Posts Tagged: construction
Meeting the experts !
Filming Facade Theory and Technology 2 in Italy Earlier this autumn, Alessandra Luna Navarro and Marcel Bilow travelled through Italy to film new episodes for the MOOC “Facade Theory and Technology 2” — part of the OpenFace micro master program learning series. Between historic piazzas and modern research
Meeting the experts !
Filming Facade Theory and Technology 2 in Italy Earlier this autumn, Alessandra Luna Navarro and Marcel Bilow travelled through Italy to film new episodes for the MOOC “Facade Theory and Technology 2” — part of the OpenFace micro master program learning series. Between historic piazzas and modern research
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register
///BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register We are happy to announce this year’s BE-AM | Built Environment Additive – Manufacturing Symposium and Exhibition at the Formnext 2025.Sixteen international speakers from academia and industry will present and discuss the latest developments in Additive Manufacturing
BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register
///BE-AM 2025 – Link to Register We are happy to announce this year’s BE-AM | Built Environment Additive – Manufacturing Symposium and Exhibition at the Formnext 2025.Sixteen international speakers from academia and industry will present and discuss the latest developments in Additive Manufacturing
“Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar
/// “Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar “Building and Façade design research for the AEC industry” seminar took place at the UC Lo Contador and San Joaquín campuses on September 22 and 23, 2025, respectively. The
“Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar
/// “Building and Façade Design Research for the AEC Industry” Seminar “Building and Façade design research for the AEC industry” seminar took place at the UC Lo Contador and San Joaquín campuses on September 22 and 23, 2025, respectively. The
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade
///Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade The Bosco Verticale in Milan, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2014, has become a global symbol of green architecture. Its façades, densely planted with trees and shrubs, promise
Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade
///Bosco Verticale in Milan – Ambition and Complexity on the Façade The Bosco Verticale in Milan, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti in 2014, has become a global symbol of green architecture. Its façades, densely planted with trees and shrubs, promise
BE-AM Call for Exhibition
///BE-AM Call for Exhibition Call for Contributions – extended Deadline September 28, 2025 The BE-AM Symposium is the key platform for 3D printing and additive manufacturing in architecture, engineering, construction, and design. On November 19, 2025, the Digital Design Unit
BE-AM Call for Exhibition
///BE-AM Call for Exhibition Call for Contributions – extended Deadline September 28, 2025 The BE-AM Symposium is the key platform for 3D printing and additive manufacturing in architecture, engineering, construction, and design. On November 19, 2025, the Digital Design Unit
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
Multihalle Mannheim
///Multihalle Mannheim When Frei Otto designed the Multihalle in Mannheim in the late 1970s, he wasn’t just building a venue for a garden exhibition—he was redefining what architecture could be. The sweeping timber lattice shell was groundbreaking: light, fluid, and
Multihalle Mannheim
///Multihalle Mannheim When Frei Otto designed the Multihalle in Mannheim in the late 1970s, he wasn’t just building a venue for a garden exhibition—he was redefining what architecture could be. The sweeping timber lattice shell was groundbreaking: light, fluid, and
MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched
///MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched Feel invited to check the MicroMaster program OpenFace! It is a program of free online courses, explaining the how and why of facades. Now we launched the „Detailing Ventilated Facades“course, a program to explain
MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched
///MicroMaster Course „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ Launched Feel invited to check the MicroMaster program OpenFace! It is a program of free online courses, explaining the how and why of facades. Now we launched the „Detailing Ventilated Facades“course, a program to explain
MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open!
///MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open! You may have seen the mooc „Detailing Stick Systems Facades“ – the story of developing a detail. Here comes the next one: „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ – with integrated windows. And again Marcel Bilow
MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open!
///MOOC Detailing Ventilated Facades – now open! You may have seen the mooc „Detailing Stick Systems Facades“ – the story of developing a detail. Here comes the next one: „Detailing Ventilated Facades“ – with integrated windows. And again Marcel Bilow
FACE Courses Available
///FACE Courses Available EURAC / Bolzano is once again organizing the FACE postmaster facade education: The course is designed for professionals in the world of façade architecture, construction and engineering. At FACE they offer comprehensive curriculum that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world
FACE Courses Available
///FACE Courses Available EURAC / Bolzano is once again organizing the FACE postmaster facade education: The course is designed for professionals in the world of façade architecture, construction and engineering. At FACE they offer comprehensive curriculum that bridges theoretical knowledge with practical, real-world
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
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
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
GlassTechnology Live – The HUB
///GlassTechnology Live – The HUB GlassTec Düsseldorf – the place where designers, engineers and companies being interested in glass in construction do meet! And as every 2 years, the trade show has a central exhibition, showcasing innovations in this field:
GlassTechnology Live – The HUB
///GlassTechnology Live – The HUB GlassTec Düsseldorf – the place where designers, engineers and companies being interested in glass in construction do meet! And as every 2 years, the trade show has a central exhibition, showcasing innovations in this field:
Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD
///Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD Since some years the ISMD is active in researching the potentials and technologies for paper based building technology. This small video gives inside in the topic and team – sorry, in German. Bauen
Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD
///Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD Since some years the ISMD is active in researching the potentials and technologies for paper based building technology. This small video gives inside in the topic and team – sorry, in German. Bauen
MOOC Detailing Stick System Facades – A Practical Approach
///MOOC Detailing Stick System Facades – A Practical Approach Following the requests we got from the first Facade MOOC we are pleased to announce that the next course is approaching: „DelftX: Detailing Stick-System Façades: A Practical Approach – Master the standard
MOOC Detailing Stick System Facades – A Practical Approach
///MOOC Detailing Stick System Facades – A Practical Approach Following the requests we got from the first Facade MOOC we are pleased to announce that the next course is approaching: „DelftX: Detailing Stick-System Façades: A Practical Approach – Master the standard
AM Perspectives
///AM Perspectives Focusing the topic of additive manufacturing for the built environment the cooperation of the University of Minho, TU Delft and TU Darmstadt meets annually for research exchange sessions with their PhD students and postdocs. Each time new facets
AM Perspectives
///AM Perspectives Focusing the topic of additive manufacturing for the built environment the cooperation of the University of Minho, TU Delft and TU Darmstadt meets annually for research exchange sessions with their PhD students and postdocs. Each time new facets
PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“
///PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“ Creating formwork structures for concrete? This is the topic of this PhD project, called “Rolled Wall – Entwicklung eines textilen Wandschalungssystems”. Carina Kisker defended successfully her research project on textile-based formwork or moulding systems
PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“
///PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“ Creating formwork structures for concrete? This is the topic of this PhD project, called “Rolled Wall – Entwicklung eines textilen Wandschalungssystems”. Carina Kisker defended successfully her research project on textile-based formwork or moulding systems
GDL@ISM+D
///GDL@ISM+D See Alex Wolf, head of the lab, explaining the Generative Design Lab at ISMD / TU Darmstadt, showing the tools, technology and opportunities for additive manufacturing in construction industry – yes, video is in German….sorry Video: GDL / ISMD