Daft Buro

THE DAFTLAB IS OUR INTERNAL RESEARCH UNIT DEDICATED TO EXPLORING EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO OUR PRACTICE AND THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE. THE LAB AIMS TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TO DEVELOP NEW WORKFLOWS AND EXPERIENCES TO ENHANCE THE PROJECTS WE DELIVER TO OUR CLIENTS. THE LAB ENGAGES ALL PHASES OF DESIGN FROM CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING PROTOTYPING AND FABRICATION RESEARCH. THE LAB ALSO PARTNERS WITH OUTSIDE COLLABORATORS TO CONSULT ON RESEARCH PROJECTS, GRANTS, AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

CURRENT RESEARCH

BUILDING ON A BLOCK: BLOCKCHAIN IN ARCHITECTURE
AUGMENTED ADDITIONS: AUGMENTED REALITY FOR VISUALIZING ADDITIONS
ROBOTIC FABRICATION

PAST RESEARCH

COVID-19 MEDICAL DEVICES
A BROKEN LINK: RECONNECTING CHICAGO'S PERIPHERAL INFRASTRUCTURE

UNIVERSITY COURSES

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN
PHYSICAL AND SPATIAL COMPUTATION IN ARCHITECTURE WITH RODOLPHE EL-KHOURY AND CHRISTOPHER CHUNG
CLOUDY: ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS AND ROBOTICS WITH JOEL LAMERE

DAFT LAB