From parametric design to robotic fabrication, challenges and opportunities around architectural design

In this research we go through an analysis about the characteristics of the parametric design, its background, benefits and areas of opportunity. The principles proposed by Luigi Moretti on parametric architecture are contrasted with the different versions that Patrik Schumacher has presented on parametricism in order to equilibrate a more recent posture. Three important challenges are pointed out in the incorporation of the parametric design and its correspondence with the computer-aided manufacturing, when taking into account the automated manufacturing with computerized numerical control machinery and the different robotic tools in existing architecture. The challenges are tackled through the conception of a framework of considerations that allow us to recognize the benefits of parametric design and tools with greater freedom, through a review of the conditions of human labor concomitant with robotic manufacturing processes, while shedding light on technological challenges in favor of greater competitivity.

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978-1-944214-31-9