Future of Construction 2023 Symposium (TU München, September 13-15)

The Future of Construction 2023 Symposium provides a platform to discuss novel human-machine collaborations in design and construction. Together, we will raise questions about how complementary skills—the accuracy and speed of machines and their ability to crunch large amounts of data, jointly with our capacity as humans to solve problems creatively, flexibly, and collaboratively—can affect the ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable development of the built environment.

A great set of presentations and workshops, including Digital tools for co-designing with living systems. This workshop will foster a new discourse on the future of integrating an ecosystemic approach in digital design. It builds on recent insights of the research project ECOLOPES (McNeel Europe R&D, one of the leading partners) and TreeML and PrunML. 

ROB|ARCH Conference in Toronto: Beyond Optimization

Mark your calendars for the ROB|ARCH conference in May 2024 in Toronto, Canada!

The conference has been held biannually since 2012, each hosted by a different team and institution. Each gathering brings together international teams of researchers and practitioners to share expertise, foster networks, increase knowledge, and stimulate innovation.

Each ROB|ARCH conference is a collaborative effort between the hosting universities, industry partners, and the Association for Robots in Architecture. ROB|ARCH 2024: Beyond Optimization will be cohosted by The Daniels Faculty (UofT), the Robotics Institute (UofT), The Design + Technology Lab at The Creative School (TMU), and the Waterloo School of Architecture in Toronto, Canada.

This year’s theme, Beyond Optimization, is intended as a provocation: to reflect on the changes affecting robotics in art, design, and architecture—and to respond by shifting priorities and examining the criteria to evaluate research. It will move beyond a technically focused discourse toward inclusive conversations that center on critical approaches in robotics.

ROB|ARCH 2024 consists of three workshop days (May 21-23) and two conference days (May 24-25). During the workshops, fifteen teams of experts from academia and industry each lead an intensive 3-day hands-on workshop focusing on practical and theoretical knowledge building around robotics in creative practice.

The conference includes keynote presentations, paper sessions, discussion panels, and workshop reports.

A detailed list of workshops and registration details, a detailed conference schedule, and registration information will be announced this fall. Discounted registration fees will be available for students. Visit the ROB|ARCH web site and follow @robotsinarchitecture for the latest ROB|ARCH 2024 information.

Call for workshop proposals.

Call for papers.

Workshops: May 21-23, 2024 

Conference: May 24-25, 2024 
Registration information coming soon!

3D printed surgical guides combined with monitored guidewires for placement of cervicothoracic pedicle screws

 

Rhino and its medical plugin Rhino3DMedical have been used on a technical note in a study on the accuracy and safety of 3D-printed surgical guides for the placement of cervicothoracic pedicle screws. The study was led by the Neurosurgery Department of Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho and Pagaimo Medical from Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

More information and complete details...

MSc in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication (MScCDDF)

 

The University of Nicosia offers scholarships for the academic year 2023-2024 for the MSc in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication based on academic merit and background experience.

Application deadline: April 17, 2023.

The MSc in Computational Design and Digital Fabrication is offered in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck, Institute for Experimental Architecture Hochbau in Austria. The program explores the relationship between computational tools and architectural design to attain new insight into the relationship between design intent and built form. Prospective participants will have the opportunity to develop computational design skills and acquire hands-on cutting-edge fabrication experiences while cultivating analytical and creative thinking on the applications of computation in design. The MScCDDF offers a very promising employment outlook while encouraging participants to become part of the global community of applied computational research and digital fabrication, a growing industry increasingly crucial for producing the built environment.

The program is extensively using Rhino and Grasshopper.

More information... 

