Department lecture Prof. Block at Taubman College, University of Michigan
06.02.2023
Prof. Block is honoured to give the 2023 Dinkeloo Memorial Lecture on Mon Feb 6 at Taubman College, University of Michigan.
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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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06.02.2023
Prof. Block is honoured to give the 2023 Dinkeloo Memorial Lecture on Mon Feb 6 at Taubman College, University of Michigan.
26.01.2023
Francesco Ranaudo will on Jan 26 participate in a lecture series at the architecture office FOJAB on Sustainable Materials.
19.01.2023
Invited by Tech Cluster Zug, Prof. Block is excited to present on Jan 19 at the exhibition inauguration of the CreaTowers competition.
23.12.2022
Check out our happy holidays 2023 animation inspired by KnitNervi! See you in the next year for more innovation by the BRG! :)
15.12.2022
Congratulations to Dr. Ricardo Maia Avelino for successfully defending his doctoral thesis, titled "Thrust Network Optimisation for the Assessment of Vaulted Masonry Structures"! Additionally, Ricardo was nominated for an ETH medal for outstanding dissertation! Thanks to external reviewers Prof. Dr. John Ochsendorf and Dr. Andriew Liew.
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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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