i.M.A.D.E :: innovation in manufacturing + design :: the new site of the Institute for Digital FabricationBall State University
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NEW Graduate Certificate Program
The Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Design and Fabrication is designed to prepare students to develop a skill set with digital information, while at the same time directly engage industry partners in an open and collaborative environment. This Program is inherently interdisciplinary and is targeted at design professionals, fabricators, and manufacturers. The bundle of courses is intended to introduce students to the interconnections between disciplines through the management of digital information, reinforcing the total design through production process.
SpeedwayStudio
Ball State University “speedwaystudio” designs addition scheme for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum.
PROJECTiONE Featured on Dwell.com
PROJECTiONE’s “LIGHTFORMS” project featured on Dwell.com. PROJECTiONE is a design collective composed of four Ball State Architecture thesis students and last year’s i.M.A.D.E Graduate Student Fellows.
Architect Magazine Rankings
Ball State’s College of Architecture and Planning is one of three schools identified for excellence in Digital Design and Fabrication by Architect Magazine.
Titanium Bridge Design Competition Finalists
A three student team from Ball State’s Department of Architecture and the Institute for Digital Fabrication was recognized as a one of five finalists in the Student Titanium Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition, sponsored by the Defense Metals Technology Center and the University of Akron.
Discovery Grant :: Indiana Limestone Research
i.M.A.D.E was recently awarded a Discovery Foundation Grant for continuing research on integrating digital technologies with the Indiana Limestone industry. Our proposal, entitled “Smart Stone”, will apply emerging digital design technologies to increase efficiencies and minimize waste in the manufacturing of limestone building components. We aim to address a very old, but persistent problem in [...]
Manufacturing Material Effects Book
Manufacturing Material Effects: Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture, edited by Branko Kolarevic and Kevin R. Klinger and published by Routledge. Designers are becoming more directly involved in the fabrication process from the earliest stages of design. This book showcases the design and research work by some of the leading designers, makers and thinkers today. This highly illustrated text brings together a wealth of information and numerous examples from practice which will appeal to both students and practitioners.
Spot on Schools Exhibition
9-17 July
i.M.A.D.E exhibits work at the Beyond Media Festival in Florence, Italy.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
As a part of the College of Architecture and Planning’s Master of Architecture degree program, a six-week architecture design studio project included proposing a hypothetical renovation and expansion of the existing Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum. The intentions were to spark a discussion about how architecture can align with the legacy of innovation inspired by the [...]