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Digital
Fabrication
Laboratory

Prof. José Pedro Sousa

The Digital Fabrication Lab (DFL) is the Research Group of CEAU/FAUP dedicated to investigate the use of computational design and fabrication technologies in the design and construction fields. Based in Porto, it departures from the City’s and the School’s unique cultural and architectural environments to frame and promote its technology-based research work at the global scale.

Recent News

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    The CorkCrete Arch published in the ACADIA 2017 Conference book.

    Following its peer-reviewed selection to be part of the projects gallery of the ACADIA 2017, the CorkCrete Arch project developed at the DFL, was published in the Conference book. The complete reference is: Sousa, JP, Varela, PA, Martins, P (2017): “The CorkCrete Arch” in J […]
    05.11.2017
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    The DFL welcomes Anand Shah to the team

    The DFL, Digital Fabrication Lab welcomes Anand Shah as a Research Intern in our Lab. Anand is a recent undergraduate in Civil construction from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. It will be a pleasure to have him collaborating with us in Porto and at the Faculdade […]
    30.10.2017
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    José Pedro Sousa wins Innovation Pedagogic Award from the U.Porto

    The pedagogic innovation project “Novas Realidades / New Realities” was awarded by the Universidade do Porto. This project aims to explore Virtual Reality within the field of architecture at FAUP.
    22.02.2017
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    DFL’s TileLight project wins Alumia Competition

    The DFL – Digital Fabrication Lab is happy to announce that its proposal “Tile Light” was one of the winner projects in the Alumia Competition organized by Porto Lazer. This installation will be featured in Porto during the National Day of the Historical Centers on […]
    22.02.2017
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    New collaborators at the DFL

    The DFL welcomes Rodrigo Waihiwe and Maurício Silva from Brazil, for joining the research team. Rodrigo is an architect graduated from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), who focused his interests in generative design and digital fabrication. Two years ago he studied at […]
    22.02.2017
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    The DFL thanks Visiting Scholar Teddy Slowik (Temple University, USA)

    The DFL wants to thank Teddy Slowik (USA) for his Visiting Scholar period at the DFL. From 12-26 of July 2016, Teddy Slowik joined the team and investigated the use of different robotic fabrication processes in Architecture in two projects. In the scope of a workshop for students from Lisbon, the Thomas […]
    29.07.2016

Agenda

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    2-3 November ’17
    CorkCrete Arch featured in the Projects gallery of the ACADIA 2017 Conference at MIT (Cambridge MA, USA)
    6 November ’17
    José Pedro Sousa lectures at the Ressenlaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY, USA)
    7 November ’17
    José Pedro Sousa lectures at PennState University (State College, PA, USA)
    10 November ’17
    Jose Pedro Sousa lectures at New York Institute of Technology (West Oldebury, NY, USA)
    18-19 November ’17
    DFL participates in the Opening of Casa da Arquitectura (Matosinhos, PT)
    23-26 November ’17
    DFL exhibits at the CONCRETA Exhibition Fair (Matosinhos, PT)