BIODIG 2023 - 5th International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics - UIC Barcelona (March 30-31, 2023)

BIODIG 2023
5th International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics
UIC Barcelona
March 30-31, 2023

Meet members of the current international architecture avant-garde in a unique and historic occasion! And also pioneers of 21st-century architecture will assemble for a big event on March 30, 2023. Karl Chu, Mark Goulthorpe, Marcos Novak, Kas Oosterhuis, S/he_F. Roche are expected to come here on the occasion of the 25th anniversary since they were first invited to the ESARQ-UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, joining then for a time as professors of the Architecture degree and of the Biodigital Architecture Master’s degree, and now coinciding with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of UIC Barcelona.

Complete details and free registration...

Multiple Open Positions – PhD Researchers and Architects at ICD/IntCDC

For the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at Stuttgart University invites applications for multiple open positions:

• Research Associates (m/f/d): Doctoral Researchers (E13 TVL) to conduct doctoral research in the Cluster of Excellence to complete a PhD in the research area of integrative computational design and digital fabrication in architecture or integrative computational design at the intersection of architecture, social science, and advanced visualization.
  
  
• Research Associates (m/f/d): Architect (E13 TVL) to contribute to the design of highly innovative timber building demonstrators of the Cluster of Excellence in direct collaboration with our research and industry partners, including permanent building projects and temporary pavilions.

Candidates are required to have an advanced architectural, technical, or computer science degree. Previous experience in at least one of the research areas (PhD positions) mentioned above or in architectural practice (Architect positions) is expected, as well as a high level of commitment and dedication. Very good English skills are essential.

A more detailed advertisement and expected start date can be viewed online: https://www.icd.uni-stuttgart.de/news/Multiple-open-positions-for-PhD-researchers-and-architects/

Applications (including CV, statement of interest, portfolio/work samples and a list of computational skills with indicated proficiency) should be submitted as one PDF file (max. 10MB) to: mail@icd.uni-stuttgart.de. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The final application deadline is the 10th of January 2023.

As the University of Stuttgart strives to improve gender equality amongst its researchers, applications by women are particularly encouraged. Individuals with disabilities will be preferably employed where qualifications are deemed equal. All research associates will be employed through the University of Stuttgart's central administration.

SIGraDI 2022 Conference

Join the SIGraDI 2022 Conference hosted by Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Lima, Perú) School of Architecture and supported by the SIGraDi Executive International Committee (CEI) and the SIGraDi Advisory Committee (CA).

The conference will provide numerous article presentations, panel discussions, and keynotes related to Rhino and Grasshopper. Here are some of the papers that will be presented:

Form finding with flexible concrete materialization with the addition of agro-industrial pozzolans

 Parametric modeling applied to landscape design: simulation as a tool for defining tree stratum

Investigation of indoor daylight performance of the two-sided roof monitor system solution space

Open-source responsive solar tracker performance evaluation: a comparative study

City information modeling (CIM) applied to urban planning: the urban indicator of reachness

The Use of Parametric Mapping as an Analysis Method in Contextual Design Studio

Wikihouse: a parametric approach to generate different spatial arrangements

Conference: November 9-11, 2022

Register at SIGraDI 2022

 

Partnership offer at Saxion's Industrial Design research group

Saxion's Industrial Design research group offers companies knowledge and practice-oriented research for the development of innovative products and services:

"At Saxion Lectoraat Industrial Design we are looking for potential partners who want to work together with the MST and us in a research project on the parametric design of personal medical products. 

We are looking for partners who have knowledge in the field of parametric design and want to contribute this knowledge to take our care to a higher level. The question we ask ourselves is "How can a parametric model contain all the necessary information to easily create patient-related devices?". 

If you are interested or have any questions, please get in touch with project leader and researcher Wouter Weijermars (w.w.weijermars@saxion.nl).

MPDA BarcelonaTech Information Session - June 28, 2021

Andrés Flajszer

The Master Parametric Design in Architecture of UPC School in Barcelona is a unique opportunity to critically review computational design towards a more challenging and self-demanding commitment to environmental constraints.

MPDA is an international program that seeks to teach and explore technology efficiency. It is oriented to integrating computational tools and digital manufacturing technology in building systems and architectural design. 

