Twenty-Six Design Concepts, Illustrated

fabrication While fabrication may seem like an afterthought, it is one of the most important things to consider in the design process. For one, an architectural proposal must be buildable; even if a structure is sound enough to construct, fabrication technology may not be capable of producing it at a feasable cost.

Thinking about fabrication also includes material usage, which opens up fascinating new ways to inform design. In fact, fabrication can be used as a guiding concept to drive a design, often to interesting result. While the advent of indistrialization and massproduction may have made it easier to fabricate most buildings, taking a deep look at a more traditional, cutting-edge, or artisenal means of fabrication can lend a unique character to a building. This is certainly true o fthe Kantana Film and Animation Institute: a building made entirely of hand-shaped bricks.