Focus Area
Computation and Fabrication

Taubman College’s Digital Fabrication and Robotics Lab (FABLab) supports research and teaching in digital fabrication, robotic construction, and computational design. Our faculty work on cutting-edge research in advanced fabrication techniques and technological and material innovations, including robotic construction, additive manufacturing, human-machine collaboration, optimization, extended reality, and machine learning.

Courses offered allow students to build expertise in the following subareas:

Required Courses

• ARCH 537, Fabrication

Elective Courses

Material Technologies

• ARCH 507, Glow Workshop: Local Light
• ARCH 507-05, Bio-materials for Designers 
• ARCH 507, Sartorial Architecture
• ARCH 571, Advanced Digital Fabrication
• ARCH 581, Advanced Robotics
• ARCH 709, Advanced Prototyping
• ARCH 702, Robotic Engagement
• ARCH 707, Material Engagement
• ARCH 708, Systems Engagement

Digital Technologies

• ARCH 421, Geometric Modeling
• ARCH 500, Point Clouds and Unreal Worlds: An Introduction to Immersive Technologies
• ARCH 507, Synthetic Agency – Architecture in the Age of Diffusion
• ARCH 509, Computational Design
• ARCH 509, Virtual Engagement
• ARCH 709, Advanced Computational Geometry

Theory

• ARCH 506, The Internet is Here
• ARCH 509, Becoming Digital
• ARCH 509, Getting Under the Digital Hood
• ARCH 551, Revealing Data
• ARCH 701, Theories in Digital and Material Technologies

Non-ARCH Courses

• UT 402, Urban AI
• UT 402, Creative Coding

Research Clusters and Initiatives