At the DFA we endeavor to provide information on how best to maximize your resources, collaborate and ultimately fabricate digitally. We endeavor to maintain a selection of projects produced by our membership that highlights some of the more complex and interesting methods employed in the fabrication process.

Water Tree

This sculpture began as a 3-D computer model that was then used to CNC the positive …
Broad Art Museum

The Broad Art Museum Project on the Michigan State Campus in East Lansing Michigan provided a …
F-Stop

The F-Stop is a student lounge and student-curated gallery designed and built by the students and …
Aurora Project

The Aurora Project 2009 was a large scale interactive installation piece constructed for the Van Alen …
ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion

In summer 2011 the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and …
New Harmony Grotto

The Grotto for Meditation represents the convergence of academic research and the application of parametric design …
Zero/Fold Screen

Although digital fabrication has allowed architects and designers to explore more complex geometries, one of the …
Minimal Complexity

Vlad Tenu’s Minimal Complexity was the winner of the the digital fabrication competition REPEAT. The project …