DigiFAB@UHcoA
The Digital Fabrication seminar (DigiFAB) combines cutting edge technology with a design-build instructional format. From objects to environments, the seminar has produced temporary and permanent installations that seek to develop intelligent building components and systems. Houston has a vast light-industrial manufacturing community that we have tapped in order to push the envelope of our work to fabricate large-scale assemblies of parts extracted from the student’s digital models. We are currently exploring how to make building modules more sustainable via the accuracy and efficiency that digital fabrication affords. Non-standard construction and complex geometries can be scaled up and realized through a rigorous understanding of materials and their fabrication techniques.
Instructors:
Joe Meppelink, Lecturer
Andrew Vrana, Visiting Assistant Professor
Industry Partners:
Campo Sheet Metal www.camposheetmetal.com
Crow Corporation www.crowcorp.com
Cam Craft www.camcraft3d.com
Houston Foam www.houstonfoam.com
Merge Studio www.mergestudios.com
HIWI www.houstonitsworthit.com
Peel Gallery www.peelgallery.org
LiteBEAM Spring ‘05 UHcoA Atrium
DRINKTANK Spring ‘06 UHcoA 2nd floor lounge/crit space
Press+Pleat+Peel Spring ‘07 Peel Gallery Installation