MPDA focuses in:

• Design and optimization of lightweight building systems, mainly through form-finding processes, including tensile architecture
• Generation of efficient form by efficient means: guiding computational thinking and tools to the simplification of processes and material efficiency
• Integration with professional workflows and industrial standards, although keeping a wide space for experimentation, research, and industry-oriented innovation

This 60 ECTS one-year intense master's degree offers a comprehensive approach training in advanced architectural creation, oriented to efficiency in buildings and commitment to the environment. The course opens with practical digital and physical workshops on parametric software, geometry, and numerical control machines, solving real problems in complex architectural design. The second semester explores real applications through performance-driven design to create interaction and synergies between parametric design and other disciplines such as BIM, urban design, planning, construction, structures, installations, services and climate to obtain more efficient and sustainable results.

It's taught in English at the UPC Barcelona Metropolitan School of Architecture, where its Model Workshop, Digital Laboratory and Technology and Innovation Research Team CODA supports students exploring all the possibilities of parametric design. Students will benefit from a Rhinoceros license during the master, apart from intensive workshops on the most powerful specific plugins and topics: Kangaroo2, Octopus, Karamba, K2Eng, Kiwi3D, Millipede, Honeybee, among others. The program is well known for its intense series of lectures and workshops with internationally leading experts on computation and construction.

MPDA2022 is blended learning: 10 months online and 1 stage phase of 1 month intense Barcelona Experience

Register now for an information session that will be held at 02:30 PM CET on Monday 28-06-2021.

Ph.D. positions at ICD, Uni Stuttgart

The chair for Computing in Architecture, led by Tenure-Track Prof. Thomas Wortmann at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart, invites applications for two open positions.

The positions are associated with the Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) and offer the opportunity for a (publication-based) Ph.D.

Grasshopper skills are a must, skills with C# or the Grasshopper—Archicad Live Connection preferred.

Find out more here!

AA Emergent Technologies & Design (EmTech) Graduate Programme 2021-22 - Applications now open!

Applications are now open for Emergent Technologies and Design (M.Sc. / M.Arch.) 2021-22.

AA Emergent Technologies & Design (EmTech) Graduate Programme investigates new architecture and ecology synergies through the critical intersection of computational design and fabrication. 

Emergent Technologies and Design Programme (inaugurated in 2001) is open to graduates in architecture and engineering who wish to develop skills and pursue knowledge in architectural design science that is located in new production paradigms.

EmTech's focus is on exploring experiential and social potentials of new material and spatial configurations for architectural and Ecological Urban Designs situated in the dynamic contexts of emerging biomes. The programme stimulates critical thinking through experience of research driven design projects that are developed in an intellectually rigorous and creative studio environment.

More information about EmTech can be found here. 

Apply for Emergent Technologies & Design (M.Sc./M.Arch.) 2021-22. 

Contact: Dr. Elif Erdine (Director)  elif.erdine@aaschool.ac.uk
Dr. Michael Weinstock (Founding Director)  mweinstock@aaschool.ac.uk

Applications are open for Emergent Technologies and Design (M.Sc. / M.Arch.) 2021-22.

The early application deadline for EmTech MSc/ MArch Programme is Friday, 29 January 2021.

Bursaries are available to cover fees. 

Two open research positions at the Department of Experimental and Digital Design and Construction at the University of Kassel

The Department of Experimental and Digital Design and Construction at the University of Kassel (Prof. Philipp Eversmann) has two new positions for a DFG research project: Additive robotic assembly techniques for timber construction – Computational design and integrated structural joining methods. Become part of a young, dynamic research team exploring new ways of designing and building. The project investigates material-efficient design and digital fabrication processes for timber construction, focussing on topology optimization and robotic assembly methods.

Both research associates (75% EG 13 TV-H) will participate as a team in all aspects of the project, with one focusing more on theoretical and computational design and simulation and the other more on the robotic manufacturing processes.

