About this site

Thinking in the Hive traces the ongoing process of building a computational design practice at the intersection of research and industry. It is an attempt to reflect on the transition from academia into practice, and on what it means to carry a research-oriented mindset into the realities of the AEC field, developing tools, testing ideas, and confronting constraints along the way. Rather than presenting finished solutions, it focuses on translating experimental methods, open-source tools, and system-level thinking into real-world applications.

It is deliberately unfinished, evolving, occasionally inconsistent, and open to change.

About the Author

Founder of The Computational Hive, Andrea is a computational design specialist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of academia and industry. With a background in digital fabrication and research-driven design, he develops tools and workflows that bridge open-source innovation and real-world application.

His ongoing goal is translating complex computational ideas into accessible tools, enabling creativity and exploration through technology.