Posts Tagged: research
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: DDU
///BE-AM Lab@ TU Darmstadt: DDU The Digital Design Unite Lab: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN: DDU researches forms of collaboration between architects and robots both in the design studio and on the construction site. COMBINATORIAL DESIGN: Using computational design tools and digital fabrication DDU revisits modular design in architecture with the promise of reusable and affordable buildings.
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: DDU
///BE-AM Lab@ TU Darmstadt: DDU The Digital Design Unite Lab: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN: DDU researches forms of collaboration between architects and robots both in the design studio and on the construction site. COMBINATORIAL DESIGN: Using computational design tools and digital fabrication DDU revisits modular design in architecture with the promise of reusable and affordable buildings.
Next Journal Glass Structures & Engineering
///Next Journal Glass Structures & Engineering The journal Glass Structures & Engineering has been active since 2016 and has reached a level of awareness, which is impressive. This is related to the breadth and depth of the papers handled by
Next Journal Glass Structures & Engineering
///Next Journal Glass Structures & Engineering The journal Glass Structures & Engineering has been active since 2016 and has reached a level of awareness, which is impressive. This is related to the breadth and depth of the papers handled by
BE-AM Blog
///BE-AM Blog As a follow-up to our former blog AM4AE, the blog’s content is now collected, including world mapping of additive manufacturing activities in the built environment as well as links to all BE-AM conferences on additive manufacturing for the
BE-AM Blog
///BE-AM Blog As a follow-up to our former blog AM4AE, the blog’s content is now collected, including world mapping of additive manufacturing activities in the built environment as well as links to all BE-AM conferences on additive manufacturing for the
PhD Defense Jens Böke
///PhD Defense Jens Böke Jens Böke successfully defended his PhD ThinkingSkins on 22.06.2020 in Delft. In a corona situation, most peers were only present digitally….but at least a small committee with the rector was present on the campus to celebrate
PhD Defense Jens Böke
///PhD Defense Jens Böke Jens Böke successfully defended his PhD ThinkingSkins on 22.06.2020 in Delft. In a corona situation, most peers were only present digitally….but at least a small committee with the rector was present on the campus to celebrate
ThinkingSkins: Cyber-Physical Systems as Foundation for Intelligent Adaptive Façades
///ThinkingSkins: Cyber-Physical Systems as Foundation for Intelligent Adaptive Façades PhD by Jens Böke: New technologies and automation concepts emerge in the digitalization of our environment. This is, for example, reflected by intelligent production systems in Industry 4.0. A core aspect
ThinkingSkins: Cyber-Physical Systems as Foundation for Intelligent Adaptive Façades
///ThinkingSkins: Cyber-Physical Systems as Foundation for Intelligent Adaptive Façades PhD by Jens Böke: New technologies and automation concepts emerge in the digitalization of our environment. This is, for example, reflected by intelligent production systems in Industry 4.0. A core aspect
Free Form Facade Knot
///Free Form Facade Knot As a cooperation project of ISM+D with industrial partners, funded by a German grand, this project was investigating the difficulties of free-form stick-system facades, using additive manufacturing to create a knot to solve the geometrical complexity.
Free Form Facade Knot
///Free Form Facade Knot As a cooperation project of ISM+D with industrial partners, funded by a German grand, this project was investigating the difficulties of free-form stick-system facades, using additive manufacturing to create a knot to solve the geometrical complexity.
