A Digital Design Environment for Large- Scale Rapid Manufacturing (2009)
article⁄A Digital Design Environment for Large- Scale Rapid Manufacturing (2009)
abstract⁄Innovation in architectural design often follows technological innovation. This innovation can often be related to advances in construction techniques or design tools. This paper focuses on the development of a digital design environment for a new manufacturing process that can produce large architectural components. The design environment can be customized so that it incorporates both the flexibility and the constraints of the construction technology, such that the components produced maximize the core concept of the technology. Rapid Prototyping is a mature technology that has been around for 25 years in the manufacturing and product design industries. It is used primarily to speed up the product design cycle time from concept to physical realization for evaluation it is now gaining a foothold in contemporary architectural practice. A number of protagonists are taking the Rapid Prototyping concept a stage further by developing largescale processes capable of printing architectural components there are even claims of the ability to produce whole buildings. These processes will give the architect a new palette of choice in terms of component design, and promise similar levels of geometric freedom as the Rapid Prototyping counterparts.
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| Year |
2009 |
| Authors |
De Kestelier, Xavier; Buswell, Richard. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 09: reForm( ) - Building a Better Tomorrow |
| Pages |
201-208 |
| Library link |
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| Entry filename |
digital-design-environment-large-scale-rapid |
