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The coLab Casting Workshop was a two-day intensive design and prototyping workshop held in New York City the weekend of April 03-04, 2010.
Over the course of two days, the workshop involved iterative prototyping and associative design strategies capable of incorporating and embracing an array of material and fabrication constraints. Participants explored and constructed highly articulated material assemblies through computer-aided manufacturing, mold making, and casting.
The workshop was the result of a collaborative effort between Studio Mode and Point.B Design and will provide participants with direct access to a full suite of manual tools for wood, metal, and plastics fabrication in addition to a 3-Axis CNC Mill. Instruction was provided in the construction of molds, the proper handling of materials and casting, file preparation for working with the mill, as well as a series of parametric design strategies with supporting content.
The introduction of computation and digital fabrication into architectural design, and its related fields, has not only accelerated our production capacity but has radically transformed the way in which we imagine and construct our surroundings. Incorporating both digital and material processes will provide participants with a unique opportunity to not only gain knowledge in digital design but also explore, through hands-on learning and prototyping, the radical implications of this rich new territory.
The coLab Casting Workshop was a two-day intensive design and prototyping workshop held in New York City the weekend of April 03-04, 2010.
Over the course of two days, the workshop involved iterative prototyping and associative design strategies capable of incorporating and embracing an array of material and fabrication constraints. Participants explored and constructed highly articulated material assemblies through computer-aided manufacturing, mold making, and casting.
The workshop was the result of a collaborative effort between Studio Mode and Point.B Design and will provide participants with direct access to a full suite of manual tools for wood, metal, and plastics fabrication in addition to a 3-Axis CNC Mill. Instruction was provided in the construction of molds, the proper handling of materials and casting, file preparation for working with the mill, as well as a series of parametric design strategies with supporting content.
The introduction of computation and digital fabrication into architectural design, and its related fields, has not only accelerated our production capacity but has radically transformed the way in which we imagine and construct our surroundings. Incorporating both digital and material processes will provide participants with a unique opportunity to not only gain knowledge in digital design but also explore, through hands-on learning and prototyping, the radical implications of this rich new territory.
As part of a larger online infrastructure, modeLab, the workshop provided participants with continued support and knowledge to draw upon for future learning.
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