Advanced Digital Manufacturing Techniques
(CAM) in Architecture

Associate Prof. Hazem M. Nour Afify
Architectural Department, King Faisel University
Hazemmafify@yahoo.com

Topic:   Future Virtual Design and Construction

The consideration of digital fabrication and computer-aided manufacturing CAM in architecture is necessary and unavoidable. It involves the ability to design on a computer and then transfer those designs to the computer-controlled machinery that creates the product.  In this case of building construction, architects would not have to settle for off-the-shelf, standard-sized windows, exterior panels, or other features. Instead, they could design with attention to innovative details, afforded by unique shapes and sizes, knowing that whatever they created on their computer screen could be fabricated digitally for an affordable price.

The aims of the research are to discuss and analyze the digital manufacturing techniques (CAM) in architecture and its fabrication, production process. To understand how these technologies fit within a broader context of architectural practice. 
The research begins with defining, what is Digital manufacturing in architecture, its potentials, components and influences in the contemporary architecture. Further more it discusses the production strategies, its reflection on design processes and the influence of new materials. That will be a hand in analyzing several case studies.
