About IDDA

Our mission is to upskill the design profession by teaching contemporary design software, digital design techniques and software integration, in order to build the design intelligence of architects, engineers and designers.

Focused workshops are now available in your preferred software, to upskill you and your team, ensuring that techniques do not limit your design potential.

Director

Ben Coorey, specialising in parametric design was born and raised in Sydney Australia and has a passion for design and technology, believing that the use of computational techniques in design is radically changing the way Architects think, design and construct buildings.

His goal is to provide the design profession with the proper skills to use the computer effectively for design, ensuring there is confidence in technology and most importantly, confidence in your design.

His research focuses on the integration of generative and evaluative techniques for performative based design, especially for the conceptual stage of design. Graduating with a Masters in Digital Architecture and currently a PhD Candidate at UTS, Ben was awarded Best Presentation at CAADRIA 2010, Young CAADRIA of the Year 2008 and is an active member of the international Smart Geometry community, demonstrating his passion and expertise in the field.

Ben has worked for leading internationally based architectural firms in the roles of digital technology consultant and architectural technician. This work has allowed Ben to consult on workflow, technical skills and parametric systems for advanced projects globally.

Ben currently Lectures advanced computational techniques and architectural communications at The University of Technology Sydney in both the Masters and Bachelor degrees.

He is also an Autodesk Certified Professional and Associate in AutoCAD 2010 and Revit 2010 and an Authorized Rhino trainer.

Design Software

Below is a list of the most popular design software.
Custom workshops are available as requested in other software including Digital Project, Maya and 3Ds Max.

We also teach digital manufacturing methods including file preparation techniques for Laser Cutting and 3D Printing.

Customised Workshops

Our training is unique

We understand that every company has their own workflow and design processes - so why offer a standard training and standard workflows?

These workshops are provided for your company to explore the latest computational techniques availalbe and encourage you to innovate with your design and design process at an international level

This is why each workshop is customised to cover the skills your individual company requires; and introduces the skills and techniques via a series of step by step examples, demonstrating best practice workflows that are beneficial for beginners through to experts, giving you the confidence to not only know the tools,but how to use them efficiently and effectively

There is nothing worse than learning software only to be stuck as soon as something new pops up that you haven't learnt. Our teaching methods encourage you to think, plan and be fearless with software, taking away those nerves when it comes to technology. By the end of our courses, you will feel motivated, passionate and excited to incorporate digital techniques in your design workflow

Workshops are available in your preferred software package. At IDDA, we believe in using the best tool for the task, therefore we teach how to use all design software, and more importantly, how to integrate them into your workflow.

Choose your software below and we can discuss the skillset you require for your company and industry. Custom examples and workshop content will then be tailored to your requirements.

Some popular workshops include

Consultancy

Students

IDDA offers consultancy services on a per project basis.

Workshops for students are now available at discounted rates.