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Chestnut Hypar Friedberg
15.01.2025, Friedberg: Due to their special geometry, saddle-surface structures allow for the construction of very material-efficient and lightweight roofs. There is a long history of such constructions, mostly built from concrete, which requires cost and labour intensive formwork structures for the casting. Furthermore, it is challenging to integrate openings for natural lighting in the concrete…
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Park Arena Furth
In our BMEL FNR research project .TSI, DTC researchers have developed new design tools and methods for robot-fabricated, rapid-assembly lightweight timber structures. These methods aim at the reduction of complex and costly steel plate connectors. The Reciprocalshell System is using cost-efficient rectangular beam cross-sections. Mortise-and-tenon joints are used as locator features for the assembly, as…
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Prof. Dr. Christopher Robeller
I am a Professor for Digital Design and Production at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences THA, leading the Digital Timber Construction DTC working group. We are researching and teaching at the interface between architecture, civil engineering, robotics and computer science and our aim is to make constructions more sustainable through digital methods and technology. Important topics…
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Speaker at Houtdag
12.11.2024, Apeldoorn, Christopher Robeller will be speaking at the Dutch “Houtdag” conference event, alongside high-level speakers such as Hermann Blumer. The Houtdag is going for depth: the annual knowledge event about building with wood has now become a complete conference day, with keynote speakers and short, knowledge-intensive lectures. During this Houtdag, frontrunners from home and…
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Dr. Hamed Karimian A.
Since 2020, Hamed Karimian A. has been a member of the “Timber Structure Interface” project, which is led by Professor Dr. Christopher Robeller and hosted by the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Bremen University of Applied Science, and Augsburg University of Applied Science. Within the scope of this research project, Hamed has co-developed structural lightweight timber…
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Architecture Studio
04.07.2024, Aichach / Schloss Blumenthal: This summer semester, our DTC Architecture studio (M.Sc. Arch Students) developed “modular timber construction” designs for the ecological community Schloss Blumenthal, in the Aichach district. Our new technology transfer center “TTZ Digital Planning and Construction” will also soon be starting there. Schloss Blumenthal is a listed ensemble near Aichach. A…
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Holzbaupreis 2024
02.07.2024, Mainz – Every 5 years, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate awards outstanding projects in timber construction. For the 2019-2024 period, our project “Castanea Sativa Cabin” received an honorable recognition, with an award and certificate handed over by the state minister of the environment Katrin Eder, at a ceremony at the Zentrum Baukultur Mainz. The project…
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New DTC Robot
23.05.2024, Augsburg: Our newest DTC team member, Tucker the Robot, is getting a warm welcome from our Researchers and Students. This robot will be used both for research projects and for teaching (such as design-build project with our students) Read more about our DTC Protolab facilities here
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LNDW 2024
04.05.2024, Augsburg: Christopher Robeller and Karl Ahlund will be presenting the work of DTC at the “night of science” in the city hall of Augsburg. Im Rathaus, der Stadtbücherei und dem Leopold Mozart College geben Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Universität und der Technischen Hochschule Augsburg Einblicke in ihren Forschungsalltag – mit mehr als 50 einfach…
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BIM Salon Munich
18.04.2024, Munich: The III. Bim Salon of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects opened the podium for its participants on the topic of “Digital Planning & Education” yesterday evening, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. The topics discussed were in relation to the digital transformation of our planning and building culture. The event featured guest contributions from…
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Coding Architecture
01.02.2024, DTC research was featured in the Publication “Coding Architecture”. The book provides a clear picture of how computational processes are gradually permeating and innovating the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction sector, contributing to sustainability and aesthetic evolution. It achieves that by gathering a collection of accounts shared by pioneering professionals involved in this innovation, drawing…
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Lecture at Barcelonatech
Barcelona, 21.2.2024: A visit and lecture at UPC Barcelonatech, as part of their well recognised master’s degree Parametric Design in Architecture (MPDA), https://www.mpda.upc.edu UPC’s master’s degree Parametric Design in Architecture (MPDA) is an international program that seeks to teach and explore technology efficiency. MPDA is oriented to the integration of computational tools and digital manufacturing technology in building systems and architectural design. MPDA…
