Making clarifies ideas…clear ideas enable decisions…decisions move projects forward. This session will advocate for embedding fabrication within architectural practice to enhance design, control risk, and add value. Models, prototypes, and full-scale mock-ups help all parties understand the design problem and have a voice in its resolution. This approach positions end-users as co-authors, enabling projects where the community served by the work feels a sense of ownership in the design process. Join us to explore successful in-house fabrication approaches across firms of different sizes and specialties, with an emphasis on the curriculum and culture that support these initiatives.
Learning Objectives
- Review successful in-house fabrication approaches across firms of different sizes and specialties.
- Explore how models and mock-ups can position clients and end-users as co-authors in the design process.
- Find out how architect-produced mock-ups deliver value by clearly communicating design priorities to builders.
- Learn how to communicate that in-house fabrication is not so much about tools as about a curriculum and culture that support these initiatives.