Glass Competence Center (GCC) @ TU Darmstadt
///Glass Competence Center (GCC) @ TU Darmstadt The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Materials Testing Institute (MPA) of the TU Darmstadt both have strong competencies in the field of glass construction. A team of 15 researchers
Glass Competence Center (GCC) @ TU Darmstadt
///Glass Competence Center (GCC) @ TU Darmstadt The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Materials Testing Institute (MPA) of the TU Darmstadt both have strong competencies in the field of glass construction. A team of 15 researchers
PhD Defence Alamir Mohsen „N-AM Design to Manufacture of Complex Building Envelopes Single Layer Envelopes: Mullion-Transom Systems + 3D printed Metal Nodes“
///PhD Defence Alamir Mohsen „N-AM Design to Manufacture of Complex Building Envelopes Single Layer Envelopes: Mullion-Transom Systems + 3D printed Metal Nodes“ Second PhD defence on 19.12.2019 at ISMD TU Darmstadt: Alamir Mohsen successfully defended his PhD thesis on additive
PhD Defence Alamir Mohsen „N-AM Design to Manufacture of Complex Building Envelopes Single Layer Envelopes: Mullion-Transom Systems + 3D printed Metal Nodes“
///PhD Defence Alamir Mohsen „N-AM Design to Manufacture of Complex Building Envelopes Single Layer Envelopes: Mullion-Transom Systems + 3D printed Metal Nodes“ Second PhD defence on 19.12.2019 at ISMD TU Darmstadt: Alamir Mohsen successfully defended his PhD thesis on additive
PhD Defence Sascha Hickert „Fabric Formwork – Development and Evaluation of a Textile Concrete Moulding System“
///PhD Defence Sascha Hickert „Fabric Formwork – Development and Evaluation of a Textile Concrete Moulding System“ ISMD TU Darmstadt: Sascha Hickert sucessfully defended his PhD thesis about a free form moulding system for concrete – just before Christmas on 19.12.19.
PhD Defence Sascha Hickert „Fabric Formwork – Development and Evaluation of a Textile Concrete Moulding System“
///PhD Defence Sascha Hickert „Fabric Formwork – Development and Evaluation of a Textile Concrete Moulding System“ ISMD TU Darmstadt: Sascha Hickert sucessfully defended his PhD thesis about a free form moulding system for concrete – just before Christmas on 19.12.19.
Go/NoGo at the AF+P Group in Delft
///Go/NoGo at the AF+P Group in Delft PhD students have to defend their theme after the first year in Delft. So we organized a review board of Prof. Dr. Uta Pottgiesser, Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend , Prof. Dr. Carola Hein,
Go/NoGo at the AF+P Group in Delft
///Go/NoGo at the AF+P Group in Delft PhD students have to defend their theme after the first year in Delft. So we organized a review board of Prof. Dr. Uta Pottgiesser, Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend , Prof. Dr. Carola Hein,
PhD Defence Sinem Kültür – Istanbul Technical University
///PhD Defence Sinem Kültür – Istanbul Technical University Sinem Kültür successfully defended her PhD on 15.November 2019 at ITU with the theme “A holistic decision support tool for façade design” – supervised by Prof. Dr. A. Nil Türkeri with co-supervisor
PhD Defence Sinem Kültür – Istanbul Technical University
///PhD Defence Sinem Kültür – Istanbul Technical University Sinem Kültür successfully defended her PhD on 15.November 2019 at ITU with the theme “A holistic decision support tool for façade design” – supervised by Prof. Dr. A. Nil Türkeri with co-supervisor
Steel Bridge Printed!
/// Steel Bridge Printed! We have promised a steel bridge to be printed – crossing water. It is done! The team learned how to print steel horizontally, how to deal with deformation during the printing process and how to finalize
Steel Bridge Printed!
