Digital Endemicity: Localized Characteristics for Architectural Fabrication

Digital methods of design threaten to formulate a decentralization of knowledge and a globalized architectural language. The open-ended nature of digital design tools in contemporary architecture has formulated results that distill the identity and sustainability of regionally focused design. The basis of this thesis examines the integration of localized characteristics through digital fabrication in architecture. Through an exploration of considered design criteria and fabrication processes, characteristics of localized architectural design can be made distinguishable, as digital tools provide designers newfound control over the creation and fabrication of architecture. The criteria will then be applied within a specific context in Canada to determine the validity of the defined processes. The intended exploration into the merging of place-based design and digital fabrication will enhance the future built environment's relationship to its context.