We are now on the brink of a new era in construction that of
autonomous assembly. For some time, the widespread adoption of
robotic and digital fabrication technologies has made it possible
for architects and academic researchers to design non-standard,
highly customised structures. These technologies have largely been
limited by scalability, focusing mainly on top-down, bespoke
fabrication projects, such as experimental pavilions and
structures. Autonomous assembly and bottom-up construction
techniques hold the promise of greater scalability, adaptability
and potentially evolved design possibilities. By capitalising on
the advances made in swarm robotics, the collective construction of
the animal/insect kingdom, and advances in physical computational,
programmable materials or self-assembly, architects and designers
are now able to build from the bottom up. This issue presents
future scenarios of autonomous assembly by highlighting the
viability of decentralised, collective assembly systems,
demonstrating the potential to deliver reconfigurable and adaptive
solutions. Contributors include: Marcelo Coelho, Andong Liu, Robin
Meier, Kieran Murphy and Heinrich Jaeger, Radhika Nagpal and
Kirstin Petersen, and Zorana Zeravcic. Featured architects:
Aranda\Lasch, Arup, Philippe Block, Gramazio Kohler Architects,
Ibanez Kim, Achim Menges, Caitlin Mueller, Jose Sanchez, Athina
Papadopoulou and Jared Laucks, and Skylar Tibbits.
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