Making the model project

2007-06-15T00:00:00

Model of Faber Maunsell’s biodiesel plant produced by Gilberts rapid prototyping machine.

Edinburgh-based practice Gilberts invested in a Z Corp rapid prototyping machine to turn cad images into physical models. A year on, the architect and an engineer discuss the process and the dividends it has brought

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