Abstract
Faculty and students in our Architecture Department have been engaged as one of the four research teams in an interdisciplinary and interjurisdictional collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The overall goal of this research is to develop the science, technology, design, and educational frameworks focused on the utilization of wood waste to make 100% bio-based materials for the Advanced Housing Manufacturing Industry of the Future. The Architecture Cradle-to-Cradle Design Team (C2C) focused on: 1- developing design speculations and scenarios for wood composites and additive manufacturing architectural applications (research-by-design); 2- developing a customized assessment toolbox for determining performance benchmarks comparable with other commercial building material metrics; and 3- developing curriculum and pedagogical strategies for educating the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and community on transformations suggested by this research. This paper discusses outcomes and insights from our C2C third goal regarding contributions to education of the AEC industry.
Keywords
Architectural Design, Education, Wood Composites, Additive Manufacturing
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.2420
Citation
Manrique Hoyos, C., Teal, R., and Maughan, M.R. (2026) Expanding curriculum and pedagogical strategies in architecture education with developments on additive manufacturing and wood composites, in Simeone, L., Gray, C. M., Verhoeven, A., de Götzen, A., Bakırlıoğlu, Y., Zohar, H., Stead, M., and Buwert, P. (eds.), DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8–12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.2420
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Expanding curriculum and pedagogical strategies in architecture education with developments on additive manufacturing and wood composites
Faculty and students in our Architecture Department have been engaged as one of the four research teams in an interdisciplinary and interjurisdictional collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The overall goal of this research is to develop the science, technology, design, and educational frameworks focused on the utilization of wood waste to make 100% bio-based materials for the Advanced Housing Manufacturing Industry of the Future. The Architecture Cradle-to-Cradle Design Team (C2C) focused on: 1- developing design speculations and scenarios for wood composites and additive manufacturing architectural applications (research-by-design); 2- developing a customized assessment toolbox for determining performance benchmarks comparable with other commercial building material metrics; and 3- developing curriculum and pedagogical strategies for educating the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and community on transformations suggested by this research. This paper discusses outcomes and insights from our C2C third goal regarding contributions to education of the AEC industry.