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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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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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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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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…
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Reciprocalshell Model
While the full-scale shell is prepared for its return on a permanent location, we are working on a 1m sized model (Scale 1:15). The polygonal parts have been 3D printed using the FDM method and white PLA material. The completed model will be shown at the kickoff event for our new tech transfer center TTZ…
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Reciprocalshell II
A new simple, fast and cost- and material-efficient construction system, using short wood elements and without the need for steel nodes! 01.07.2023, Augsburg: A new research demonstrator was just completed for our computationally designed and fabricated, material-saving lightweight timber gridshell system. The new prototype was made possible by Stadtsparkasse Augsburg, who invited us to design…
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Book Chapter
We have proudly contributed the chapter “Digital Tools for Challenging Resources” to the book “Architecture and Design for Industry 4.0”, published by Springer International Publishing Architecture and Design for Industry 4.0 Theory and PracticeMaurizio Barberio, Micaela Colella, Angelo Figliola, Alessandra Battisti (Herausgeber) Buch | Hardcover2023 | 1st ed. 2024Springer International Publishing (Verlag)978-3-031-36921-6 (ISBN)
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Reciprocalshell Demonstrator Construction started
After completing our first reciprocalshell demonstrator in December 2022 in collaboration with Chalmers University, a second demonstrator was planned for a central location in the city of Augsburg. While the first demonstrator was built with a span of 7 meters, the second demonstrator is planned with a span of 15 meters. While the production and…
