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Adil Bokhari is a researcher, practitioner, and tutor focusing on the crossovers between computational vision, automata, and architectural rendering through the lens of cosmotechnics. He investigates how contemporary technologies relate to and unfold global histories of the art of painting, the physics of light, and the mechanics of intelligent instruments. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Chair for Digital Architectonics at ETH Zürich and leads the architecture design studio of the chair: Studio Meteora alongside Miro Roman, and Jorge Orozco. He is the co-founder and co-organizer of Playing Models, an international platform that investigates the intersections of architecture, artificial intelligence, and storytelling through yearly symposia. Adil previously served as guest professor at the Peter Behrens School of Arts in Düsseldorf and has taught visual studies and design studios at various institutions including the Städelschule Architecture Class, Dessau Institute of Architecture, and the National College of Arts. His professional experience spans several practices, including Najmi Bilgrami Collaborative in Karachi, Zvi Hecker Architect in Berlin, and Atelier Manferdini in Los Angeles. Contact:info[at]themapandtheterritory[dot]com