How can the fundamental digital change taking place in design and construction be actively used
to bring about cultural change in architecture? By exploring robotic production methods and
innovative material developments Achim Menges and Jan Knippers have succeeded in developing
genuine digital building systems that combine architectural elegance with effective
construction. The book provides an insight into ten years of joint research at the ICD and ITKE
Institutes of Stuttgart University. Taking completed pavilions and buildings as examples the
authors demonstrate the viability of the underlying hypotheses that impressively push the
limits of construction. Articles from international experts contribute to the current debate on
architecture.
