Gaudí Foundation x Studio Tim Fu announce 2026 global collaboration
Gaudí Foundation and Studio Tim Fu announce a 2026 global collaboration spanning exhibitions, education, and future projects in architecture. Built around Gaudí’s nature-led structural thinking and contemporary computational design, the collaboration bridges historical mastery with the frontiers of AI, establishing a platform for rigorous, expert-led innovation. (gaudi-foundation.org)
The flagship program is “Gaudí, Back to the Origins”, launching in Japan with Tokyo (Jan 10 to Mar 15, 2026) and Osaka (Apr 1 to Jun 28, 2026), with additional cities to follow. (Time Out Worldwide)
Education programs are developed and delivered with Originate Institute, the education partner responsible for educational design sprints, workshops, and courses delivered under the Origin8 Method framework. (originateinstitute.com)
“AI is disrupting architectural design. The response isn’t to reject the tools, but to raise the standards: expert-led, institution-backed work where intent and constraints are clear. This is an effort to make AI serve architecture with discipline.”
“We don’t use AI to skip the hard parts, we use it to examine them faster. Expertise stays in the loop, and the work stays accountable.” Studio Tim Fu
“Our role as a foundation is to ensure that innovation is anchored in knowledge. By working with Studio Tim Fu and Originate Institute, we are setting a clear standard: technology must operate within cultural, natural and educational frameworks that preserve meaning while opening new paths forward.” Director, Gaudí Foundation
“Gaudí’s work was a rigorous investigation of nature, structure, and intelligence. This collaboration allows us to revisit his legacy not as history, but as a living methodology; one that can engage contemporary tools without losing depth, authorship, or responsibility.” President, Gaudí Foundation
“The mission of Originate Institute is to design a better next century by going back to the origins. Studio Tim Fu, like us and the Gaudí Foundation, believes in applying AI and new technologies in a way that promotes origination that is grounded and rooted rather than superficial innovation. That is why this collaboration enables us to combine natural, ancestral, and artificial intelligences into a meaningful, thoughtful, and conscious process, transmitted through education and practice.” Founder and CEO, Originate Institute
What the collaboration delivers in 2026
- Exhibitions: Touring, immersive and interactive public experiences, developed with institutional curatorial oversight and research-led authenticity. (gaudi-foundation.org)
- Education: Courses, workshops, and design sprints developed and delivered with Originate Institute through the Origin8 Method. (originateinstitute.com)
- Future projects in architecture: A route to real architectural work developed through the collaboration’s project annexes and certification framework. (gaudi-foundation.org)
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Studio Tim Fu & Originate Institute:
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Gaudí Foundation:
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About Gaudí Foundation
Gaudí Foundation is a non-profit cultural institution dedicated to preserving, researching, and promoting Antoni Gaudí’s legacy and expanding his design philosophy through contemporary programs in culture, education, and innovation. In 2026, as the centenary year of Gaudí’s passing, the Foundation is developing a global touring program anchored by the “Back to the Origins” exhibition and an international network of Gaudí experts, makers, architects, and scholars. (gaudi-foundation.org)
About Studio Tim Fu
Studio Tim Fu is a London-based architecture practice working across design, research, and computation. The studio develops AI-enabled workflows and computational methods to accelerate iteration while keeping architectural judgement and authorship explicit. Its research group, STF Labs, explores the interface between technology and space, building tools and methodologies for applied AI in architecture and urban design. (timfu.com)
About Originate Institute
Originate Institute is an education and innovation institute behind the Origin8 Method. Through workshops, sprints, and learning programs, it bridges natural intelligence and artificial intelligence to provide structured frameworks for ideation, strategy, and decision-making. Within this collaboration, Originate Institute serves as the education partner responsible for developing and executing educational programs. (originateinstitute.com)