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COMPAS workshop at University of Stuttgart

20.02.2019

On March 5-6, Dr. Van Mele and Prof. Block will give a COMPAS introduction and workshop to researchers of the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart.

New journal paper in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

14.02.2019

Check out our paper on "Optimising the load path of compression-only thrust networks through independent sets", published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

Invited talk Mariana Popescu at Arup Explores - Digital Fabrication

10.02.2019

Mariana Popescu has been invited by Arup Foresight to give a talk on Feb 20 at the "Arup Explores - Designing with Digital Fabrication" event at the Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham, UK.

Lecture Prof. Block at Game Set and Match IV in Doha, Qatar

20.01.2019

Invited by Prof. Kas Oosterhuis, Prof. Block and Shjay Bhooshan are among the invited speakers at Game Set Match IV 2019 Qatar, held at the Qatar University in Doha on Feb 6-7.

BRG at WEF 2019 in Davos

10.01.2019

The low-embodied-energy, functionally integrated floor system by the Block Research Group, in collaboration with the chairs of Digital Building Technologies and Architecture and Building Systems, will be exhibited in the ETH Pavilion on "RETHINKING DESIGN" at the World Economic Forum 2019 on Jan 22-25 in Davos, Switzerland.

Design-build workshop at Tongji / Archi-Union in Shanghai

07.01.2019

The BRG, together with Tongji University and Archi-Union architects, is organising the MIT design-build workshop "Robotic Force Printing" in Shanghai, China. In addition to Prof. Block, the BRG teaching team consists of Kam-Ming Mark Tam and Gene Ting-Chun Kao.

Lecture by Dr. Matthias Rippmann at the Bauwelt Symposium BAU 2019

02.01.2019

Invited by Bauwelt, Dr. Matthias Rippmann will speak at the Bauwelt Symposium at BAU 2019 in Munich on Jan 15.

Lecture by Dr. Matthias Rippmann at BMI conference at BAU 2019 in Munich

01.01.2019

Invited by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) and the German Federal Institute for Research on Building, UrbanAffairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), Dr. Matthias Rippmann will give a keynote lecture at the conference "Efficient, Qualitative and Digital – Ways towards the Future of Building” in Munich on Jan 14.

ETH Highlights of the Year 2018

21.12.2018

Very excited and proud that the Block Research Group made it into the ETH Zurich Highlights of the Year (for the second year in a row)!!!

Happy holidays from the BRG !!!

21.12.2018

The Block Research Group is thankful for a successful 2018 and wishes everyone a grand start of 2019!

Prof. Block appointed Visiting Professor at MIT

20.12.2018

Invited by Prof. J. Meejin Yoon, Prof. Block has been appointed Visiting Professor at the Department of Architecture at MIT. As part of the 150 Years Architecture at MIT programme, he will, together with Prof. Philip F. Yuan, teach a one-month design-build workshop in Shanghai in January 2019.

Keynote Mariana Popescu at ArcInTex conference in Nottingham

21.11.2018

Hosted by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) on behalf of the ArcInTex Network, Mariana Popescu will be giving the keynote at the "Knitting the Gap: Textiles meets Architecture meets Textiles" conference on Dec 6-7.

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