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Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Last week we completed another run of our 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using ABB industrial robotics with COMPAS_RRC. Thank you to our participants from Collège La Cité for a great workshop!

If you are interested in learning the about fundamentals of ABB industrial robots and how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with robotic fabrication using COMPAS_RRC, keep an eye out for our next workshop! More information can be found on our website: www.csaltarchitecture.com

Looking to get started with parametric design using Rhino/Grasshopper for architectural design? Interested in learning how this powerful tool can be integrated into your design process? Register now for our 3D Modelling Workshop where we will go over the fundamentals of parametric design with Grasshopper!

No experience is required!

Registration link can be found on our website (link is also in our bio).

CSALT is hiring 2 undergraduates for the 2025/26 school year thanks to the wonderful Campus Work Study program. Students will be able to work on one of our many research teams on projects engaging in design and digital fabrication and materiality. The first step is to qualify for Work Study (details in the image), then to get in touch with us through our new CSALT@carleton.ca email!! Interviews will take place September 16th! Looking forward to a new year with you all.

CSALT is hiring 2 undergraduates for the 2025/26 school year thanks to the wonderful Campus Work Study program. Students will be able to work on one of our many research teams on projects engaging in design and digital fabrication and materiality. The first step is to qualify for Work Study (details in the image), then to get in touch with us through our new CSALT@carleton.ca email!! Interviews will take place September 16th! Looking forward to a new year with you all.

Delighted today to announce the publication of my book “SENSE-MAKING: New Sensory Methods for Exploring the Past and Imagining Possible Futures” with my co-authors Genevieve Collins and David Howes. The work embraces hands-on, materially driven, research-creation and exploration as a compliment to other forms of research. It embraces the so-called “lower senses” outside vision where forms of knowledge that have been disregarded in Western thought have been relegated as trivial and understudied. These highly sensuous domains informed by their social and environmental contexts are where we find ways of knowing that come to us through the labours of women, craftspeople and the products of their knowledge. The book presents sensory exercises in (re)construction and imagination to reach across time to share in the knowledge, unpacking a cosmology fraught with hierarchies and dogma that persists in our understanding of materiality today. Sheryl Boyle, Director CSALT

Registration for the first session of the 3D Modelling Workshop (August 18-22) is now closed! If you are interested in participating in the workshop before the start of the school year, register for the next session from August 25-29 on our website (link can be found in our bio).

Interested in learning the fundamentals of 3D CAD modelling and parametric design with Rhino and Grasshopper to take your architectural designs to the next level? We are one week out from the first session of the workshop. Register now on our website (link can also be found in our bio)! No experience is required.

Starting your architecture degree this September or looking to just build your digital design skills? Get a head start with a 5-day hands-on Rhino and Grasshopper workshop designed for beginners – no experience is needed.

Learn the fundamentals of 3D modelling and parametric design to boost your creativity and confidently bring your architectural concepts to life.

Learn more about the workshop on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

A couple weeks ago we successfully completed our first 5-day workshop introducing DfMA workflows using industrial robotics for architects. The participants learned the fundamentals of ABB industrial robots using the ABB GoFa and gained an understanding of how parametric designs created in Grasshopper can seamlessly be assembled with the ABB robot using COMPAS_RRC as the intermediate communication platform. At the end of the workshop, the participants completed a design-build project where they were challenged to build a parametric lampshade using the Grasshopper, COMPAS_RRC, ABB industrial robot workflow that was introduced.

If you are interested in learning more about this DfMA workflow, register to attend the next workshop while spots are available! The next workshop will run from November 26 – 30, 2025. More information and the registration link can be found on our website (link in our bio).

