The Digital Fabrication Laboratory is located at the Madrid-based
Institute of Technology (EPS) of CEU San Pablo University. The
Laboratory takes advantage of the creative potential associated to the
combination of virtual design and CNC technology (Computer Numeric
Control) which is considered the fourth generation of the application of
digital technologies to the field of architecture. This technology is
related with the material manufacture of digitally designed models
through the use of computer-controlled tools (laser cutter, CNC milling
machine, 3D Makerbot and so on) and offers the possibility to read from
digital files to create the physical components of the models. In
Architecture, should be noted specially, the association of this
technology with the development of the parametric design, through which
it is possible to digitally generate models whose shapes are defined
through parameters that are likely to be modified to each embodiment or
singular instance.
CEU San Pablo University is a non-profit and private educational
institution. The history and experience of this center as a higher
education institution dates back to 1933. University San Pablo-CEU has a
prestigious faculty of well established professional and academic
careers, the Institute of Technology (EPS, Escuela Politécnica
Superior). It was established in 2001 offering degrees in Architecture,
Telecommunication Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. The
origin of architecture studies at CEU dates back to 1967.
Contact: clorenzo@ceu.es / lorenzocovadonga@gmail.com
