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>FAB FEST was a major international design and fabrication festival and competition. It ran for three consecutive years from 2016 to 2018, creating more than 100, 1-1 pavilions, and involving 45 London-based architectural offices and 50 Universities from around the world. The project explored ideas around digital fabrication, design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), and collaborative working using networked tools.

Teams of five students designed and prototyped a habitable pavilion made of recyclable cardboard, working iteratively and testing ideas remotely using the digital cutting tables in the Lab.Teams brought together in mentoring roles academics and practicing architects from leading London offices. Designs were manufactured in the Lab at the end of the design process, delivered flat-packed on pallets to Ambika P3, and assembled in an intense construction week by teams joining the Lab from around the world.

FAB FEST culminated in a one-day public festival of making workshops and live music, in which visitors could visit and enjoy the pavilions, and student teams could see their project realised and their ideas tested through observation and interaction with the general public as they occupied their projects.

CUHK, Hong Kong

Mentors: Adam Fingrut, Kristof Crolla
1st

University of Westminster + Foster + Partners

Mentors: Carlos Bausa, Miriam Dall'Igna
1st 3rd SHORTLIST

CUNY, New York

Mentors: Joseph Vidich, Phillip Anzalone 
1st

University of Westminster, London

Mentors: Maria Kramer, Richard Difford
3rd  SHORTLIST SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Mentors: Yota Adilenidou, Alessandro Ayuso

University of Westminster + Hopkins Architects

Mentors: Edward Farndale, Jessica Bailey
1st

University of Westminster + Hopkins Architects

Mentor: Heechan Park
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Dr Rosa Schiano-Phan
1st

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Shahed Saleem

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Stefania Boccaletti
2nd

University of Westminster, London + Anarchitect

Mentor: Steve Jensen
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Prof. Lindsay Bremner

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Hseng Tai

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Natalie Newey

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: John Zhang

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Natalie Newey

University of Westminster + David Miller Architects

Mentor: Andrew de Silva

University of Westminster + Mamou-Mani

Mentor: Arthur Mamou-Mani

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Ben Stringer

University of Westminster + Peter Barber Architects

Mentor: Peter Barber

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Anna Pla-Catala

University of Westminster + London Metropolitan University + Oliver Houchell Studio

Mentors: Oliver Houchell, Tan-naz Oroumchi
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Mentors: Agnieszka Tarnowska, Hamish MacPherson
1st 

University of Westminster + Royal College of Art + Wilkinson Eyre

Mentors: Laura Nica, Antiopi Koronaki, Aidan Hermans

University of Westminster + Elliott Wood

Mentors: Bedir Bekar, George Georgiou, James Rushton 

University of Westminster + Elliott Wood

Mentors: Bedir Bekar, George Georgiou, James Rushton 

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Virginia Rammou

University of Westminster + Colman Architects

Mentors: David Liddell,  Lola Adeokun

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Adam Holloway

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Nasser Galzari

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Nasser Galzari

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Fiona Zisch
1st SHORTLIST

University of Westminster + Jestico + Whiles

Mentor: Richard Rose
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Corinna Dean

University of Westminster, London

Mentors: Alessandro Ayuso, Yota Adilenidou
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster + SOCA

Mentor: Gabby Shawcross

University of Westminster + SOCA

Mentor: Gabby Shawcross

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Jonathan Schofield

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: Jonathan Schofield

University of Westminster + Grimshaw

Mentors: Mubarak Khan, Pawel Uczciwek

University of Westminster + Penoyre & Prasad

Mentors: Anna-Lisa Pollock, Sam Frankland

University of Westminster + Colman Architects

Mentors: Emma Hyett, Natalia Rubio, Chris Corner

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: James Morgan

University of Westminster + BDP

Mentors: James Titchner, Mark Brown
1st

University of Westminster, London

Mentor: James Morgan

University of Westminster + Ryder Architecture

Mentors: Andrea Deng, Charlotte Snell, Andrew Costa
SHORTLIST

University of Westminster, London

Mentors: Clare Carter, Nick Wood

University of Westminster + Sheppard Robson

Mentors: Victoria Ramez, Natalia Boguslawska

University of Westminster + Sheppard Robson

Mentors: Andreas Ieridis, Pedro Carvalho
SHORTLIST

London South Bank University, London

Mentor: Sue Phillips

Ravensbourne University 01, London

Mentors: Yin-xu Yu, Jean-Paul Tugirimana, Idrees Rasouli, Layton Reid

Ravensbourne University 02, London

Mentors: Yin-xu Yu, Jean-Paul Tugirimana, Idrees Rasouli, Layton Reid

Ravensbourne University 03, London

Mentors: Yin-xu Yu, Jean-Paul Tugirimana, Idrees Rasouli, Layton Reid

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Mentor: Eva Sopeoglou
SHORTLIST

Anna University, Chennai

Mentors: Meena Kumari, Ranee Vedamuthu
SHORTLIST

Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing

Mentor: Liu Siyong

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul

Mentor: Figen Leman
SHORTLIST SHORTLIST

MEASI, Chennai

Mentor: Kesavalu Seshachalam
1st 1st

Parsons School of Design, New York

Mentor: William Haskas

UNIBO, Bologna

Mentor: Jacopo Gaspari

PRIZES:

Hawthorn Prize    DS Smith Prize    Quintin Hogg Trust Prize

Architecture Prize     Detail Prize    Small Project Prize

Festival Spirit Prize   Kraft Prize    Correx Creation

 

TESTIMONIALS:

  • An enormous thank you on behalf of our students and CUHK. We had a great time and an overwhelmingly positive experience. Your efforts and the rest of the festival team are greatly appreciated and we definitely hope to hear more about next year's event.
    Adam Fingrut
    Senior Lecturer and Team Mentor
    CUHK, China
  • I thought FabFest was a great success, and thought it was very well received by the people we spoke to while we were there, both adults and children alike. We really enjoyed speaking to other mentors and students about their pavilions, too, and learning how they had managed quite different processes in order to achieve what had been done.
    Oliver Houchell
    Team Mentor from Professional Practice
    Oliver Houchell Studio

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Sponsors:

FABRICATION LAB
University of Westminster
College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries
35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
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