Abstract
The modern world of design is one of constant change and technological progress. One emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize the design is additive manufacturing. This innovative technology challenges existing manufacturing processes to reflect and enable the efficient production of complex and customized objects through reimagination. Design education for additive manufacturing plays a crucial role in educating future designers to resist the adherence to conventional processes and to promote the recovery of innovative thinking. Therefore, it is significant to explore the integration of this emerging technology in academic education and identify the associated chances and challenges to ensure effective knowledge transfer to students. This paper explores how the integration of additive manufacturing into design education is being implemented in the fields of design and architecture worldwide. Thus, the courses offered in academic curricula in universities and by libraries are analyzed and the expected benefits are determined.
Keywords
design education; additive manufacturing; curriculum
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.253
Citation
Junk, S., and Glubrecht, J. (2024) A Review of the Integration of Additive Manufacturing in Design Education, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.253
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A Review of the Integration of Additive Manufacturing in Design Education
The modern world of design is one of constant change and technological progress. One emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize the design is additive manufacturing. This innovative technology challenges existing manufacturing processes to reflect and enable the efficient production of complex and customized objects through reimagination. Design education for additive manufacturing plays a crucial role in educating future designers to resist the adherence to conventional processes and to promote the recovery of innovative thinking. Therefore, it is significant to explore the integration of this emerging technology in academic education and identify the associated chances and challenges to ensure effective knowledge transfer to students. This paper explores how the integration of additive manufacturing into design education is being implemented in the fields of design and architecture worldwide. Thus, the courses offered in academic curricula in universities and by libraries are analyzed and the expected benefits are determined.