Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D

Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D

Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D

///Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D The Glass Competence Center (GCC) unites the competences of the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Center for Structural Materials (MPA-IfW) in structural glass engineering and design. The main manufacturing processes in

Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D

///Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D The Glass Competence Center (GCC) unites the competences of the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Center for Structural Materials (MPA-IfW) in structural glass engineering and design. The main manufacturing processes in

Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D

///Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D The research group Energy Efficient Construction is dedicated to develop methods for reducing the energy consumption of buildings and settlements, right up to zero-energy buildings and energy-positive settlement modules. In addition, innovative thermally activated

Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D

///Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D The research group Energy Efficient Construction is dedicated to develop methods for reducing the energy consumption of buildings and settlements, right up to zero-energy buildings and energy-positive settlement modules. In addition, innovative thermally activated

Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D

///Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D The Paper Construction and Design Group is engaged in fundamental research of constructions made out of paper. Main focus of the research is the development of building materials made of paper to promote

Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D

///Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D The Paper Construction and Design Group is engaged in fundamental research of constructions made out of paper. Main focus of the research is the development of building materials made of paper to promote

Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM

///Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM Finally back to analog: Summer version of our PhD seminar of the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt – this

Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM

///Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM Finally back to analog: Summer version of our PhD seminar of the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt – this

PhD Defense: Physiomimetic Façade Design by Susanne Gosztonyi

///PhD Defense: Physiomimetic Façade Design by Susanne Gosztonyi The motivation for this dissertation has evolved from the observation about the development of adaptive façades for energy-efficient buildings and the simultaneously growing desire to find solutions that reduce the complexity and

PhD Defense: Physiomimetic Façade Design by Susanne Gosztonyi

///PhD Defense: Physiomimetic Façade Design by Susanne Gosztonyi The motivation for this dissertation has evolved from the observation about the development of adaptive façades for energy-efficient buildings and the simultaneously growing desire to find solutions that reduce the complexity and

PhD Defense: Advancing Transparency by Lisa Rammig

///PhD Defense: Advancing Transparency by Lisa Rammig In light of the climate crisis our planet is currently facing and the effect our use of resources has on our lives, the association with transparency is not only related to its physical

PhD Defense: Advancing Transparency by Lisa Rammig

///PhD Defense: Advancing Transparency by Lisa Rammig In light of the climate crisis our planet is currently facing and the effect our use of resources has on our lives, the association with transparency is not only related to its physical

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022 The next issue of the Journal of Façade Design & Engineering is out, launched on the new platform and open for access. Link: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Facade Design and

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022

JFDE Volume 10, No 1 / 2022 The next issue of the Journal of Façade Design & Engineering is out, launched on the new platform and open for access. Link: Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Facade Design and

JFDE New Website             

///JFDE New Website         The Journal for Façade Design and Engineering has a new website and a new platform for its open access. Please feel welcome to test the site and get access to the regularly published journals – twice a

JFDE New Website             

///JFDE New Website         The Journal for Façade Design and Engineering has a new website and a new platform for its open access. Please feel welcome to test the site and get access to the regularly published journals – twice a

EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM

///EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM This time Darmstadt / München: the Energy Efficient Construction research group of the ISM+D Darmstadt visited the chair Building Technology and Climate Engineering at TU München. And yes, the normal setup: presentation and discussion about

EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM

///EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM This time Darmstadt / München: the Energy Efficient Construction research group of the ISM+D Darmstadt visited the chair Building Technology and Climate Engineering at TU München. And yes, the normal setup: presentation and discussion about

PhD Series AF+PRG

///PhD Series AF+PRG As Architectural Facade + Product Research Group we are happy to be part of the PhD publication series at the Faculty of Architecture and the Build Environment / TU Delft, which provides a very well designed and

PhD Series AF+PRG

///PhD Series AF+PRG As Architectural Facade + Product Research Group we are happy to be part of the PhD publication series at the Faculty of Architecture and the Build Environment / TU Delft, which provides a very well designed and

Next Glass Journal Issued!

///Next Glass Journal Issued! Welcome to the first issue of the GS &E in 2022 – we are looking forward to an exciting and interesting year for the glass community as the United Nations General Assembly last year declared 2022

Next Glass Journal Issued!

///Next Glass Journal Issued! Welcome to the first issue of the GS &E in 2022 – we are looking forward to an exciting and interesting year for the glass community as the United Nations General Assembly last year declared 2022

PhD Series ISM+D

///PhD Series ISM+D Institute series on advances in mechanics, materials, structures, building envelopes and load-bearing structures. The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design of the TU Darmstadt and the Institute of Mechanics and Materials Research of the TH Mittelhessen in

PhD Series ISM+D

///PhD Series ISM+D Institute series on advances in mechanics, materials, structures, building envelopes and load-bearing structures. The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design of the TU Darmstadt and the Institute of Mechanics and Materials Research of the TH Mittelhessen in

ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation

///ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation ENSNARE is a research project under the lead of Tecnalia / Spain – we are pleased to be part of it! The main objective is to boost the implementation of

ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation

///ENSNARE  – ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building REnovation ENSNARE is a research project under the lead of Tecnalia / Spain – we are pleased to be part of it! The main objective is to boost the implementation of

PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte

///PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte Here we go: Printed booklet of Dennis de Witte´s PhD “Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” is now available at Springer, being part of our ISM+D series “Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im

PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte

///PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte Here we go: Printed booklet of Dennis de Witte´s PhD “Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” is now available at Springer, being part of our ISM+D series “Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im

PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster

///PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster Laminated safety glass enables the safe construction of transparent structures. The mechanical behaviour depends on the polymeric interlayer both in the intact and in

PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster

///PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster Laminated safety glass enables the safe construction of transparent structures. The mechanical behaviour depends on the polymeric interlayer both in the intact and in

AF+PRG Meets Climate Engineering at TUM

///AF+PRG Meets Climate Engineering at TUM Slowly back to social interaction in research: the spring 2022 trip of the Architectural Façade and Product Research Group brought us to our colleagues at the chair Climate Engineering of Prof. Thomas Auer at

AF+PRG Meets Climate Engineering at TUM

///AF+PRG Meets Climate Engineering at TUM Slowly back to social interaction in research: the spring 2022 trip of the Architectural Façade and Product Research Group brought us to our colleagues at the chair Climate Engineering of Prof. Thomas Auer at

BAMP @ Biennale 2022 in Venice

///BAMP @ Biennale 2022 in Venice The TU Darmstadt based research group “BAMP – Building with Paper” was allowed to have an exhibition at the Biennale in Venice. Pushed by Fabian Luttropp and Ariel Auslender the team was able to

BAMP @ Biennale 2022 in Venice

///BAMP @ Biennale 2022 in Venice The TU Darmstadt based research group “BAMP – Building with Paper” was allowed to have an exhibition at the Biennale in Venice. Pushed by Fabian Luttropp and Ariel Auslender the team was able to

BE-AM Exhibition at FormNEXT     

///BE-AM Exhibition at FormNEXT      As part of our annual BE-AM we are happy to have an exhibition with real 1:1 parts and projects of additive manufactured components for the built environment. Super interesting to see and feel the objects and

BE-AM Exhibition at FormNEXT     

///BE-AM Exhibition at FormNEXT      As part of our annual BE-AM we are happy to have an exhibition with real 1:1 parts and projects of additive manufactured components for the built environment. Super interesting to see and feel the objects and

AMglass

//AMglass Additive manufacturing offers enormous design freedom – the ever-increasing trend of individually manufactured components is a particular contributor to this, mostly for metal and plastics. In the glass industry things are different: the high temperatures and strong temperature differences

AMglass

//AMglass Additive manufacturing offers enormous design freedom – the ever-increasing trend of individually manufactured components is a particular contributor to this, mostly for metal and plastics. In the glass industry things are different: the high temperatures and strong temperature differences

International Facade Workshop

///International Facade Workshop Yap, all digital…and we are all well experienced in this now – so why not trying to use it for something good? As an initiative of PUC / Chile, Tongji University / China, USC / USA, TU

International Facade Workshop

///International Facade Workshop Yap, all digital…and we are all well experienced in this now – so why not trying to use it for something good? As an initiative of PUC / Chile, Tongji University / China, USC / USA, TU

PowerSKIN – Call for Abstracts

///PowerSKIN – Call for Abstracts Dear all, on behalf of the scientific committee, we are pleased to invite you to the PowerSKIN Conference. This year the conference will be held as a virtual venue on Thursday, 8th December 2022 and the abstract submissions are accepted until March 27, 2022.

PowerSKIN – Call for Abstracts

///PowerSKIN – Call for Abstracts Dear all, on behalf of the scientific committee, we are pleased to invite you to the PowerSKIN Conference. This year the conference will be held as a virtual venue on Thursday, 8th December 2022 and the abstract submissions are accepted until March 27, 2022.

New Page efn

///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a

New Page efn

///New Page efn The European Façade Network is an association of universities in Europe, being involved in façade education and research. The group has been active for more than a decade and is now launching a new homepage as a

Touching Cellulose

///Touching Cellulose Touching cellulose – an activity at TU Delft, is dealing with wood as building material. In September 2021 the first conference and workshop took place as a hybrid event. Videos are available now – check the homepage: touching-cellulose-september-lecture-series!

Touching Cellulose

///Touching Cellulose Touching cellulose – an activity at TU Delft, is dealing with wood as building material. In September 2021 the first conference and workshop took place as a hybrid event. Videos are available now – check the homepage: touching-cellulose-september-lecture-series!

ZukunftBAU Paper House  

///ZukunfBAU Paper House   How to build with paper? And how to evaluate the results? ISMD / TU Darmstadt was involved in a building project experimenting with paper as building material and is now evaluating the building physics and structural

ZukunftBAU Paper House  

///ZukunfBAU Paper House   How to build with paper? And how to evaluate the results? ISMD / TU Darmstadt was involved in a building project experimenting with paper as building material and is now evaluating the building physics and structural