Prof. Dr.
Ena
Lloret-Fritschi
Ena Lloret-Fritschi is an architect with an interest in shaping concrete without the need for traditional formwork. She is the Professor of Fabrication & Material Aware Architecture at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI). In this role she will continue to bridge the domains of architecture and digital fabrication and material science in cementitious materials. Her work is embedded as research on mouldless shaping with concrete.
Ena successfully defended her PhD Dissertation on Smart Dynamic Casting: A Digital fabrication method for concrete structures on June 16, 2016. In 2012 Smart Dynamic Casting received the Concrete Innovation Award at the Concrete Innovation Conference in Oslo and was amongst the 5 finalists for the SPARK award at the ETH Zurich.
Work Topic
Prof. Lloret Fritschi is a Principal Investigator within Focus Topic 2 - Digital Concrete. Ena's current responsibilities focus on coordinating projects dealing with formless shaping of concrete. This includes supporting with acquisitions of new projects, establishing collaborations, and coordinating ongoing Innosuisse projects with industry.
Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication
Team members
- Lucas Nascimento de Lima
- Seyma Gürel
- Weiting Chen
- Valentin Zahno
- Dr. Daniel Sanz Pont: Ultra-high performance thermal insulation for the mass market
- Anna Menasce: Acceleration potential of Eco-concrete for Digital Fabrication
- Andi Reusser
- Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Prof. Joseph Choma
- Dr. Anna Szabó: Digital fabrication of thin folded concrete structures with Smart Dynamic Casting (SDC) and Admixture Controlled Digital Casting (ACDC)
- Dr. Timothy Wangler: Harnessing Concrete for Eco-Friendly DFAB
- Dr. Lex Reiter
- Dr. Arnesh Das: Ternary cements and potential admixtures for digital fabrication with concrete
- Federica Boscaro: Development of Compatible Admixtures for New Sustainable Concrete
- Aurèle L. Gheyselinck: Augmented Collaborative Spatial Timber Assemblies
- Francesco Milano
- Dr. Ryan Luke Johns: Robotic Aggregation of Found Objects
- Prof. Joseph Choma
- Julie Vienne: In-place wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) as adaptive detailing for robotic assembly of spatial metal structures
- Dr. Oliver Bucklin: DFAB Focus Topic 1: Digital Timber
- Manuel Lussi
- Benhur Baiju
- Panayiotis Papacharalambous: DFAB Focus Topic 1: Digital Timber
- Dr. Joris Burger: Eggshell: Ultra-thin 3D Printed Formwork
- Dr. Victor Leung: Robotically assembled timber structures with integral timber joints
- Gonzalo Casas: COMPAS & COMPAS FAB
- Dr. Aleksandra Anna Apolinarska: Spatial Timber Structures
- Dr. Anna Szabó: Digital fabrication of thin folded concrete structures with Smart Dynamic Casting (SDC) and Admixture Controlled Digital Casting (ACDC)
- Letizia Caderas: development of a robust concrete mix design for SDC
- Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Dr. Ina Cheibas: Additive manufactured multifunctional facade
- Dr. Lauren Vasey
- Dr. Romana Rust
- Dr. Inés Ariza: XRebar
- Prof. Fabio Gramazio
- Luisa Albertini
- Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann
- Rebecca Ammann: Reinforcement strategies for digitally fabricated concrete
- Fiorentina Ademi
- Dr. Tobias Huber: Eggshell
- Dr. David López López
- Nathalie Reckinger: Mesh Mould Prefabrication
- Seraina Buholzer
- Dr. Marius Weber: NCCR Phase 2 (COMPAS); Mesh Mould Prefabrication
- Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón: Structural Integrity
- Patrick Bischof: Rethinking Structural Concrete for DFAB
- Dr. Minu Lee: Concrete Structures with Integrated Flexible Formworks
- Dr. Lukas Gebhard: Reinforcement strategies for digitally fabricated concrete
- Prof. Dr. Karel Thoma: n.n.
