Continuum aims at putting together schools of architecture and small to medium sized enterprises to exchange research results, information, ideas, techniques, methods and expertise in the domain of design-to-manufacturing. Continuum will develop a series of activities such as student workshops to visit small to medium sized enterprises to become familiar with their limitations and potentials. Staff from the enterprises will deliver informative lectures at two levels: the basics to students of the possibilities of their forces, the advanced to researchers and teachers. Student workshops on innovative designs will aim at producing prototypes, the best of which will be ‘built’ by the enterprises involved. A web portal will be the platform for exchange of information, dissemination of results of the activities, promotion of components and presentation of techniques, virtual tutorials, videos etc.