-demand to construction sites.
ShapeDiver

ShapeDiver is a self-service, cloud-native, SaaS platform that helps individuals and businesses build applications based on parametric CAD models made with Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper. Our clients use our technology to create very cost-efficient 3D product configurators and internal collaboration tools that help them automate, modernize and improve their design, production, sales and marketing efforts. Our platform has over 5,000 registered users from 95+ countries. We work with companies from over 15 different industries, such as Furniture, Jewelry, Medical Devices, Apparel, and AEC, ranging from SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.

Romantic Technology

Romantic Technology builds thinking systems that supercharge human ingenuity. We contributed to open research of creativity tools with a step change in expressive power. Now, we are turning these insights into vehicles to for latent space exploration at Romantic Technology. We believe artificial intelligence will be the racing bike of the creative minds. We are proud to push the frontier with open research and empowering creativity tools. Raven is our first tool, empowering Grasshopper scripting with AI — making designing quicker, more intuitive, and more fun.

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