About

The Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies (CAST) investigates the evolving relationship between emerging technologies and the built environment.

Research

Functionally Graded Textiles

This research intends to investigate the architectural and structural potential of helical auxetic yarns (HAY) as a component in new fiber reinforced composite materials and tensioned membranes.

Publications

Initiatives

Courses

ARC 626: Manufacturing Autonomy

Instructor: Mark Shepard | Type: Seminar
This seminar will survey the changing dynamics between manufacturing, labor, technology and society from the Industrial Revolution to the present.