12.01.2022
HiLo Funicular Floors win the 2021 Norman Blank Prize for Excellence in Digital Fabrication
The HiLo floors are the first full-scale and fully functional implementation of this funicular floor system in a real building.
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Introduction
Initiated in 2014, the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication aims to revolutionise architecture through the seamless combination of digital technologies and physical building processes. Over 60 researchers from six different academic disciplines collaborate to develop ground-breaking technologies for tomorrow’s construction. Their research allows Switzerland to take a leading position within the global field of digital fabrication. The NCCR Digital Fabrication is the first NCCR focused on architecture and construction funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Initiated at ETH Zurich, it is partnered with EPF Lausanne, the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Bern University of Applied Sciences and Empa.
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11.01.2022
Hanif Kara Awarded OBE
Congratulations to Hanif Kara on being awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Hanif Kara, a Co-Founding Partner of AKT II Structural Engineers was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.
15.11.2021
DFAB Family and Friends Day
The NCCR DFBA together with Design++ and ITA re-opened their laboratories for visits by family and friends.
09.10.2021
HiLo Opens on NEST
The HiLo (High Performance, Low Emissions) module has been officially opened at the EMPA NEST. The project hosts office, research and innovation spaces in a 2 storey construct defined by an optimised funicular shell concrete roof.
09.10.2021
[y]our 2040: NCCR DFAB engages in visioning sustainable futures
The NCCR Digital Fabrication supported and engaged in the first meeting of “[y]our 2040” a coalition of dedicated leaders, experts, academics and concerned citizens who are committed to sustainable change.
29.09.2021
NCCR DFAB and ETH Presents The Materials of Tomorrow
The NCCR DFAB "dream team" leads the presenters at the "4th Symposium for the Future: The Materials of Tomorrow"
Events
02.02.2022
The Power of Networking - The Why and How: Best practices
This is session 1 in a 4-part-webinar - and takes place from 9.30am to 11am on ZOOM. The first session covers basic principals of networking and through presentation and discussion focuses on "best practices".This webinar is co-organised by the Schweizerische Vereinigung der Ingenieurinnen SVIN (https://svin.ch), the NCCR Digital Fabrication (https://dfab.ch/) as well as the NCCR…
10.02.2022
The Power of Networking - Personal branding and cultural context
This is session 2 in a 4-part-webinar - and takes place from 9.30am to 11am on ZOOM. This second session covers self representation and positioning within your context. This webinar is co-organised by the Schweizerische Vereinigung der Ingenieurinnen SVIN (https://svin.ch), the NCCR Digital Fabrication (https://dfab.ch/) as well as the NCCR Automation…
17.02.2022
The Power of Networking - Meet Swiss STEM Networks I
This is session 3 in a 4-part-webinar - and takes place from 9.30am to 11am on ZOOM. This 3rd session allows for introductions and presentations from researchers and participants in diverse STEM disciplines, including their approaches to networking and what works best in their domain.This webinar is co-organised…
24.02.2022
The Power of Networking - Meet Swiss STEM Networks II
This is session 4 in a 4-part-webinar - and takes place from 9.30am to 11am on ZOOM. This final session will continue introductions from researchers and participants in diverse STEM disciplines, and will wrap up the session with a recap of the entire series. This webinar is co-organised by the Schweizerische…
22.05.2021 - 21.11.2021
Digital Bamboo at the Venice Biennale
The Digital Bamboo pavilion was designed for easy assembly and dis-assembly as a project by the MAS ETH DFAB. It will next will be exhibited in the Marinaressa Gardens, as part of the European Cultural Center exhibition "Time Space and Existence” which features projects…
11.11.2021
Impact Lecture: Barefoot Social Architecture with Prof. Yasmeen Lari
Join Postdoc researcher Ena Lloret Fritschi as she hosts professor Yasmeen Lari to present her Impact Lecture: Barefoot Social Architecture.Yasmeen Lari studied at Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University) before returning to Pakistan, where she began her practice in the 1960s . She made her name with a number of…