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Paper presentation Lotte Scheder-Bieschin at AAG '23 in Stuttgart

Paper presentation Lotte Scheder-Bieschin at AAG '23 in Stuttgart

06.10.2023

Lotte Scheder-Bieschin will present her paper on flat-foldable, curve-creased plate formworks at Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) 2023, organised at the University of Stuttgart on Oct 6-7.

Prof. Block at Alps Forum 2023

Prof. Block at Alps Forum 2023

28.09.2023

On Sep 29, Prof. Block has been invited to hold a discussion with Matthias Hartmann on "Sustainable Cities – How Can We Make Cities CO2 Neutral" at the Alps Forum 2023.

Successful doctoral defense Kam-Ming Mark Tam

Successful doctoral defense Kam-Ming Mark Tam

19.09.2023

Congratulations to Dr. Kam-Ming Mark Tam for successfully defending his doctoral thesis, titled "Learning Discrete Equilibrium - Trans-topological Inverse Pattern and Force Design Using Machine Learning & Automatic Differentiation", with Prof. Andreas Krause (Computer Science, ETH Zurich), Prof. Nathan Brown (PennState), and Robert Otani (Thornton Tomasetti) as external examiners. Additionally, Mark was nominated for an ETH Medal!

Talk Dr. Francesco Ranaudo at Future of Construction 2023

Talk Dr. Francesco Ranaudo at Future of Construction 2023

13.09.2023

BRG alumn Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, CEO of our ETH spin-off VAULTED AG, will give an Industry Insight talk at The Future of Construction 2023 Symposium, taking place from Sep 13-15, 2023 at TU Munich. 

Successful doctoral defence Francesco Ranaudo

Successful doctoral defence Francesco Ranaudo

11.09.2023

Congratulations to Dr. Francesco Ranaudo for successfully defending his doctoral thesis, titled "Funicular Floor Design", with Hon. D.Sc. Bill Baker of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) as external examiner.

Talk Prof. Block at Columbia GSAPP

Talk Prof. Block at Columbia GSAPP

20.07.2023

Invited by Yousef and Elias Anastas, Prof. Block will on July 20 give a talk in the Advanced Architectural Design (AAD) studio "Stone Matters" at Columbia GSAPP.

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