10.25411/aru.9976613.v2 Maria Vogiatzaki Maria Vogiatzaki Effie Douroudi Effie Douroudi Maria Lantavou Maria Lantavou Ioanna Symeonidou Ioanna Symeonidou The parametric design process Anglia Ruskin Research Online (ARRO) 2019 textiles digital design adaptive architecture nature-inspired design additive manufacturing nanomaterials speculative design Architectural Design Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design) Architecture not elsewhere classified Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified Design Innovation Digital and Interaction Design Textile and Fashion Design Architectural design Architectural science and technology Architecture not elsewhere classified Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified Design not elsewhere classified Interaction and experience design Textile and fashion design 2019-11-15 12:04:27 Media https://aru.figshare.com/articles/media/The_parametric_design_process/9976613 Additive manufacturing is suggested as a potential fabrication method, as it can create complex objects directly from the 3D model by stratifying material layer upon layer, and prototypes can be highly customized. In particular dual-material 3d printing technology, that enables the fabrication of a flexible structure (e.g. Ninjaflex, Filaflex) with smart material (e.g. carbon fiber) embedded in selected components (Figure 3), in order to achieve the desired operation <br>