VAULTED AG, the first BRG spin-off
01.06.2024
The BRG is proud to introduce VAULTED AG, its first ETH spin-off, set up to commercialise the Rippmann Floor System (RFS), a low-carbon, circular floor solution in concrete.
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The Block Research Group (BRG) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zürich is led by Prof. Dr. Philippe Block and Dr. Tom Van Mele. Research at the BRG focuses on several core areas, including analysis of masonry structures, graphical analysis and design methods, computational form finding and structural design, discrete element assemblies, and fabrication and construction technologies....
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01.06.2024
The BRG is proud to introduce VAULTED AG, its first ETH spin-off, set up to commercialise the Rippmann Floor System (RFS), a low-carbon, circular floor solution in concrete.
04.04.2024
BRG work in the spotlight with two paper presentations, on KnitNervi and Phoenix, at FABRICATE 2024, organised on April 4-5 in Copenhagen!
15.03.2024
Prof. Block will give a keynote at the SIA Aargau general assembly on March 15.
01.03.2024
Organised by ETH Entrepreneurship and UBS, Prof. Block will present VAULTED AG at the DeepTech Investor Summit on March 1 at ETH Zurich.
16.02.2024
Invited by Prof. Lars De Laet, Prof. Block is happy to return on Fri Feb 16 to his and Tom's alma mater, VUB Architectural Engineering, for a lecture in the course "Spatial Sturcutres".
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More PublicationsSelected Publications
Akbarzadeh M., Van Mele T. and Block P.
Computer-Aided Design
Van Mele T. and Block P.
Computer-Aided Design
Veenendaal D. and Block P.
Engineering Structures
Block P. and Lachauer L.
Mechanics Research Communications
Panozzo D., Block P. and Sorkine-Hornung O.
ACM Transactions on Graphics - SIGGRAPH 2013
Rippmann M. and Block P.
Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials
Veenendaal D. and Block P.
International Journal of Solids and Structures
Van Mele T., Lachauer L., Rippmann M. and Block P.
Journal of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures
Davis L., Rippmann M., Pawlofsky T. and Block P.
The Structural Engineer
Rippmann M., Lachauer L. and Block P.
International Journal of Space Structures
Van Mele T. and Block P.
Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
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