Concrete Shells

This paper by Philipp EISENBACH, Manfred GROHMANN, Moritz RUMPF, Stephan HAUSER, describes lightweight concrete structures and structurally optimized systems that are in focus of several research interests. One significant challenge within the fabrication of slender shells often occurs with the construction of load bearing joints.

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Complex Geometries

This paper by Ragunath VASUDEVAN, Mark FAHLBUSCH, Michael SCHUMACHER, Klaus BOLLINGER, Michael GRIMM, describes the process of design and production of the aluminum sculptures that are part of the office building complex “die Welle” in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

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Structural Surface

This paper by Moritz RUMPF, Manfred GROHMANN, Philipp EISENBACH, Stephan HAUSER, will give a comprehensive description of the project with a particular focus on the structural optimization and its implementation into the development of the design.

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Adaptive Facades

This paper by Amir Tabadkania, Masoud Valinejad Shoubib, Farzaneh Soflaeic, Saeed Banihashemid, concentrates on the smart façade as an adaptive design technique in buildings, which is responsive to both direct environ mental and human inputs; a concept that can be considered for the sustainable future.

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Gaze Data

This thesis by Mandana Sarey Khanie, Susanne V. Kjærgaard, Mia H. K. Johnsen, Kristoffer Negendahl, Jan Wienold, and Maryline Andersen, introduced Gaze Visualizer tool. The Gaze Visualizer tool is an implementation of eyetracking (gaze) data and a preliminary gaze responsive light driven (GRL) model, which enables to visualize gaze behavior in a 3D space, in Grasshopper3D.

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Generative Design

This thesis by Loutfouz Zaman, Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, Christian Neugebauer, Robert Woodbury, Maher Elkhaldi, Naghmi Shireen, and Michael Terry, presents GEM-NI – a graph-based generative-design tool that supports parallel exploration of alternative designs.

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BUILDING SKINS

This study by Yomna Saad ElGhazi, focuses on the design of the building membrane where technology and performance are addressed through a broader cultural position, establishing a continual dialogue between the surface, its function and its larger human context.

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Parametric Urban Patterns

The article by Mrtin Bielik, Sven Schneider, and Reinhard König, presents a graph-based spatial analysis toolset (“decoding spaces” components) which we have recently developed as an extension of the visual scripting language Grasshopper3D for Rhino.

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