Designers need powerful tools and methods to address the challenges of modern design. Computational design combines art and algorithms to support and enhance the design process. It can pave the way ...

Travis Fitch of Fitchwork presenting on generative design in fashion and architecture (Courtesy ParametricArchitecture) Taking place over October 2 and 3, CD Next featured eight speaker presentations ...

In November, architects, designers, digital fabricators, and innovators gathered in Calgary, Canada, for the 2024 Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) conference. This year’s ...

For the first time, the CDRF2026 International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF2026) is coming to Australia. From 8–10 July, our friends at the ARC Centre for Next-Gen ...

Additive manufacturing plays an essential role in producing metamaterials by precisely controlling geometries and multiscale structures to achieve the desired properties. In this Comment, we highlight ...

THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE: An Online Interactive Conference with global frontiers. Two-Day online conference with live presentations, tutorials, interactive Sessions, live mentorship & panel ...

What defines a space first when entering: the sound or the visual impression? Architecture is often communicated through structure and surfaces, yet one of its most essential components moves unseen ...

Producing interactive 3D printed objects currently requires laborious 3D design and post-instrumentation with off-the-shelf electronics. Multi-material 3D printing using conductive PLA presents ...

Recent efforts on design for four-dimensional (4D) printing have considered the spatial arrangement of smart materials and energy stimuli. The development of multifunctional structures and their ...

Working with circuits and LED lights guides students to test ideas, troubleshoot problems, revise plans, notice patterns, and ...