Live Webinar – NC State Summer Lecture Presented by Dana K. Gulling

AIA Triangle and NC State College of Design

Summer School Lecture Series

Dana K. Gulling
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs

Customizing Repetitive Manufacturing Processes for Architects

Wednesday, July 8  | 1:00 pm | 1 LU credit
ONLINE PROGRAM –  deadline to register July 8 @ 10:00 am

Link to online program will be emailed to registrants

Today, computer numeric controlled (CNC) machines customize tools (e.g. molds, patterns, and dies) for repetitive manufacturing processes, making small-volume productions cost effective. Now, repetitive manufactured architecture components can be customized on a per-building basis. Using built examples, this session illustrates the architectural possibilities of customized repetitive manufacturing (CRM), most common CRM materials and processes, and collaborating with manufacturers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will identify how customized repetitive manufacturing can be more environmentally sustainable than computer-aided manufacturing processes
• Participants will recognize when customized repetitively manufactured building components (e.g. louvers and screens) should be considered to enhance building performance
• Participants will describe the limited potential environmental impacts of customizing repetitive manufacturing processes on a per-project basis compared with standard building components
• Participants will recognize design parameters and additional opportunities for customization for repetitive manufacturing processes

PRESENTED BY

Dana K. Gulling, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs

Prof. Gulling has been at NC State University since 2012. She is the leading researcher in customized repetitive manufacturing for architectural application. Her book, Manufacturing Architecture: An Architect’s Guide to Custom Processes, Materials, and Applications (2018) by Laurence King Publishing is the first reference guide for architects to customizing repetitive manufacturing processes. Prior to joining the faculty and NCSU, Prof. Gulling taught at University of New Mexico and Savannah College of Art and Design. She earned her Master of Architecture from Yale University, her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame, and is a registered architect in Connecticut.