The Future of Making, Author at Redshift EN

The Future of Making

The Future of Making, a book by editor/author Tom Wujec and Autodesk, explores how emerging technologies and new ways of designing are transforming what and how people make things.

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Manufacturing

3Discovered Makes Modern Manufacturing an Online Exchange

by The Future of Making

Through its cloud-based platform and distributed 3D-printing service, 3Discovered connects designers and OEMs with the means to manufacture.

Education

London’s Postal Museum Delves Underground Into 3D-Capture History

by The Future of Making

Preserving part of London’s underground history, the Postal Museum enlisted 3D scanning firm ScanLAB to digitally capture the city’s lost Mail Rail system.

Manufacturing

A Bionic Man: Hugh Herr Strides Forward on Next-Generation Robotic Legs

by The Future of Making

Hugh Herr’s robotic legs are next-generation, sensor-driven prosthetics. Follow his journey, starting from a local machine shop, hacking together custom prostheses from rubber, metal, and wood.

The opening and closing surfaces—inspired by mashrabiya window lattices—of the Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi.

Architecture

Making Shade in Abu Dhabi: The Al Bahr Towers’ Adaptive Architecture

by The Future of Making

The Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi showcase a high-tech facade design based on mashrabiya, an ancient lattice method providing shade, airflow, and privacy.