Achim Menges

An interdisciplinary team from the University of Stuttgart explores new methods for architectural applications of composite fiber materials. More

An experimental pavilion in Germany was inspired by a lobster's shell and constructed by robots. More

ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2015-16 - STUTTGART 2016 Institute for Computational Design (ICD) – Prof. Achim Menges Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Knippers University of Stuttgart – Faculty for Architecture and Urban Planning The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of the University of Stuttgart have completed a new research pavilion demonstrating robotic textile fabrication techniques for segmented timber shells. The pavilion is the first of its kind to employ industrial sewing of wood elements on an architectural scale. It is part of a successful series of research pavilions which showcase the potential of computational design, simulation and fabrication processes in architecture. The project was designed and realized by students and researchers within a multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, biologists, and palaeontologists. PROJECT-TEAM ICD Institute for Computational Design – Prof. Achim Menges ITKE Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design – Prof. Jan Knippers SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT Simon Bechert, Oliver David Krieg, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION & CONSTRUCTION Martin Alvarez, Jan Brütting, Sean Campbell, Mariia Chumak, Hojoong Chung, Joshua Few, Eliane Herter, Rebecca Jaroszewski, Ting-Chun Kao, Dongil Kim, Kuan-Ting Lai, Seojoo Lee, Riccardo Manitta, Erik Martinez, Artyom Maxim, Masih Imani Nia, Andres Obregon, Luigi Olivieri, Thu Nguyen Phuoc, Giuseppe Pultrone, Jasmin Sadegh, Jenny Shen, Michael Sveiven, Julian Wengzinek, and Alexander Wolkow With the support of Long Nguyen, Michael Preisack, and Lauren Vasey IN COLLABORATION WITH Departement of Evolutionary Biology of Invertebrates – Prof. Oliver Betz Departement of Palaeontology of Invertebrates – Prof. James Nebelsick University of Tuebingen SUPPORTED BY Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Getty Foundation BW-Bank Edelrid Frank Brunnet GmbH Forst BW Groz-Beckert KG Guetermann GmbH Hess & Co. KUKA Roboter GmbH Mehler Texnologies GmbH Click here for information: http://icd.uni-stuttgart.de/?p=16220 More