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FutureFacade is Coming Up!
///FutureFacade is Coming Up! Feel invited to visit us in Utrecht, NL on May 7th and 8th, 2025. Besides the usual attractions of a trade fair, dozens of keynote presentations held by well-recognized Façade Experts are waiting for you. Also,
FutureFacade is Coming Up!
///FutureFacade is Coming Up! Feel invited to visit us in Utrecht, NL on May 7th and 8th, 2025. Besides the usual attractions of a trade fair, dozens of keynote presentations held by well-recognized Façade Experts are waiting for you. Also,
PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025
///PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025 Yes, this is a usual process – but always inspiring again! Members of all the Institute’s research groups present the current state of the research and the individual PhD project there – to evaluate,
PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025
///PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025 Yes, this is a usual process – but always inspiring again! Members of all the Institute’s research groups present the current state of the research and the individual PhD project there – to evaluate,
Conference “Facades 2025 – Towards Sustanibility”
///”Conference Facades 2025 – Towards Sustanibility“ On 6th June 2025, the international facade conference “Façades 2025 – Towards Sustainability” will take place at the CCB – Cultural Center of Belém in Lisbon, one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in
Conference “Facades 2025 – Towards Sustanibility”
///”Conference Facades 2025 – Towards Sustanibility“ On 6th June 2025, the international facade conference “Façades 2025 – Towards Sustainability” will take place at the CCB – Cultural Center of Belém in Lisbon, one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in
MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online!
///MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online! As you know, we are developing a digital educational program for facade design and engineering. And of couse circularity is central in this field of technology – so here we go: the MOOC Circularity
MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online!
///MOOC Circularity Principles for Facades Online! As you know, we are developing a digital educational program for facade design and engineering. And of couse circularity is central in this field of technology – so here we go: the MOOC Circularity
PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“
///PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“ Henrik Riedel has successfully defended his dissertation at TU Darmstadt. His research addresses key challenges in applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to civil engineering, including limited data availability, high labeling costs,
PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“
///PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“ Henrik Riedel has successfully defended his dissertation at TU Darmstadt. His research addresses key challenges in applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to civil engineering, including limited data availability, high labeling costs,
Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“
///Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“ Due to periodic patterns in the axle spacings of trains, the excitation of the bridge by successive axles may
Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“
///Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“ Due to periodic patterns in the axle spacings of trains, the excitation of the bridge by successive axles may
Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michael Kraus / ISMD
///Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michi Kraus / ISMD Prof Dr. Clemens Hübler and Prof Dr. Michael Kraus gave their inaugural lectures at TU Darmstadt / Civil and Environmental Engineering on February 5, 2025. But first, our former colleague Prof
Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michael Kraus / ISMD
///Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michi Kraus / ISMD Prof Dr. Clemens Hübler and Prof Dr. Michael Kraus gave their inaugural lectures at TU Darmstadt / Civil and Environmental Engineering on February 5, 2025. But first, our former colleague Prof
Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University
///Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University Interested in facade engineering? New On-Campus program started at Özyeğin University in Istanbul – in English, so for national and international students! More information here.
Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University
///Facade Program Istanbul @ Özyeğin University Interested in facade engineering? New On-Campus program started at Özyeğin University in Istanbul – in English, so for national and international students! More information here.
MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt
///MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt OpenFace – a digital education program for facade design and engineering – is contstantly developing: We are halfway through with the production of the video and learning content – and looking forward to the next submissions of
MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt
///MicroMaster Meeting Darmstadt OpenFace – a digital education program for facade design and engineering – is contstantly developing: We are halfway through with the production of the video and learning content – and looking forward to the next submissions of
Future Facade Call for Innovations!
Future Facade Call for Innovations! Future Facade 2025: Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event mainly focusses on professionals from
Future Facade Call for Innovations!
