African Fabbers Lab: Urban Ecologies, Self-construction & Digital Fabrication

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Summary: he African Fabbers School (AFS) is the first school of urban ecologies, self-construction and digital fabrication in Africa. Following participation in the Dakar and Marrakesh biennales, the school project was directed by Paolo Cascone and developed with the urban fabrication laboratory. The project was realized in the framework of the CAMon program – an initiative promoted by the NGO CEO (Centro Orientamento Educativo) with the support of AICS, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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3D printers (23) ,
Morocco (13) ,
Performative Envelope (91) ,
Project (1170) ,
Research (211) ,
Senegal (6) ,
Technology (282) ,
Tradition (56) ,
Urban ecology (31) ,
Vernacular (19)

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africanCities, Middle Density, Paolo Cascone, Project, Technology and fabrication

3D printers, Africa, African Cities, Dakar, Design process, Design strategies, Designing Matter, Digital fabrication, Environmental, Experimental Fabrications, Innovation, Local materials, Marrakesh, Material experimentation, Morocco, Performative Envelope, Project, Research, self-construction, Senegal, Technology, Tradition, Urban ecology, Vernacular

he African Fabbers School (AFS) is the first school of urban ecologies, self-construction and digital fabrication in Africa.

Following participation in the Dakar and Marrakesh biennales, the school project was directed by Paolo Cascone and developed with the urban fabrication laboratory. The project was realized in the framework of the CAMon program – an initiative promoted by the NGO CEO (Centro Orientamento Educativo) with the support of AICS, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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