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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Can digital fabrication unlock a new frontier in low-cost timber construction? All signs point to yes in the IBA Timber Prototype House, a micro-architecture project that’s been playfully described as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...