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Presentation of the latest paper by David Andersson Largueche, titled "Development and assessment of a spherical cap timber gridshell with compound beam sections" at IASS 2024 in Zürich.

The ReSidence research demonstrator introduces a hybrid structural system that promotes a circular local bio-economy. By establishing closed material loops, the project addresses key challenges in the construction sector, reducing waste while extending the use of renewable materials.

TerraTimber introduces an innovative method for the digital upcycling of waste wood to create circular construction systems enabling the sustainable transformation of reclaimed materials into structural elements.

We look back on a successful Girls'Day Workshop 2024. With great enthusiasm, we spent an exciting day together exploring the fascinating world of bridges.

Our most recent demonstrator of our on-going research is being showcased for the science week at Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe. 

The research demonstrator ReGrow Willow presents an earth-willow hybrid structure for architectural and construction applications that enables circular material cycles through bespoke digital fabrication systems and computational tools.

The ReGrow Timber Canopy built for the Bundesgartenschau Mannheim 2023 combines the natural materials timber and flax to showcase the use of sustainably sourced materials in architecture and to reflect on the future of the construction industry. 

Check out the new Bauwelt article 21.2022. It explains how the two professorships "Digital Design and Fabrication" (DDF) and "Design of Structures" (dos) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are researching possible applications of materials such as willow rods and clay

InterTwig is an experimental structure that combines willow, a fast regrowing material, and earth to showcase the potential of new sustainable construction methods based on digital construction technologies.

On 25.05.22 the inaugural lecture of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Riccardo La Magna will take place at 7 pm in the Egon Eiermann lecture hall. Afterwards, there will be an afterparty with DJ, drinks and snacks in the foyer and in the pavilion in the courtyard.

The professorship design of structures is the successor of the professorship Tragkonstruktionen. Check out what's new.