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Digital fabrication technologies can be powerful tools for architectural representation, assisting during the fabrication of physical models and prototypes useful in architectural design. The use of these technologies can contribute to complement conventional architectural drawings by allowing the creation of physical models, prototypes and architectural models of constructive details or structural elements, to be used as visualization and communication tools to explore different solutions during the design phase. Therefore, it seems appropriate to reflect and work towards a better integration between the latest digital fabrication technologies and architectural graphic tools to assist the architect. This paper will try to deepen on the applications of digital fabrication in the field of Architecture, based on the projects carried out in Fab Lab Madrid CEU, the Digital Fabrication Laboratory based at CEU University, reflecting about the potential of milling machines, laser cutters, 3D printers and molding and casting technologies to materialize ideas and projects.
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I would like to thank Fab Lab Madrid CEU’s lab technician, Epifanio Lorenzo, the collaborators, instructors, and the authors of the architectural models presented in this article. Collaborators and instructors: Pep Tornabell, Enrique Soriano and Daniel Bas (CODA Office), Pablo Delgado, Diego García Setién, Ignacio Prieto, Félix Hernando, Vicente Molina, César Molina and Irene Vara. Authors: Ricardo Casas, Pablo Cosín, Jorge Cuartas, Raúl Fernández, Daniel Fernández, Luis González, Gabriel Muñoz, Carolina de Andrés, Feng-Che Cheng, Diego Crisóstomo, Juan Esteve, Álvaro Fernández, J.A. Miguel Velasco, Ana Montero, Claudia Morollón, Iván Ordóñez, Carmen Ramos, María Antón, Julia Ruiz, Anastasia Leonovitch, Chloe Munkenbeck, Mateo Alfaro, Lola de Castro, Borja Fernández, Elena Mínguez, Fernando Navarrete, Lucía Simón, Juan Gros, Ricardo Casas, Fernando Miñarro, Pablo Tato, Antonio Moreno, Mar Bermejo, Adolfo Gutiérrez, María del Castillo, Pablo Cosín, Jorge Cuartas, Raúl Fernández, Alberto Iranzo, Selina Lainez, Cristina Martínez, María J. Pérez y Natalia Visedo, Eduardo Chamorro, Alberto Navarro, Rafael García Monje, Javier Abad, Patricia Nieto, Carlos Cámara and Juan Antonio Carreira.
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Lorenzo-Cueva, C. (2024). Exploring Digital Fabrication Technologies as Potential Tools for Representation and Visualization to Support Architectural Design. In: Hermida González, L., Xavier, J.P., Amado Lorenzo, A., Fernández-Álvarez, Á.J. (eds) Graphic Horizons. EGA 2024. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 43. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57575-4_45
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