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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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01.10.2019
It is with deep sadness that we share that Matthias Rippmann passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019. We are devastated to lose our dear friend, long-term colleague and senior scientist. We grieve for him and his family. He will be sorely missed! R.I.P., Matze…
11.09.2019
Check out the nice piece on BBC News, via BBC Click, on how Gothic cathedrals can inspire modern architecture.
09.09.2019
Prof. Block will on Sep 19, 18:00 give a talk in a mini-colloquium on "Analoge Techniken für digitale Prozesse" at the Schweizer Baumuster-Centrale Zürich.
09.09.2019
Dr. Antonino Iannuzzo will present at CIVIL-COMP 2019 - The Sixteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Computing, on Sep 16-19 in Riva del Garda, Italy.
08.09.2019
As MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 Pioneer, Dr. Mariana Popescu will participate and give a short talk at MIT Emtech 2019, organised on Sep 17-19 at the MIT Media Lab.
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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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