FABRICATE 2011: Call For Papers

FABRICATE

International Peer Reviewed Conference and Publication,
London, 15-16 April 2011
Deadline 10 September 2010

• Download Press Release, July 2011 (pdf)
• Download Call for Work Poster (pdf)

Central to the aim of FABRICATE is to interrogate and disseminate architectural innovation in design and making practices accross industry and academia. Submissions will be independently blind reviewed by two members of an international panel of experts.

As the conference is seeking to ‘break the mould’ in gathering and publishing innovative built or partially built material, the call for works emphasises a very high standard of diverse visual content to accompany text. It is recommended that submissions include an appropriate range of images including concept sketches, early iterations, CAD and physical models, photography, manufacturing or construction information, scripting, test pieces, prototypes, parallel experiments, final assemblies, artefacts in use, revisions, renovations, subsequent iterations, as well as information on the spaces in which such works were created.

Our online submission system will go online on 9 August 2011. The Call for Work deadline is the 10 September 2011.

Call for Abstracts: File to factory

International Symposium File to factory

The design and fabrication of innovative forms in a continuum
CMA (Centre for Mediterranean Architecture),

Chania, Crete, Greece 3 and 4 September 2009

Please, send your 500 word abstract to

mvoyat@arch.auth.gr no later than 26 june, 2009

The symposium will focus on the following themes:
1.Digital Fabrication and File-to-Factory Production in Schools of Architecture:
What teaching protocols have you established in your school? What are the , teaching methodologies you implement?

• Presentation of case studies and good f2f practice.
• Necessary infrastructure, machinery, equipment for working on f2f. Possibilities, limitations, capacities
• Necessary software to operate f2f•Student competences necessary to work on f2f in the lab
• Teacher competences necessary to work on f2f in the lab
• Computer Technician competences necessary to work on f2f in the lab•Equipment Technician competences necessary to work on f2f in the school model shop/ workshop
  

2. Digital Fabrication and File-to-Factory Production, Mass Customisation in architectural practice:

• What work or communication protocols have you established in your practice?
• Presentation of case studies and good f2f practice.
• Necessary infrastructure, machinery, equipment for working on f2f. Possibilities, limitations, capacities•Necessary software to operate f2f
• Architect’s competences necessary to work on f2f in the office.

3.Digital Fabrication and File-to-Factory Production in the Building Industry:

• What work or communication protocols have you established in your enterprise?
• Presentation of case studies and good f2f practice.
• Necessary infrastructure, machinery, equipment for working on f2f. Possibilities, limitations, capacities
• Necessary software to operate f2f
• Employee’s competences necessary to work on f2f in the lab