Computational Fabrication in Architecture

This course explores digital fabrication techniques and their relationship to architectural design, introducing core concepts of digital fabrication, programming and robotics. Students learn basic programming techniques, robotic simulation and control methods and how to set up a digital fabrication process. Tutorials in python/grasshopper for rhino introduce programming concepts and custom robotic control pipelines. A strong focus is on prototyping, tool development, robotic setup development, other digital fabrication methods (such as CMC milling, 3d printing, etc.) and their integration into a computational design workflow.