3D physical models has always been an important technique for architects to study space and complete design. In the past 2 decades, computer aided design dominated the architectural field, using 2D screen to represent 3D space. It is much faster than doing physical models. However, though it potentially contains all construction details down to the smallest component, it still cannot be replaced by physical models as working models provide architects with a direct and physical means to study and understand the three-dimensionality of their design.
This article introduced a kind of method, a tendency that will be applied frequently in the near future, which is to use robot arm to complete physical models. That technology combines both advantages of computer processing and physical models in the real 3D world. The most significant result is to be found in the increasing awareness of computational logic among the students exposed to this design methodology. Digital fabrication technology allows architects to deal with their design both digitally and physically. I think it is a very crucial skill for students to hold, though robot arms still have many flaws during our operations. In the past, we do our design model on the computer and make models of the design by hand separately, as digital models can indicate more details containing structures and materials, while physical models can show us more information about the scale and its complex spatial logic. Now, if those two features could be connected together, it will help us a lot in completing our work.
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