Vicente Soler

software engineer + architect (as in buildings)

vicente@visose.com

London, UK

visose

2022 - present

Director

Consulting services for software development and support.

C#CADCAM3D GraphicsIndustrial robotsUnityRhino 3D APIRevit APITypeScriptReactAzure

H3 Space

2020 - 2022

CTO

Development of CAD software for architectural design. Led a team of software engineers, CG artists, and designers.

C#Parasolid KernelUnityASP.NET CoreAzure

Automated Architecture

2018 - 2020

CTO, Co-director

Development of a 3D mobile app for product design.

C#UnityMobile

freelance

2022

Under NDA

Development of a Revit plug-in.

C#Revit APIRhino Inside Revit

2022

Under NDA

Integrating web technologies with commercial CAD desktop software.

C#Rhino 3D APITypeScriptReactthree.js

2022

Niederrhein Automation GmbH

Integration of Doosan robots in the Grasshopper Robots plug-in.

C#Rhino 3D APIRobots

2022

London South Bank University Enterprises Ltd

Custom software development and industrial robot programming.

C#Rhino 3D APIKUKAKRL

2022

Pursuit3

Development of a web app for data extraction and classification of images.

C#TypeScriptReactAzure Cognitive Services

2022

B-Made

Integration of Franka Emika robots in the Grasshopper Robots plug-in.

C#Rhino 3D APIRobots

2019

Heta Architects

Development of Rhino 3D plug-in for office use.

C#Rhino 3D API

2019

Staedtler

Industrial robot programming and custom software development for manufacturing research.

C#Rhino 3D APIABB RAPID

2019

Grymsdyke Farm

Development of Robots connectors for RhinoCAM and PowerMILL. Commissioning of a robot milling cell.

C#Rhino 3D APIKUKA KRLG-code

2018

The Collective

Development of CAD plug-in for feasibility studies of residential buildings.

C#Rhino 3D API

2017 - 2019

Nagami

Custom software development and industrial robot programming to automate a design to manufacture process.

C#Rhino 3D APIABB RAPIDABB PC SDK

2016 - 2018

Exarchitects

Custom software development and industrial robot programming for promotional events of several prominent retail companies.

C#Rhino 3D APIABB RAPIDABB PC SDK

2009 - 2015

Amid Cero9

Development of parametric/generative solutions for multiple award-winning architecture projects.

Rhino 3DGrasshopperV-RayC# scripting

academia

University College London

2019 - 2020

Programme Director

MSc/MRes Architectural Computation

2017 - 2020

Module Leader

MSc/MRes Architectural Computation

2017 - 2020

Lab co-director

Design Computation Lab UCL

2017 - 2019

Module Coordinator

MArch Architectural Design

2015 - 2019

Teaching Fellow

MArch Architectural Design

2015 - 2017

Teaching Fellow

B-Made Robotics

Universidad Europea de Madrid

2014 - 2015

Head Researcher

Large scale 3D printing and robotics

guest lecturer

2016 - 2018

IE Business School

Masters in Architectural Management and Design

2015 - 2018

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Masters in Architecture

2009 - 2016

Architectural Association

Diploma 5

2016

Städelschule - Academy of Fine Arts

Advanced Architectural Design, M.A.

2016

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Masters in Digital Design and Fabrication

2012

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Tri-continental Masters in Advanced Architectural Design

speaking

2018

University of East London

Digital Fabrication Lab lecture series

2017

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ACADIA Conference

2017

Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Plexus 12 Conference

2014

Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Plexus 9 Conference

2014

Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Grasshopper User Meeting

2011

Universidad CEU San Pablo

Parametric Architecture conference

2010

Escuela Superior de Arquitectura de San Sebastián

Generative Design lecture

publications

2018

Retsin, G., Jimenez, M., Claypool, M., & Soler, V. (2018). Robotic Building Architecture in the Age of Automation. ISBN 978-39-555-3424-0. Detail.

2018

Jimenez Garcia, M., Retsin, G., & Soler, V. (2018). Robotic Spatial Printing. Towards a Robotic Architecture. ORO Applied Research + Design.

2017

Jimenez Garcia, M., Retsin, G., & Soler, V. (2017). A generalized approach to large scale non-layered fused filament fabrication. Peer review paper, ACADIA 2017

2016

Jimenez Garcia, M., Retsin, G., & Soler, V. (2016). From Continuous to Discrete Fabrication. Peer review paper, AAE 2016

2014

Soler, V. (2014). Basic Course for Grasshopper. ISBN 978-84-695-9946-4

projects

2016

Robots

Rhino 3D plug-in for programming and simulation of industrial robots. Actively used at many academic institutions.

https://github.com/visose/robots

2018

Extensions

Rhino 3D plug-in and programming library with assorted features related to computational geometry, CAD, CAM, robotics.

https://github.com/visose/extensions

education

Universidad Europea de Madrid

BSc + MSc in Architecture