The Prōtóplasto exhibition opened recently at the Futurama in Lupfig, Switzerland. The 65 m2 pavilion on display was designed and fabricated with the MAS ETH DFAB students during their one year intensive course based on the work of researchers at the chair of Digital Building Technologies.

The NCCR Digital Fabrication is pleased to host the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) annual symposium on 26-30 August 2024. The theme of IASS 2024 is “Redefining the Art of Structural Design”.

Prof. Silke Langenberg and her team from the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation at ETH Zurich have designed a new CAS programme. The CAS ETH ReMain (in Repair and Maintenance) will take place for the first time from spring 2024 in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical and…

From 13 to 15 September 2023, the Technical University of Munich (TU Munich) hosted the second Future of Construction Symposium, a dynamic event that brought together visionaries from academia and industry. Organised by an international team of experts and DFAB Alumni, the symposium welcomed over…

The NCCR DFAB and the innovation promoter IBAM jointly held the first part of a two-day workshop on additive manufacturing in construction. The best proposed solutions will be funded with up to CHF 25,000 to implement them as prototypes and then develop them further into an InnoSuisse project.

At Industry Day 2023 at ETH Zurich, both NCCR DFAB Start Ups and researchers were on site with their work and projects. More than 700 people from different areas of research and industry exchanged ideas and looked for possible collaborations.

A series of exciting events are scheduled in the upcoming weeks with a focus on digital fabrication. Whether you're a researcher, student, professional, or design enthusiast, these events offer a unique opportunity to witness the remarkable influence of digital fabrication in shaping our future.

Researchers from ETH Zurich and SUPSI's Institute of Earth Sciences have developed a 3D printer that prints stone from waste material from quarries. The sustainable printer can be an answer to the waste streams of the construction industry.

Stefana Parascho the Assistant Professor at EPFL and Principal Investigator in the NCCR Digital Fabrication. At EPFL she founded the Lab for Creative Computation (CRCL), where she now researches the various relationships between people and machines, between software and hardware, and between…

The ETH spin-off mesh is newly stationed in Birr, Switzerland. Co-founder Ammar Mirjan shows photos of the new hall.