Please send your CV, motivation letter, and portfolio to bewerbungen@uni-kassel.de, reference: 33644. Female applicants highly encouraged. The deadline is December 30, 2020.

Research Position at KAUST

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) announces a Research Position:

The Computational Design and Fabrication research group of Helmut Pottmann at KAUST is seeking a qualified research engineer to work on innovative research in Computational Design and Fabrication. The research involves mathematics, computer science, architecture, and design; the multidisciplinary group is composed of experts from these fields. Ongoing projects are in architectural geometry, fabrication-aware design, computational fabrication, and discrete differential geometry motivated by applications.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in architecture or related fields (M.A., M.S. level)
• Experience in parametric design
• Understanding of architectural geometry
• Excellent Rhinoceros/Grasshopper skills including scripting
• Experience in model building and digital fabrication
• Practical experience in video editing
• Good English language skills
• Interest in new inter- or transdisciplinary challenges

If you strive for excellence, and are skilled and highly motivated to participate in interesting research projects at the interface between geometry and architecture, please apply now.

• Application deadline: December 15 
• Employment start: Early 2021

Please send your application including CV, portfolio, one page summary of master thesis (or equivalent), and your latest degree via email to Helmut Pottmann, cc to Florian Rist.

More information on the CDF Group at KAUST is available at their Computational Design and Fabrication Research Group web site. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Florian Rist.

V4Design - Horizon 2020 Research Showcase Event

October 1, 2020 

11:00 AM–12:30 PM CEST 

Hosted on Zoom by McNeel Europe

 

McNeel Europe is pleased to host the first public showcase event of the ongoing EU Horizon 2020 research project V4Design. McNeel is part of the research consortium that consists of various universities, research institutions, and companies from all over Europe, companies such as Herzog & de Meuron Digital Technologies, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Architecture (AUTH). The event will demonstrate the latest prototype of a new user-driven 3D reconstruction plugin for Rhino from still image and video footage and find additional high-profile key testers in the field of the AEC, design, and game development industries. Participants will get unique insights into the past two years of the EU research project’s development and its current status. The enrolled key testers will have access to the plugin’s closed beta phase to test their use cases, and they will be mentioned in the project’s final publication.

For more information about the project, please visit: https://v4design.eu/

Event requirements: Experience in Rhino
Online event fees: Free
Max. number of participants: 100
Event language: English

Register here...

Open Position at the ICD University of Stuttgart

The Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart is accepting applications for a Research Associate: Doctoral or PostDoctoral Level (E13 TVL).

The responsibilities of the position include: 

• Conducting research on agent-based methods for the fabrication-oriented design of adaptive modular concrete construction as part of the DFG-funded Priority Programme Adaptive Modular Construction Systems using Flow Production Methods – Rapid Precision Construction of Tomorrow (SPP 2187)
• Teaching master-level design studios and seminars on topics related to the research  
• Participating in the further development of the institute’s laboratories

The expected start date is January 1, 2020, but, if possible, the position will be filled earlier.

The application deadline is November 15, 2019.

A more detailed advertisement...

DR_SoM Design Research Series on Method

Design Research Series on Method
October 24–26 2019
Graz University of Technology, Austria

The seventh session of Design Research Series on Method (DR_SoM) will take place at Graz University of Technology. This event is also the 5th Annual Conference of the Architectural Research in Europe Network Association (ARENA). For the third time DR_SoM focuses on architectural research in practice, but for the first time with an emphasis on the digital. In particular, DR_SoM wants to hear about projects and practices that see digital technology as a new way to think and conceive of design. For more information on the theme, please go to the online announcement.

If you would like to take part in the session, please send a concise description of the work you want to present. It must be less than 200 words (and any additional graphics material, if required). Send to hirschberg@tugraz.at by June 24, 2019, for consideration by the panel.

Note that full papers are not required as we recognize work in progress. However, participants are invited to write an illustrated paper afterward, for publication in a booklet dedicated to this DR_SoM session.

More information...

