The paper shares preliminary results of a novel sequential method to expand existing topology-based generative design. The approach is applied to building an interactive community design system based on a mobile interface. In the process of building an interac...

Understanding the qualitative aspect of space is essential in architectural design. However, the development of computational design tools has lacked features to comprehend architectural quality that involves perceptual and phenomenological aspects of space. T...

The circumstances of the pandemic have resulted in the closure of workshops and Fab Labs and put physical making on hold for fabrication-based design courses. However, with digital fabrication having become a crucial component of design education, involving th...

In this paper we outline a new workflow for textiles customization through the design and fabrication of knit shape-changing masks that contain multi-material fibers to create programmable transformation. We have created a process for producing standardized an...

With flashy renderings dominating news feeds and high-flying drones filming from otherwise inaccessible vantage points, our encounters with the built environment increasingly involve perspectival views, but not necessarily those experienced firsthand. As tools...

In this paper, I present the commercial, urban-scale gunshot detection system ShotSpotter in contrast with a range of ecological sensing examples which monitor animal vocalizations. Gunshot detection sensors are used to alert law enforcement that a gunshot has...

Clay is one of the foundational materials in art and architecture, traced in the development of mud walls and the adobe module, and showcased in utilitarian and ornamental pottery. Wheel throwing is the process of shaping clay mainly into symmetrical objects, ...

House Block was a temporary housing prototype in East London, UK from April to May 2021. The project constituted the most recent in a series of experiments developing Automated Architecture (AUAR) Labs’ discrete framework for housing production, one which rep...

This research explores how exterior public space, defined through the configuration of the city, and human behavior affect the spread of disease. In order to understand the virus spreading mechanism and influencing factors of the epidemic which accompanying re...

Can computation be critical or will various forms of bias always be found embedded in computational systems? Could surveillances act as a form of resistance? This paper provides a theoretical reflection on these questions, and explores the notion of critical c...

The nature of the architectural design process can be described along the lines of the following representational devices: the plan and the model. Plans can be considered one of the oldest methods to represent spatial and aesthetic information in an abstract, ...

In digital design-to-fabrication workflows in architecture, in which digitally controlled machines perform complex fabrication tasks, all design decisions are typically made before production. In such processes, the formal definition of the final shape is expl...

The growing popularity of machine learning has provided new opportunities to predict certain behaviors precisely by utilizing big data. In this research, we use an image-based neural network to explore the relationship between the built environment and the act...

The degree of geometric complexity a concrete element can assume is directly linked to our ability to fabricate its formwork. Additive manufacturing allows fabrication of freeform formwork and expands the design possibilities for concrete elements. In particul...

Deep learning is expected to offer new opportunities and a new paradigm for the field of architecture. One such opportunity is teaching neural networks to visually understand architectural elements from the built environment. However, the availability of large...

There has been a growing interest in living materials and fabrication processes including the use of bacteria, algae, fungi, and yeast to offer sustainable alternatives to industrial materials synthesis. Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MIC...

The R&D project ADAPTEX showcases a material-driven and computationally informed design approach to adaptive textile facades through the integration of shape memory alloy (SMA) as an actuator. The results exhibit thermally responsive and self-sufficient sun-sh...

This paper discusses novel methods for and advantages of integrating augmented reality (AR) and photogrammetry in hand clay-sculpting workflows. These techniques permit nontrained users to achieve higher precision during the sculpting process by holographicall...

Ubiquitous computing enables us to decipher the biosphere’s anthropogenic dimension, what we call the Urbansphere (Pasquero and Poletto 2020). This machinic perspective unveils a new postanthropocentric reality, where the impact of artificial systems on the n...

We present a framework to generate intelligent spatial assemblies from sets of digitally encoded spatial parts designed by the architect with embedded principles of prefabrication, assembly awareness, and reconfigurability. The methodology includes a bespoke c...