Craft-based methods for robotic fabrication: a shift in Architectural Education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5821/jida.2021.10600Keywords:
active methodology, design/build, manufacturing-driven design, material exploration, robotic fabricationAbstract
This article discusses robotic fabrication as a tool, beyond an innovative mode of production, to reinterpret the traditional methodology of craftsmanship, such as painting or stereotomy, offering new design potentials applied in architecture. A theoretical framework is developed, comprising an approach to the role of craft; the contemporary paradigm between making and digital tools; and the context of robotic fabrication in Architecture schools. This paper analyzes the methodology and content of a series of educational and research projects (2019-2021) in which robotic fabrication has been implemented through craftsmanship methodology. Finally, these are presented as case studies, illustrating the proposed framework, and help determine its applicability, impact and limitations in a border sense, to establish a more profound dialogue between digital and material design, and demonstrate a new exploratory way of tackling Design in Architecture education.
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