Open call for artists in Horizon 2020 project MindSpaces

McNeel Europe is collaborating as a consortium partner in MindSpaces, a 3-year research project funded by Horizon 2020 and financed by the European Commission STARTS/Lighthouse projects.

To encourage the collaboration of research projects and artists, STARTS funds residencies of artists in tech institutions and scientists or technologists in artist studios. MindSpaces will offer a limited number of residencies for a period of 6 to 18 months. Accepted applicants will become part of the MindSpaces research team. 

The residency is open to artists of all types and experience, but preference will be given to those whose practices have previously engaged with science, emerging technologies, interactive installations, AR/VR installations, architectural design, or art in public spaces. Successful applicants will receive a lump sum of 30-60,000 euros max for min 6 to max 18 months that includes travel and material budgets.

In this project, Rhino and Grasshopper will be used as a platform to interact and develop parametric and virtual 3-D indoor and outdoor environments driven by art and behavioral data. Neuro-feedback collected from test individuals will provide information about space usability, comfort and functionality testers perceive in VR. 

For more information about the call visit the call page on the MindSpaces website. 

Applicants can register and submit their proposals here...

Research position in Digital Design and Construction at University of Kassel

New position for a research project in collaboration with Prof. Manfred Grohmann (emeritus): The position is initially limited to 21 months as part of the research project "Industrially usable, sustainable and reusable formwork for the realization of doubly-curved precast concrete elements for energy-efficient, resource-efficient and climate-friendly construction" funded by the "Zukunft Bau" research initiative.

We will investigate additive and subtractive design and fabrication methods using reusable sand formwork. The opportunity for promotion is given.

Please apply until April 15, 2019, with CV, motivation letter and portfolio stating the job Kennziffer: 32183

More details in German here... 

ICD - University of Stuttgart / Call for Researchers

Multiple open positions in the new Cluster of Excellence 

Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture

The University of Stuttgart will establish its new Cluster of Excellence Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC) in 2019. With an initial funding period of seven years, the Cluster of Excellence is the most significant and substantial grant awarded by the German Research Foundation DFG. For the very first time, a Cluster of Excellence has been awarded to the field of Architecture. It will contribute to establishing one of the biggest research centers in the field globally.

The Cluster aims to harness the full potential of digital technologies to rethink design and construction based on integration, with the goal of enabling game-changing innovation in the building sector. The Cluster represents the breadth of scientific excellence of the University of Stuttgart and the Max Plank Institute for Intelligent Systems, across architecture, structural engineering, building physics, engineering geodesy, manufacturing and system engineering, computer science and robotics, social sciences and humanities. It will be led by Prof. Achim Menges from the Institute for Computational Design and Construction.

A more comprehensive description and a movie about the Cluster is on the University of Stuttgart webpage.

ICD is now building the team for the Cluster’s research and invite applications for numerous open PhD and Postdoc positions. If you strive for excellence and are highly motivated, skilled, and interested in participating in this exciting phase of an undertaking with potentially extraordinary impact and significant visibility, please apply to one of the positions at https://icd.uni-stuttgart.de/?p=25306

Two new Research Associate positions for robotic wood printing at University of Kassel, Germany

The Department of Experimental and Digital Design and Construction (EDEK) at the University of Kassel is looking for two Research Associates (50% EG 13 TV-H) for a research project on computational design and robotic fabrication methods for additive manufacturing with timber. The project is linked to a research collaboration of six research groups at the University of Kassel in material science, engineering, arts, computational simulation, digital fabrication, and architecture. Tasks will include design work, material research, building prototypes in the robotic fabrication laboratory, and taking part in the general organizational activities of the department.

Please send your CV, motivation letter, and portfolio (max 10MB) to bewerbungen@uni-kassel.de, reference: 31865. English speakers are also welcome to apply.

You're welcome to contact Prof. Philipp Eversmann (+49 561-8042352, eversmann@asl.uni-kassel.de) with questions.

Application deadline is December 18, 2018