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 ...

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

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 ...

Manufacturing is no longer limited to large factories. In recent years, individuals and small teams have gained access to ...

The recent availability of automated design and production techniques is changing the development of building details. With parametric and algorithmic design methods and the use of digital fabrication ...

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 ...

At a research meeting in late 2010, a primatologist studying monkey genetics took a tour of a university’s digital fabrication shop. She mentioned that her field research had stalled because a ...

3-D printed dresses, Laser Vapor Talon shoes, and a Twisted Dump Truck: Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital, a new exhibit at MAD, presents the work of 80 cutting-edge digital-dependent artists ...

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.

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 ...