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12 Lessons
EcoFusion: Robotic Manufacturing workshop focuses on integrating natural and synthetic materials through advanced robotics fabrication.
1 course5.0
From preservation to sustainability, Going forward, design will benefit significantly from the hybridities that emerge from the misalignments of materiality, design methodologies, and fabrication techniques. The workshop will cover crucial design concepts directly dealing with building materials and construction, focusing specifically on the evolution and design of architectural components such as columns, facade panels, and roof systems. We will try to find answers that influence design decision-making within the behavior of natural materials, the plasticity of synthetic material, the intricacies of components entanglement, and the resolution of the robotic fabrication process.
Digital fabrication design for immediate geometry generation.
Merging natural and synthetic materials to explore hybrid aesthetics.
Fundamentals of translating complex geometry into robotics code.
Workflow from design to robotic fabrication using additive and subtractive techniques.
Development of architectural components like columns and facade panels.
The workshop will explore merging additive and subtractive manufacturing through robotics fabrication. It will cover the basics of fabrication-based geometric design, robotics 3D printing, and six-axes robotics milling. We will cover the basics of geometry tool path translation into points and planes and the translation of points and planes into robotics code. It is an attempt to speculate on ecological components and fabrication-based design that is only guided by the potentials and the limitations of the fabrication tools as well as promoting eco-friendly materiality through digital design and robotics fabrication.
This workshop will focus on designing architectural components such as facade panels, columns, and structural components. Participants must have advanced knowledge of Rhino and basic knowledge of Grasshopper. The workshop will introduce the KUKA PRC Grasshopper plugin to simulate and operate the KUKA robotic arms directly. This workshop will cover three primary topics within digital design and robotics fabrication:
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Fadhil Fadhil is a computational designer specializing in digital fabrication and robotics. He is the robotics fabrication lab manager and an adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Design. He taught robotics and fabrication seminars at the MS. Architectural Computational Technologies master program and computational design and visualization courses at the undergraduate program. Additionally, he works independently and collaborates with designers and artists to design and fabricate several projects, including installations, furniture, and architectural components. Fadhil Holds a master’s degree from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He also holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from Texas Tech University. Prior to his academic career, Fadhil worked as an architectural designer at Foster and Partners in New York City, where he played a big role in designing and managing a number of projects that span from cities and skyscrapers to permanent structures and furniture. Fadhil’s work has been published in several conferences, such as DC I/O and REAACH, and exhibited in several events, such as the Biennale, Milan Design Week, and Marmomac.
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