3D scanning by ScanLAB

FABRICATE is an International Peer Reviewed Conference with supporting publication and exhibition to be held at The Bartlett School of Architecture in London from 15-16 April 2011. Discussing the progressive integration of digital design with manufacturing processes, FABRICATE will bring together pioneers in design and making within architecture, construction, engineering, manufacturing, materials technology and computation.

Part of the exhibition is the work of ScanLAB, a research group run by Matthew Shaw and William Trossell at the Bartlett School of Architecture that explores the potential role of 3D scanning in Architecture, Design and Making. In 2010, 48 hours of scanning produced 64 scans of the Slade school’s entire exhibition space. These have been compiled to form a complete 3D replica of the temporary show which has been distilled into a navigable animation and a series of ‘standard’ architectural drawings.