Project
Focus Topic 2: Digital Concrete
NCCR publications
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Digital fabrication with concrete beyond horizontal planar layers (2024)
- Date: 01.12.2024
- Authors: Dirk Lowke, Ana-Maria Anton, Richard Buswell, Dr. Selen Ercan Jenny, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Norman Hack, Inka Mai, Dr. Mariana Popescu, Harald Kloft
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Scaling up in Digital Casting of Concrete: Towards Industry Integration (2024)
- Date: 01.01.2024
- Authors: Seyma Gürel, Wei-Ting Chen, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 4th International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2024)
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- Date: 01.10.2023
- Authors: Dr. Ina Cheibas, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Valeria Piccioni, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Prof. Dr. Arno Schlüter, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Event: 18th Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo
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- Date: 01.07.2023
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Seyma Gürel, Filip Niketić, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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- Date: 01.06.2023
- Authors: Dr. Selen Ercan Jenny, Daniela Mitterberger, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Lauren Vasey, Eliott Sounigo, Ping Tsai, Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, David Jenny, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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Continuous Mobile Thin-Layer On-Site Printing (2023)
- Date: 01.02.2023
- Authors: Dr. Selen Ercan Jenny, Lukasz L. Pietrasik, Eliott Sounigo, Ping Tsai, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
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Circular Formwork: Recycling of 3D Printed Thermoplastic Formwork for Concrete (2023)
- Date: 01.01.2023
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Marc Akermann, Daniel Schwendemann, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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- Date: 01.12.2022
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Tobias Huber, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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Geometric Feedback System for Robotic Spraying (2022)
- Date: 01.12.2022
- Authors: Valens Frangez, Nizar Taha, Nicolas Feihl, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Andreas Wieser
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In-Crease: Less Concrete More Paper (2022)
- Date: 06.07.2022
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Joseph Choma, Fabio Scotto, Dr. Anna Szabó, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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Digitally fabricated ribbed concrete floor slabs: a sustainable solution for construction (2022)
- Date: 06.07.2022
- Authors: Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Patrick Bischof, Dr. Tobias Huber, Dr. Ana Anton, Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Francesco Ranaudo, Dr. Andrei Jipa, Dr. Lukas Gebhard, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Tom Van Mele, Prof. Dr. Philippe Block, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann
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- Date: 01.07.2022
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Tobias Huber, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Event: 3rd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2022)
- Notes: Poster presentation on June 28, 2022
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Additive Digital Casting: From Lab to Industry (2022)
- Date: 02.05.2022
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Elia Quadranti, Fabio Scotto, Lukas Fuhrimann, Thibault Demoulin, Dr. Sara Mantellato, Lukas Unteregger, Dr. Joris Burger, Rafael G. Pileggi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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Robotic Plaster Spraying: Crafting Surfaces with Adaptive Thin-Layer Printing (2022)
- Date: 09.01.2022
- Authors: Dr. Selen Ercan Jenny, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, David Jenny, Eliott Sounigo, Ping Tsai, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, kohler
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- Date: 01.01.2022
- Authors: Dr. Lukas Gebhard, Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann
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Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials: Process Classification and Case Studies (2022)
- Date: 01.01.2022
- Authors: Richard A. Buswell, Freek P. Bos, Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva, Prof. Dr. Norman Hack, Harald Kloft, Dirk Lowke, Niklas Freund, Asko Fromm, Enrico Dini, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Roel Schipper, Viktor Mechtcherine, Arnaud Perrot, Ksenija Vasilic, Nicolas Roussel
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Depth-camera-based rebar detection and digital reconstruction for robotic concrete spraying (2021)
- Date: 01.12.2021
- Authors: Valens Frangez, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Nizar Taha, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Andreas Wieser
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Material-informed Formwork Geometry (2021)
- Date: 01.09.2021
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Yu-Hung Chiu, Chanon Techathuvanun, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi
- Event: 39th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2021)
