DFAB HOUSE
DFAB HOUSE is a collaborative demonstrator of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication on the NEST building of Empa...
Spatial Timber Assemblies
The new robotic method for digital timber construction "Spatial Timber Assemblies" expands the range of possibilities for traditional timber frame construction by enabling the...
Patrik Schumacher: Smart Cities – The Architect’s Perspective
lecture at the ‘Smart Cities – Smart Buildings’ conference organized by ZHA & ABB for the UK chapter of Council of Tall Buildings and...
Keynote Lecture by Philip Yuan
The NCCR Digital Fabrication hosted the ROB|ARCH 2018 conference between September 12–14 at ETH Zurich. Prof. Philip Yuan from The College of Architecture and...
Smart Dynamic Casting
Smart Dynamic Casting (SDC) is a continuous robotic slip-forming process that enables the prefabrication of material-optimised load-bearing concrete structures using a formwork significantly smaller...
In situ Fabricator & Mesh Mould: Complete construction
The Mesh Mould technology could fundamentally alter future construction with concrete by combining formwork and reinforcement into one robotically fabricated construction. The two-metre high...
Gilles Retsin: Bits & pieces: discrete architecture (December 5, 2018)
David Ruy introduces Gilles Retsin as part of the second wave of designers engaging digital technologies, especially focused on an aesthetics of the discontinuous...
Peter Testa & Hernan Diaz Alonso: Robot House (October 2, 2017)
(Note: the wobbling image stabilizes after the 3 minute mark.)Hernan Diaz Alonso welcomes the audience to the launch of Peter Testa’s book, Robot house...
Projektteam «Mesh Mould» gewinnt Swiss Technology Award 2016 – Deutsche Version
Das Projektteam hinter der neuen Bautechnologie «Mesh Mould» hat den Swiss Technology Award 2016 in der Kategorie «Inventors» gewonnen. Der Award ist der bedeutendste...
Panel Discussion: Toward a Robotic Architecture
The NCCR Digital Fabrication hosted the ROB|ARCH 2018 conference between September 12–14 at ETH Zurich.On Friday, September 14th Prof. Mahesh Daas and Prof....