FACULTY

The people behind the curriculum.

YAFT Designs is led by a founder who builds these workflows daily on live projects, with guest mentors drawn from practice and academia.

LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Founder & lead instructor

Yokes Marapa

Founder, YAFT Designs. Head of Design and Automation, VS-CRAFT Facades & Roofing

Splits time between training the next generation of computational designers and leading facade design and automation workflows on live international projects, work that spans India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Oman.

Visiting faculty (M.Arch, V-SPARC) at VIT Vellore, with workshops delivered at IIT Kharagpur and NIT Tiruchirappalli, and occasional guest sessions at ASADI and SRM Chennai. At VIT, has run sessions spanning industrial robotics (with Tvasta) and KUKA robotics integration with Rhino and Grasshopper for the V-SPARC school. Works on BIM automation workflows, including Rhino.Inside.Revit. Has trained 500+ students across institutional and personal training programs, and conducted workshops at 5+ colleges.

500+Students trained

5+Colleges, workshops conducted

ARTC: McNeel & AssociatesVisiting Faculty, M.Arch — VIT V-SPARCIIT Kharagpur WorkshopsNIT Trichy Workshops

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Certification of Achievement

CertificationAuthorized Rhino Trainer

Issuing BodyMcNeel South Asia

DateMay 15, 2024

Cert. No.24-010

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