Ductile Empiricism

Evolving modes of representation and communication continue to redefine the flow of information between designer, fabricator and manufacturer, while nimble means of fabrication recalibrate customization. As various types and scales of design practice reveal, opportunities for strategic collaboration between designer and fabricator abound. The work illustrated is the result of the first phase of a university-industry partnership with a global manufacturer of metal façadesystems. Our industry partner sought to capitalize upon the alternate perspective the students and by extension, the academy afforded to reconsider the standard metal façade panel that has served as the core of their business. We sought to structure a collaboration that strategically leveraged the material expertise of our industry partner while encouraging structured experimentation by the students, that was initially unconstrained from the myriad of technical and economic considerations associated with building cladding systems.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AMP.105.24

Volume Editors
Luis Francisco Rico-Gutierrez & Martha Thorne

ISBN
978-1-944214-07-4