Talk Series 14

Bridging Design and Manufacturing – DFMA Strategies in Advanced Manufacturing

Speakers:

Tony Ho, Senior Computational Designer from Archistar

Summary:

Construction is evolving with new digital fabrication methods that make projects faster, more cost-effective, and more sustainable. This session will explore how DFMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly), digital workflows, and prefabrication are shaping the future of building design. Using case studies from completed projects, we will examine how advanced manufacturing techniques help deliver efficient high-quality architectural and engineering solutions.

All content in the presentation had permission from AR-MA unless noted otherwise. All project credits go to their respective owners.

This talk was delivered at UNSW on 31 March 2025. Talk duration is 49 minutes.

Speaker Bio:

Tony Ho is a Senior Computational Designer and consultant with extensive experience pioneering Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DfMA) methodologies developed during his significant tenure at AR-MA. As Senior Associate, he led the advancement of design planning, digital fabrication, and automation processes, contributing to the delivery of numerous notable built projects across Australia.

CPD Details:

This talk is offered as a formal CPD activity for architects, mapped to performance criteria PC18 and PC28 in the Australian 2021 National Standard of Competencies for Architects.

A copy of the CPD questions can be accessed here. If you take notes in digital format during the video, you will be able to copy/paste your answers into the questionnaire at the end. 

Upon completion of the video, a link to the CPD questionnaire will be unlocked. Submit your answers via that link to earn 1 formal CPD point and receive your certificate for record-keeping purposes. Note: The questionnaire link will only load if the video is viewed from this webpage. If you navigate to YouTube to view the video, you will not be able to access it.