Posts Tagged: technology

Concretable 3D-Another brick in the wall

  /// Façade element – Concreteable 3D – Another brick in the wall: After the huge success of the optional course ” Concretable”, In winter semester 12/13 anther course “Concretable 3D – Another brick in the wall” had been started

Concretable 3D-Another brick in the wall

  /// Façade element – Concreteable 3D – Another brick in the wall: After the huge success of the optional course ” Concretable”, In winter semester 12/13 anther course “Concretable 3D – Another brick in the wall” had been started

Concretable

///Concrete tables – Concretable: In the summer semester 2012, around 20 student from Detmold School for architecture and interior design participate in optional courses held by Design and construction department under supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Urlich Knaack. All the participants

Concretable

///Concrete tables – Concretable: In the summer semester 2012, around 20 student from Detmold School for architecture and interior design participate in optional courses held by Design and construction department under supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Urlich Knaack. All the participants

Façades

/// FAÇADES Authors : Knaack, Klein, Bilow, Auer Available in: English, German, Dutch Publisher: Birkhaüser Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building’s envelope has important functions to fulfil,

Façades

/// FAÇADES Authors : Knaack, Klein, Bilow, Auer Available in: English, German, Dutch Publisher: Birkhaüser Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building’s envelope has important functions to fulfil,

Guggenheim Museum – Free-form metal façade

  ///Project: Guggenheim Museum Location: Bilbao, Spain Completed: 1997 Client: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation/Foundacion del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Architect: Frank O. Gehry Load-bearing structure: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Building services: Cosentini Associates Façade: Construccones y Promociones Balzola Executing company: Permasteelisa

Guggenheim Museum – Free-form metal façade

  ///Project: Guggenheim Museum Location: Bilbao, Spain Completed: 1997 Client: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation/Foundacion del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Architect: Frank O. Gehry Load-bearing structure: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Building services: Cosentini Associates Façade: Construccones y Promociones Balzola Executing company: Permasteelisa

Glasbaum

/// Project : Glasbaum Date: 1998 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Dorothee S1pp Team members: V Decren. S. Deffur, M. Fleckenstein, Ch. Gatzen, K. /ieten, C. Volberg Technical support: Institute for steel construction| RWTH Aachen Sponsored by: Schott Rohrglas Concept:Glass tubes

Glasbaum

/// Project : Glasbaum Date: 1998 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Dorothee S1pp Team members: V Decren. S. Deffur, M. Fleckenstein, Ch. Gatzen, K. /ieten, C. Volberg Technical support: Institute for steel construction| RWTH Aachen Sponsored by: Schott Rohrglas Concept:Glass tubes

Roadmap

/// The world is getting small – it seems there are no unknown territories left, mountains or deserts to explore. Technology allows us to see the world from a different perspective. It can serve to interpret exciting matters in a new

Roadmap

/// The world is getting small – it seems there are no unknown territories left, mountains or deserts to explore. Technology allows us to see the world from a different perspective. It can serve to interpret exciting matters in a new

Glasnetz

   /// Project : Glasnetz Date: 1999 Location: Lehmbau-Versuchsgelände I RWTH Aachen Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Jan Wurm Team members: A. Abitz, S. Dunkel, M. Fleckenstein, B. Herold, M. Hübner, T. Hüttl, S. Hoss, S. Menke, S. Kolev, M. Noch, R. Pflugfelder, S. Pöhler, R. Restle, B. Schafranitz, S. Stratman, F.

Glasnetz

   /// Project : Glasnetz Date: 1999 Location: Lehmbau-Versuchsgelände I RWTH Aachen Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Jan Wurm Team members: A. Abitz, S. Dunkel, M. Fleckenstein, B. Herold, M. Hübner, T. Hüttl, S. Hoss, S. Menke, S. Kolev, M. Noch, R. Pflugfelder, S. Pöhler, R. Restle, B. Schafranitz, S. Stratman, F.

Glastonne

      /// Project : Glastonne Date: 1997 Location: Aachen| Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Themas Link Team members: H. Engelke, A. Fest, B. Glässner, P. Heine, W. Schmelter, T. Wellmann, 0. Zweering Sponsored by: Flachglas. Task / Concept: The idea came up from

Glastonne

      /// Project : Glastonne Date: 1997 Location: Aachen| Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Themas Link Team members: H. Engelke, A. Fest, B. Glässner, P. Heine, W. Schmelter, T. Wellmann, 0. Zweering Sponsored by: Flachglas. Task / Concept: The idea came up from

Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile

/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept: By bounding

Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile

/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept: By bounding

Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich

/// Project : Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich Date: 1999 Location: Jülich – Solarcampus Project manager: U. Knaack, W. Führer Team members: J. Hermann Owner: Staatliches Bauamt, Düren Execution : Felder Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH Concept: For Natural and

Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich

/// Project : Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich Date: 1999 Location: Jülich – Solarcampus Project manager: U. Knaack, W. Führer Team members: J. Hermann Owner: Staatliches Bauamt, Düren Execution : Felder Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH Concept: For Natural and

Towards the Living Envelope

/// Towards the living Envelope. Biomimetics for building envelope adaption. PhD researcher: Lidia Badarnah Kadri Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. D. Baumeister Period: Sept 2007 – June 2012

Towards the Living Envelope

/// Towards the living Envelope. Biomimetics for building envelope adaption. PhD researcher: Lidia Badarnah Kadri Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. D. Baumeister Period: Sept 2007 – June 2012

Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk

/// Project : Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk Date: 1996 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Wilfried Führer, Ulrich Knaack, Mario Runkel, Valerie Spalding, Yves Weinand Team members: I. Giemens, P. Gaube, T. Gövert, C. Hönigschmid, A. lpekci, R. Schiffers, B. Wanzek Sponsored by: Felder I Pfeiffer I VEGLA

Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk

/// Project : Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk Date: 1996 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Wilfried Führer, Ulrich Knaack, Mario Runkel, Valerie Spalding, Yves Weinand Team members: I. Giemens, P. Gaube, T. Gövert, C. Hönigschmid, A. lpekci, R. Schiffers, B. Wanzek Sponsored by: Felder I Pfeiffer I VEGLA

International Facades

/// International Facades. CROFT- Climate Related Optimized Facade Technologies. PhD researcher: Marcel Bilow Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2007 – January 2012

International Facades

/// International Facades. CROFT- Climate Related Optimized Facade Technologies. PhD researcher: Marcel Bilow Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2007 – January 2012

AM Envelope

/// AM Envelope. The Potential of Additive Manufacturing for facade constructions. PhD researcher: Holger Strauß Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. Holger Techen Period: Sept 2008 – January 2013

AM Envelope

/// AM Envelope. The Potential of Additive Manufacturing for facade constructions. PhD researcher: Holger Strauß Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. Holger Techen Period: Sept 2008 – January 2013

Translucent insulated concrete panel

/// Translucent Insulated Concrete Panel. Since translucent concrete is already a product in the market, making translucent concrete insulated was the challenge, as known that concrete is hard to achieve a low U value by itself. This video explains the

Translucent insulated concrete panel

/// Translucent Insulated Concrete Panel. Since translucent concrete is already a product in the market, making translucent concrete insulated was the challenge, as known that concrete is hard to achieve a low U value by itself. This video explains the

Integral Massive Facades

/// Integral Massive Facades. Integrating building functions into massive building envelopes. Project leader: Ahmed Hafez Executed by: Ahmed Hafez Period: April 2011 – April 2015

Integral Massive Facades

/// Integral Massive Facades. Integrating building functions into massive building envelopes. Project leader: Ahmed Hafez Executed by: Ahmed Hafez Period: April 2011 – April 2015

Adaptive Concrete Wall Formwork

/// Adaptive Concrete Wall Form-work DFG Supported PhD Research about electronic controlled adaptive form-work for free-form concrete walls and shells. PhD researcher: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Michel Mentor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft Period: August 2011 – July 2014

Adaptive Concrete Wall Formwork

/// Adaptive Concrete Wall Form-work DFG Supported PhD Research about electronic controlled adaptive form-work for free-form concrete walls and shells. PhD researcher: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Michel Mentor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft Period: August 2011 – July 2014

Imagine 05 – Energy

Climate design and climate engineering are nowadays standard in the design process. the more successful we are in this, the less energy we need to run the building during its useful life and we focus instead on an additional aspect:

Imagine 05 – Energy

Climate design and climate engineering are nowadays standard in the design process. the more successful we are in this, the less energy we need to run the building during its useful life and we focus instead on an additional aspect:

European Research Network on Structural Glass

/// The European Research Network on Structural Glass  The research network (COST Action TU0905) was launched in Brussels on the 7th and 8th of April 2010 with aim of unifying ongoing research activities within the European research community and fostering

European Research Network on Structural Glass

/// The European Research Network on Structural Glass  The research network (COST Action TU0905) was launched in Brussels on the 7th and 8th of April 2010 with aim of unifying ongoing research activities within the European research community and fostering

FACE – International Facade Community

/// This is the FACE blog, an international network about façade projects and facade industry, expressing design, construction, projects and people .

FACE – International Facade Community

/// This is the FACE blog, an international network about façade projects and facade industry, expressing design, construction, projects and people .

Anisotropic Skins

/// ‘Anisotropic Skins – Fibre reinforced composites (FRC) for building skins based on examples of natural solutions’ PhD Researcher: Goeran Pohl First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack

Anisotropic Skins

/// ‘Anisotropic Skins – Fibre reinforced composites (FRC) for building skins based on examples of natural solutions’ PhD Researcher: Goeran Pohl First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack

Acoustic effective Facade design

/// ‘Acoustic effective Facade Design– The environmental and constructive effects of introducing acoustic-potent structures to high-rise facades’ PhD Researcher: Jochen Krimm First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Holger Techen Period: 2012-2016 .

Acoustic effective Facade design

/// ‘Acoustic effective Facade Design– The environmental and constructive effects of introducing acoustic-potent structures to high-rise facades’ PhD Researcher: Jochen Krimm First mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Second mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Holger Techen Period: 2012-2016 .

Facade integrated energy generation & long term energy storing

/// ‘Facade integrated energy generation and long term energy storing – Research on autarkic buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christian Wiegel Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein Period:  Sept 2012 – Sept 2015

Facade integrated energy generation & long term energy storing

/// ‘Facade integrated energy generation and long term energy storing – Research on autarkic buildings’ PHD Researcher: Christian Wiegel Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-Promoter: Dipl.-Ing. Tillmann Klein Period:  Sept 2012 – Sept 2015

PhD Defence – Integral Facade Construction

“Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls“ Integral Facade Construction focuses on the future development of the curtain wall. While the requirements on facades have slowly increased over the last decades, the curtain wall has

PhD Defence – Integral Facade Construction

“Integral Facade Construction – Towards a new product architecture for curtain walls“ Integral Facade Construction focuses on the future development of the curtain wall. While the requirements on facades have slowly increased over the last decades, the curtain wall has

Rapids

Processes of construction are related to available technologies of production and assembly. Internet Technologies (IT)  have made a deep impact on design possibilities and the control of production logistics – enabling feats much as freeform architecture and increasingly precise elaboration.

Rapids

Processes of construction are related to available technologies of production and assembly. Internet Technologies (IT)  have made a deep impact on design possibilities and the control of production logistics – enabling feats much as freeform architecture and increasingly precise elaboration.