Beyond design, detail, print : the Tech Futures Lab design-build studio
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Contractor, Rohini
Janus, Adrian
Patel, Yusef
Janus, Adrian
Patel, Yusef
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2018
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Journal Article
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New Zealand
architecture education
digital fabrication
prototyping
iterative design
Bachelor of Architecture (Professional) (Unitec)
Unitec courses
architecture education
digital fabrication
prototyping
iterative design
Bachelor of Architecture (Professional) (Unitec)
Unitec courses
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Contractor, R., Janus, A., & Patel, Y. (2018). Beyond design, detail, print: The Tech Futures Lab design-build studio. Spark: UAL Creative Teaching and Learning Journal, 3(2), 161-171.
Abstract
This article describes an assignment that enabled students to undertake a design-and-build project. The educational facility, Tech Futures Lab, acted as client for which an interior was designed and fabricated using rapid learning process. In architectural design, 3D modelling software is becoming more readily available in fabrication activities. If the software used dictates the design, it can lead to the oversimplification of a rational, well thought-out design process. This article describes how students created ‘iterative prototypes’, and how this experience facilitated abilities to translate virtual designs into real-world constructs. Using a hybrid of digital and conventional making methods, the paper describes a modern studio, where students can actively participate in how making and design are taught.
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University of the Arts London
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© 2018 Spark: UAL Creative Teaching and Learning Journal & © 2018 Rohini Contractor, Adrian Janus, Yusef Patel
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.