Design for Additive Manufacturing is a process in which base design work is created specifically for the possibilities and limitations of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. This differs from traditional design practices, as many of the ways in which CAD manufacturing is done today are drawn from pre-digital workflows. Additive manufacturing allows for the creation of structures that would otherwise have been made of many separate parts or have been simply impossible.
James Orrell, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, 2026 James is a Sophomore IS major. His work primarily focuses on the built environment and…