Browsing Theses by Subject "digital fabrication"
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Algae Textile: A Lightweight Photobioreactor for Urban Buildings
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-17)By innovating the photobioreactor, the growth of algae can be deployed as a performative and ecological layer within contemporary building systems. Proposed is an algae textile: a building–integrated photobioreactor organized ... -
Algorithms for Geometric Optimization and Enrichment in Industrialized Building Construction
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-09)The burgeoning use of industrialized building construction, coupled with advances in digital technologies, is unlocking new opportunities to improve the status quo of construction projects being over-budget, delayed and ... -
Carving Away: An Inquiry into the Act of Making
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)The act of creating anything, from a novel to a simple meal to a building, requires the combination of many elements. Broadly speaking, these elements are technique, technology, and materiality, the three of which are ... -
The Fabrication Commons: Creative Agency Through Intuitive Interfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-28)With digital fabrication tools and networking technology becoming increasingly attainable and versatile, there is an opportunity for more people to become makers instead of just being passive consumers. How can we take ... -
Robotic stacking: structurally informed free-form timber structure system using standard and non-standard components
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-30)This thesis is based on the hypothesis that the synchronization of digital design and robotic fabrication can result in new architectural possibilities. The research investigates differentiation and variability in the ... -
Smart Aging: How Smart Materials in Architecture Can Respond to Changing User Needs
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-04)As smart materials and digital fabrication technologies advance in architecture, environments can increasingly respond and interact with their users. One area of interest is the development of habitats that respond and ... -
Towards a Soft Architecture: Approachable Kit-of-Parts for Soft Interactive Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-24)This thesis looks at an approachable kit-of-parts that allows for the rapid prototyping and creation of a new interactive architectural tectonic that is decentralized and compliant by using distributed microcontrollers and ...