Alim
Battal
Alim Battal is an architect specializing in digital fabrication and computational design. He earned his MSc at Istanbul Technical University with a thesis on “Computational Design and Fabrication of Material-efficient Multi-morphological Structures” and worked as a teaching assistant at Fatih Sultan Mehmet University in architectural design studio and computer-aided design courses. In 2024, he joined the MAS ETH DFAB program at ETH Zurich, completing his thesis “Robotic Braiding: Biofabricated Scaffolds for Integrated Double Ceilings” with Nicolas Boscoboinik under the supervision of Tiziano Derme. His research interest is in the intersection of computational design, robotic fabrication, and bio-based materials, focusing on sustainable digital construction.