ABSTRACT
M.M. Cusack University of the West of England, UK The potential for robotic assembly in construction is examined with particular reference to the evaluation of the building design. The broad issues of design for construction assembly are explored and the relation to manufacturing assemblies identified. The paper presents the idea of representing the building design in a generative way determined by a rule system derived from the spatial relations among building components. It is argued that this provides the means to evaluate designs based on^1^ component features appropriate for automatic mating and assembly/2* component and sub-assembly delivery, and{3) construction planning for effective use of assembly resources.
