Teaching Digital Design and Fabrication to AEC’s Artisans

This contribution describes an operative research activity within the teaching of digital design and fabrication to Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) artisans. The didactic approach described arises from the lack of academic paths thought for AEC’s artisans, highlighting the reason why this aspect is relevant for both the AEC and the artisanal fields. In particular, the article reports a research project carried out by two artisans who attended the C.E.S.A.R. Course, an annual university course organized by the Politecnico di Bari in collaboration with Les Compagnons du Devoir, a historic French professional association. In particular, the research project concerns the study and the digital transposition using digital design and fabrication processes and tools of the “Bridge over the Basento River” designed by Sergio Musmeci.