Changes in technology, ideas of sustainability, notions of architectural versatility and the transience of structures have instigated a reappraisal of the premises upon which architects have long relied, and the evolution of the digital and its penetration into all aspects of the architectural arts has rearticulated the relationship between the architect, client and contractor. Forward-looking designers can now harness processes such as 3D digital fabrication and robot technology to realise designs that previously had to remain purely speculative, and can maintain a greater control of the translation process that goes from the design to fabrication. The Los Angeles-based company Stereobot occupies the nexus of these interrelated preoccupations and developments. It was founded in 2012 by visionary architect Alexis Rochas, who creates temporary structures that integrate design, space-frame technology and advanced fabrication techniques by using robotic cutting and computers to design the complicated, custom-designed forms that marry 'structure' and 'skin'.
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