Work Topic

Davide is currently a PhD student at the Chair of Structural Design at the ETH in Zurich. His research focuses on possible applications of the theory of plasticity and graphic statics on timber structures and timber joints, and their implementation on digital fabrication.

Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication

Alumni: PhD Researcher

Current position

NCCR publications

• Robotic assembly of interweaving timber linear elements using bespoke interlocking timber-to-timber connections: the CantiBox (2022)

  • Date: 01.01.2022
  • Authors: Dr. Davide Tanadini, Giulia Boller, Dr. Victor Leung, Yijiang Huang, Pierluigi D'Acunto
  • Event: ACADIA 2022: Hybrids & Haecceities

• Digital Bamboo (2022)

  • Date: 01.01.2022
  • Authors: Dr. Marirena Kladeftira, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Eleni Skevaki, Dr. Davide Tanadini, Patrick Ole Ohlbrock, Pierluigi D'Acunto
  • Event: 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA 2022)

• Exploring the potential of equilibrium-based methods in additive manufacturing: the Digital Bamboo pavilion (2022)

  • Date: 01.01.2022
  • Authors: Dr. Davide Tanadini, Patrick Ole Ohlbrock, Dr. Marirena Kladeftira, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Eleni Skevaki, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Pierluigi D'Acunto
  • Event: Annual Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS 2022)

• Automatic Assembly of Jointed Timber Structure using Distributed Robotic Clamps (2021)

  • Date: 01.01.2021
  • Authors: Dr. Victor Leung, Dr. Aleksandra Anna Apolinarska, Dr. Davide Tanadini, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
  • Event: 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Projections (CAADRIA 2021) (virtual)
  • Notes: Conference lecture held on March 30, 2021. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference was conducted virtually.

• Analysis and design of timber-to-timber connections based on the lower bound theorem of the theory of plasticity (2021)

  • Date: 01.01.2021
  • Authors: Dr. Davide Tanadini, Prof. Dr. Joseph Schwartz
  • Event: 2021 World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2021)

External URL(s)

• Chair of Structural Design
• LinkedIn