Digital Fabrication: New Frontier in Design and Construction

Imagine replicating a hundred years’ old historic element or prefabricating hundreds of steel trusses in just a few weeks. Imagine doing so with the highest level of precision, quality, and sustainability. Digital fabrication is making this a reality for design and construction. This approach utilizes BIM data, acquired from laser scanning and drone techniques, to power manufacturing processes to create architectural and structural elements efficiently and safely.

Digital fabrication offers clients significant cost and time savings while delivering a high-quality product. With the ability to form various geometries, from historic replications to new design, the possibilities are endless. Explore this novel approach with our expert panel and leave with ideas of how to use it in the design and construction of your next project. This panel will also review use cases of 3D printing and other digital fabrication methods on historic preservation and ground-up construction projects.