Another academic year has come to a close, and on behalf of the whole research team at CSALT, we want to congratulate Catalin Bacalu, Sam Lane-Smith and Adonis Lau on their excellent thesis work, research work, and Master of Architecture successes! We are so pleased to have been a recipient of the collaborative energy you have each brought to the lab over the years, and that you continue to bring as our research continues. Wishing you all the best! The future of our discipline is in good hands with you all. Sheryl

Another academic year has come to a close, and on behalf of the whole research team at CSALT, we want to congratulate Catalin Bacalu, Sam Lane-Smith and Adonis Lau on their excellent thesis work, research work, and Master of Architecture successes! We are so pleased to have been a recipient of the collaborative energy you have each brought to the lab over the years, and that you continue to bring as our research continues. Wishing you all the best! The future of our discipline is in good hands with you all. Sheryl

Another academic year has come to a close, and on behalf of the whole research team at CSALT, we want to congratulate Catalin Bacalu, Sam Lane-Smith and Adonis Lau on their excellent thesis work, research work, and Master of Architecture successes! We are so pleased to have been a recipient of the collaborative energy you have each brought to the lab over the years, and that you continue to bring as our research continues. Wishing you all the best! The future of our discipline is in good hands with you all. Sheryl

Another academic year has come to a close, and on behalf of the whole research team at CSALT, we want to congratulate Catalin Bacalu, Sam Lane-Smith and Adonis Lau on their excellent thesis work, research work, and Master of Architecture successes! We are so pleased to have been a recipient of the collaborative energy you have each brought to the lab over the years, and that you continue to bring as our research continues. Wishing you all the best! The future of our discipline is in good hands with you all. Sheryl

This video showcases the outcome of Adonis Lau’s Master of Architecture thesis project. He developed a design to digital fabrication process using industrial robotics for prefabricated retrofit insulation panels for highly deformed existing buildings.

The process takes any scan of an existing building as an input to generate a panelized façade design that adapts to the building openings. The structure of the panels consists of bespoke vertical trusses that follow the existing surface deformations.

Due to the available equipment, various tasks were completed collaboratively between the robot and human. However, in a full-scale production process, several tasks have the potential to be fully automated and optimized.

This proto-process shows the flexibility of a small-scale industrial robot in the prototyping environment where various processes can easily be tested before scaling up to large-scale testing and production.

This final project was completed by Mikhala Gibson and Krisha Thakkar. Their project explores the intersection of play, precision and adaptive architecture. Inspired by the classic game the wall is composed of 3 Tetris inspired pieces, the square, the line and the L shape. Using a digital input sensor and the robot’s internal measurement system, the blocks could be identified by the robot as the human collaborator places it into the picking location. The result is a collaborative process between the human choosing the next block shape and the robot adaptively placing the block to build the wall based on the existing placed blocks.

This final project was completed by Mikhala Gibson and Krisha Thakkar. Their project explores the intersection of play, precision and adaptive architecture. Inspired by the classic game the wall is composed of 3 Tetris inspired pieces, the square, the line and the L shape. Using a digital input sensor and the robot’s internal measurement system, the blocks could be identified by the robot as the human collaborator places it into the picking location. The result is a collaborative process between the human choosing the next block shape and the robot adaptively placing the block to build the wall based on the existing placed blocks.

This final project was completed by Mikhala Gibson and Krisha Thakkar. Their project explores the intersection of play, precision and adaptive architecture. Inspired by the classic game the wall is composed of 3 Tetris inspired pieces, the square, the line and the L shape. Using a digital input sensor and the robot’s internal measurement system, the blocks could be identified by the robot as the human collaborator places it into the picking location. The result is a collaborative process between the human choosing the next block shape and the robot adaptively placing the block to build the wall based on the existing placed blocks.

This project was completed by Daphne Stams and Theo Jemtrud. They decided to develop a pick and place process that stacks a parametrically determined irregular shape. Their Grasshopper script allowed them to adjust the incremental rotation of each layer as well as control the number of layers that would be stacked.

This project was completed by Daphne Stams and Theo Jemtrud. They decided to develop a pick and place process that stacks a parametrically determined irregular shape. Their Grasshopper script allowed them to adjust the incremental rotation of each layer as well as control the number of layers that would be stacked.

This project was completed by Daphne Stams and Theo Jemtrud. They decided to develop a pick and place process that stacks a parametrically determined irregular shape. Their Grasshopper script allowed them to adjust the incremental rotation of each layer as well as control the number of layers that would be stacked.