/// Steel Bridge Printed! We have promised a steel bridge to be printed – crossing water. It is done! The team learned how to print steel horizontally, how to deal with deformation during the printing process and how to finalize
ISM+D in Antwerp
/// ISM+D in Antwerp The ISM+D organizes once per year a PhD session – this time three intensive days in Antwerp were used to discuss and develop the research content of the group: themes around structural glass, new technologies and
ISM+D in Antwerp
/// ISM+D in Antwerp The ISM+D organizes once per year a PhD session – this time three intensive days in Antwerp were used to discuss and develop the research content of the group: themes around structural glass, new technologies and
Cyclic fatigue of annealed and tempered soda-lime glass
///Cyclic fatigue of annealed and tempered soda-lime glass RESEARCH INFORMATION PhD researcher: Jonas Hilcken Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Jens Schneider Co-promoter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann-Dietrich Wörner Period: 2011–2015 Chair: TU Darmstadt, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design Structural elements that are
Cyclic fatigue of annealed and tempered soda-lime glass
///Cyclic fatigue of annealed and tempered soda-lime glass RESEARCH INFORMATION PhD researcher: Jonas Hilcken Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Jens Schneider Co-promoter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johann-Dietrich Wörner Period: 2011–2015 Chair: TU Darmstadt, Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design Structural elements that are
New Journal – Glass Structures & Engineering
/// New Journal – Glass Structures & Engineering A forum for developments in structural glass, offering a holistic approach to research, construction and engineering Presents developments in structural glass research and their practical applications Covers a wide range of research on
New Journal – Glass Structures & Engineering
/// New Journal – Glass Structures & Engineering A forum for developments in structural glass, offering a holistic approach to research, construction and engineering Presents developments in structural glass research and their practical applications Covers a wide range of research on
efnMOBILE @ Luzern
/// efnMOBILE | Luzern All about interaction of environment and user – this was the focus of the fall-workshop of the efnMOBILE, held at Hochschule Luzern. Again the students of the European façade network universities in Luzern, Delft, Detmold, San
efnMOBILE @ Luzern
/// efnMOBILE | Luzern All about interaction of environment and user – this was the focus of the fall-workshop of the efnMOBILE, held at Hochschule Luzern. Again the students of the European façade network universities in Luzern, Delft, Detmold, San
Inaugural lecture at TU Darmstadt
4th. of Nov. 2014: Inaugural lecture given by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack at TU Darmstadt, Institute of Materials and Mechanics in Civil Engineering. Prof. Knaack is newly appointed professor and head of the section for façade structures. After welcome from
Inaugural lecture at TU Darmstadt
4th. of Nov. 2014: Inaugural lecture given by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack at TU Darmstadt, Institute of Materials and Mechanics in Civil Engineering. Prof. Knaack is newly appointed professor and head of the section for façade structures. After welcome from
Facade Research Group
Façade Research Group Recent group picture of the façade research group for the TU Delft and HS OWL, taken at the last research meeting in Detmold / Germany.
Facade Research Group
Façade Research Group Recent group picture of the façade research group for the TU Delft and HS OWL, taken at the last research meeting in Detmold / Germany.
Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process
/// ‘Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process’ PHD Researcher: Linda Hildebrand First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2009 – 2012 Technical University of Delft .
Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process
/// ‘Strategic investment of embodied energy in the architectural planning process’ PHD Researcher: Linda Hildebrand First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2009 – 2012 Technical University of Delft .
Photovoltaics in Buildings
/// ‘Photovoltaics in Buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christof Erban First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2011 – 2013 Technical University of Delft
Photovoltaics in Buildings
/// ‘Photovoltaics in Buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christof Erban First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2011 – 2013 Technical University of Delft
Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings
/// ‘Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings – A design approach to energy efficiency upgrades’ PHD Researcher: Thaleia Konstantinou Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Ir. Arjan van Timmeren Period: Sept 2009 – Sept 2013 Chair of Design & Construction –
Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings
/// ‘Facade Refurbishment of Residential Buildings – A design approach to energy efficiency upgrades’ PHD Researcher: Thaleia Konstantinou Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Ir. Arjan van Timmeren Period: Sept 2009 – Sept 2013 Chair of Design & Construction –
Integral Facade Construction
///‘Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls’ PHD Researcher: Tillmann Klein First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second Mentor: Prof. Dr. ir. Mick Eeckhout Period 2006-2012 .
Integral Facade Construction
///‘Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls’ PHD Researcher: Tillmann Klein First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second Mentor: Prof. Dr. ir. Mick Eeckhout Period 2006-2012 .




