Many building processes still involve sub-standard working conditions and are not compellingly sustainable. Current research on the integration of digital technologies within construction processes ...

There is too much coverage in the press about the wonders of 3D printing and it's a distraction from the real revolution, argues Neil Gershenfeld, the head of MIT's Centre for Bits and Atoms. "The ...

More than three-quarters of mechanical contractors say owners and general contractors now require fabrication capabilities, according to newly released study “BIM and fabrication management software ...

KnitCandela also combines a traditional handicraft (knitting) with state-of-the-art advancements in digital fabrication. Following a computationally generated pattern, an industrial knitting machine ...

The boundary between automation and human creative production is shifting as new possibilities emerge in digital fabrication. Among those leading this transformation is Jennifer Jacobs, assistant ...

For several years, the construction sector has been facing a labour shortage, generating a growing interest in automation. The health crisis has only exacerbated the trend, prompting automation ...

Digital fabrication has been a popular discussion among architecture and design professionals. Students are digitally fabricating their models and building their own personalized 3D printers. What was ...

The Water-Based Digital Fabrication project at MIT developed and patented a novel system for using water-based solutions of bio-polymers like chitin and cellulose to create biocomposite structures ...

Society faces enormous challenges in constructing high-quality, future-oriented built environments. Construction sites today look much like the building sites did at the beginning of the 20th century.

Slated to be the tallest tower in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 260 Kent by COOKFOX Architects was designed using an innovative precast exterior concept inspired by the molecular structure of sugar crystals ...