FabLab@SAUL

In the last 12 months the School of Architecture at the University of Limerick has built a low-cost Fabrication Lab. All the machines have been assembled by architecture students coordinated by Javier Burón as part of the School of Architecture's elective programme. In this talk we will describe our experience and discuss how low-cost self-built fabrication technologies can change the way design is taught.

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2. Hi, I’m @javiburon
3. FabLab Creating a community around Digital fabrication at UL
4. Low Cost Components and consumables Open Source More flexible and cheaper maintenance Self Replicable Students can make their machines using existing ones
5. CNC Router Blackfoot 4x8 Self replicable but not open source
7. 3D Printer RepRapPro Mendel Self replicable & Open Source
9. Laser cutter Lasersaur 100w Open source and (partially) replicable
12. Next? Digital fabrication at architecture scale
13. 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 Consejo Superior de Arquitectos de España 120 Projects per architect 1 Project per architect 100 75 50 25
15. Minale Maeda Keystones
17. Open Source CNC Optimized for Building Industry
19. Visit us! At lunch time