Future Facade Call for Innovations! Future Facade 2025: Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event mainly focusses on professionals from
PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center
///PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center The Class Competence Center is looking for new team members: – Share your expertise with students and shape the next generation of glass experts– Join a leading glass research organization and take the opportunity
PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center
///PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center The Class Competence Center is looking for new team members: – Share your expertise with students and shape the next generation of glass experts– Join a leading glass research organization and take the opportunity
PhD Defence Alexander Wolf
///PhD Defence Alexander Wolf In January 2025, MSc Alexander Wolf successfully defended his dissertation “Applied Additively Manufactured Ceramics for the Built Environment”, putting the next level of additive manufacturing technology for bricks. His focus was on printing technology, surface quality
PhD Defence Alexander Wolf
///PhD Defence Alexander Wolf In January 2025, MSc Alexander Wolf successfully defended his dissertation “Applied Additively Manufactured Ceramics for the Built Environment”, putting the next level of additive manufacturing technology for bricks. His focus was on printing technology, surface quality
FORMlight – Free Form Bended Facade Panels
///FORMlight – Free Form Bended Facade Panels Bending thin metal as a facade element always needs a substructure to secure the geometry. This research project – a cooperation of the Institute of Structural Mechanics + Design and the Institute of
FORMlight – Free Form Bended Facade Panels
///FORMlight – Free Form Bended Facade Panels Bending thin metal as a facade element always needs a substructure to secure the geometry. This research project – a cooperation of the Institute of Structural Mechanics + Design and the Institute of
Hollow Glass Units Bridge @ Coring Museum of Glass
///Hollow Glass Units Bridge @ Coring Museum of Glass Hollow glass units – HGUs, a method of using glass as a load-bearing structure. A first prototype, “Tortuca”, utilizes the shape of an arch to give a proof of principle for a
Hollow Glass Units Bridge @ Coring Museum of Glass
///Hollow Glass Units Bridge @ Coring Museum of Glass Hollow glass units – HGUs, a method of using glass as a load-bearing structure. A first prototype, “Tortuca”, utilizes the shape of an arch to give a proof of principle for a
New Journal of Facade Design + Engineering out
///New Journal of Facade Design + Engineering out Facade design and engineering – this is a rather new discipline in the design process of buildings. But as the costs of a facade are about 20-30 percent of the overall costs
New Journal of Facade Design + Engineering out
///New Journal of Facade Design + Engineering out Facade design and engineering – this is a rather new discipline in the design process of buildings. But as the costs of a facade are about 20-30 percent of the overall costs
Future Facade 2025
///Future Facade 2025 Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event is hosted by Royal Jaarbeurs in collaboration with TU Delft,
Future Facade 2025
///Future Facade 2025 Future Façade is a network and innovation biennial event with attached exhibition floor that brings together experts in the field of façade design, engineering and constructing. This event is hosted by Royal Jaarbeurs in collaboration with TU Delft,
Glass Melting Pot
///Glass Melting Pot When you see people at GlassTechnology LIVE at GlassTEC in Düsseldorf using these wired earphones: this is a new concept of research-industry exchange! The program Glass Melting Pot, developed by Michael Engelmann / TU Dresden, Christian Louter
Glass Melting Pot
///Glass Melting Pot When you see people at GlassTechnology LIVE at GlassTEC in Düsseldorf using these wired earphones: this is a new concept of research-industry exchange! The program Glass Melting Pot, developed by Michael Engelmann / TU Dresden, Christian Louter
BE-AM 24
///BE-AM 24 Another year, another show – in it’s 2024 edition, our annual event BE-AM [Built Environment – Additive Manufacturing] once again attracted researchers and practitioners from all over the globe. Going from Nov 19th to Nov 22nd, our exhibition
AM Glass
///AM Glass Since quite a while the ISMD / TU Darmstadt has been investigating additive manufactured glass solutions. And also for the 2024 GlasstechnolgyLIVE edition the team of the Glass Competence Center developed printed glass solutions: A fixing system for
AM Glass
///AM Glass Since quite a while the ISMD / TU Darmstadt has been investigating additive manufactured glass solutions. And also for the 2024 GlasstechnolgyLIVE edition the team of the Glass Competence Center developed printed glass solutions: A fixing system for
BE-AM 2024
///BE-AM 2024 This is quite a tradition: for10 years we have been organising our BE-AM (Built Environment – Additive Manufacturing) conference – an annual event. And handling it once a year is quite a change for a conference, as it
BE-AM 2024
///BE-AM 2024 This is quite a tradition: for10 years we have been organising our BE-AM (Built Environment – Additive Manufacturing) conference – an annual event. And handling it once a year is quite a change for a conference, as it
Full Glass Shell
///Full Glass Shell Task is clear: maximal transparency and maximal use of the material! So how would we build a shell structure out of glass with no supporting steel skeleton – this was the task, the consortium of TU Darmstadt,
Full Glass Shell
///Full Glass Shell Task is clear: maximal transparency and maximal use of the material! So how would we build a shell structure out of glass with no supporting steel skeleton – this was the task, the consortium of TU Darmstadt,
MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online
///MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online We had this as a request: a MOOC (massive open online course) about facade principles and technology. So here we go: this is the „theory of facades“ course no 1 – dealing with
MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online
///MOOC Principles, Materials and Technologies of Façades online We had this as a request: a MOOC (massive open online course) about facade principles and technology. So here we go: this is the „theory of facades“ course no 1 – dealing with
AF+P in Antwerp
///AF+P in Antwerp We had the pleasure to be hosted with our annual PhD group meeting in Antwerp by the Henry van der Velde Research Group, Faculty of Design Sciences of the University of Antwerp. Super event with very diverse
AF+P in Antwerp
///AF+P in Antwerp We had the pleasure to be hosted with our annual PhD group meeting in Antwerp by the Henry van der Velde Research Group, Faculty of Design Sciences of the University of Antwerp. Super event with very diverse
Glass Innovation Library
///Glass Innovation Library The trade show Glass Technology Live in Düsseldorf has been a place to find innovations in glass construction since 1996: developed by Prof Stefan Behling / Uni Stuttgart, this trade show was hosting an innovation hub showcasing
Glass Innovation Library
///Glass Innovation Library The trade show Glass Technology Live in Düsseldorf has been a place to find innovations in glass construction since 1996: developed by Prof Stefan Behling / Uni Stuttgart, this trade show was hosting an innovation hub showcasing
EFN Group Meeting
///EFN Group Meeting The European Facade Network efn, an association of 10 universities being active in facade education, meets twice a year during the association’s conference. Last meeting in Luzern was linked to the conference Facade 24, hosted by the
EFN Group Meeting
///EFN Group Meeting The European Facade Network efn, an association of 10 universities being active in facade education, meets twice a year during the association’s conference. Last meeting in Luzern was linked to the conference Facade 24, hosted by the
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