Fabrication Gap 2

I oA, University of Applied Arts, Vienna

The follow on event of last year's symposium on industrialising construction, looking at the perspective of clients, makers and policy.

Hochschule München - Campus Karlstraße

The translation of industrial production methods into the context of architecture and building construction has largely been unsuccessful.Industrial production concepts, which are based on a high degree of standardisation and the mass customisation of the products, have proven difficult to make work in the construction industry and the projects where they have been applied are most often of low architectural ambition. The desired cost and time savings rarely materialise.Furthermore, these ‘product system solutions’ force early commitment to specific suppliers. Their proprietary nature drastically limits scalability leading to competing system approaches rather than a change in how we build. At the same time, most architectural projects are designed as one offs, with no transfer of embedded knowledge and a highly manual and bespoke construction process, while clients increasingly demand better performance and higher quality of the outcomes.At the last Fabrication Gap Symposium in April 2024, we tested our thinking around this with mainly those involved in the design process. We found great alignment around our proposed approach, which focuses on the early involvement of the supply chain in the design process, and a digital kit of parts approach that looks at the standardisation of performance criteria and interfaces.Now we want to explore further what needs to happen to effect the necessary change in our industry. Who drives this change? What are the success criteria? What are the blockers? We have invited manufacturers and builders, clients, financiers and policy makers, alongside a select group of architects and designers, to discuss these questions with us. Following a first day of introduction, keynotes and time for discussion over food and drink, the second day will follow the same format as our last symposium, with three moderated panel discussions and ample time for the audience to get involved in the debate.

Agenda

Day 1, 20 March 2025

Introduction and Keynotes

Drinks and Networking

Day 2, 21 March 2025

Panel 1: Clients’ Perspective

Refreshments

Panel 2: Makers' Perspective

Lunch

Panel 3: Institutions’ and Policy Makers’ Perspective

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