- Notes: Conference lecture held on September 8, 2021
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- Date: 01.01.2021
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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Crafting plaster through continuous mobile robotic fabrication on‑site (2020)
- Date: 01.12.2020
- Authors: Selen Ercan, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
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From Smart Dynamic Casting to a growing family of Digital Casting Systems (2020)
- Date: 01.08.2020
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Dr. Lukas Gebhard, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Dr. Sara Mantellato, Fabio Scotto, Dr. Joris Burger, Dr. Anna Szabó, Nicholas Ruffray, Dr. Lex Reiter, Federica Boscaro, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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Mastering yield stress evolution and formwork friction for smart dynamic casting (2020)
- Date: 01.05.2020
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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DFAB House: A comprehensive demonstrator of digital fabrication in architecture (2020)
- Date: 06.04.2020
- Authors: Dr. Konrad Graser, Marco Baur, Dr. Aleksandra Anna Apolinarska, Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler, Prof. Dr. Norman Hack, Dr. Andrei Jipa, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Timothy Sandy, Daniel Sanz-Pont, Prof. Dr. Daniel Hall, Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Event: Fabricate 2020 (virtual)
- Notes: Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference was conducted virtually.
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Eggshell: Ultra-Thin Three-Dimensional Printed Formwork for Concrete Structures (2020)
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Residence Time Distributions in Continuous Processing of Concrete (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Timothy Wangler, Fabio Scotto, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 2nd International RILEM Conference on Rheology and Processing of Construction Materials (RheoCon2 2019) and 9th International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC9 2019)
- Notes: Conference lecture on September 10, 2019.
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- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Lukas Gebhard, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Dr. Ana Anton, Dr. Joris Burger, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt, Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann
- Event: 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2020) (virtual)
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- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Joris Burger, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Nizar Taha, Fabio Scotto, Thibault Demoulin, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2020) (virtual)
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Processing of Set on Demand Solutions for Digital Fabrication in Architecture (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 2nd International RILEM Conference on Rheology and Processing of Construction Materials (RheoCon2 2019) and 9th International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC9 2019)
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- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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Mastering Yield Stress Evolution and Formwork Friction for Smart Dynamic Casting (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
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Revisiting Folded Forms with Digital Fabrication (2019)
- Date: 01.09.2019
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 37th and 23rd Annual Conferences Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution (eCAADe / SIGraDi 2019)
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- Date: 01.01.2019
- Authors: Nizar Taha, Alex Walzer, Jetana Ruangjun, Theophil Bürgin, Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler
- Event: 37th eCAADe + SIGraDi Conference: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution (2019)
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Adapting Smart Dynamic Casting to Thin Folded Geometries (2018)
- Date: 01.09.2018
- Authors: Dr. Anna Szabó, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: 1st RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2018)
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Challenges of Real-Scale Production with Smart Dynamic Casting (2018)
- Date: 01.09.2018
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Fabio Scotto, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Dr. Konrad Graser, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Dr. Lex Reiter, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt, Dr. Jaime Mata Falcón
- Event: 1st RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2018)
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- Date: 01.01.2017
- Authors: Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, Dr. Lex Reiter, Dr. Timothy Wangler, Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Prof. Dr. Robert Flatt
- Event: HPC/CIC Tromsø 2017. Eleventh High Performance Concrete (11th HPC) and the Second Concrete Innovation Conference (2nd CIC)
Media impressions
External URL(s)
- Prof. Dr. Ena Lloret Fritschi
- Smart Dynamic Casting , ETH Zürich , 2012-2015 Robotic Fabrication of Complex Concrete Structures
- Prefabrication with Smart Dynamic Casting , ETH Zurich, 2016-2018
- Eggshell, ETH Zurich, 2017-2022
- FutureTree, Esslingen, 2017-2019
- Design and Fabrication of Thin Folded Concrete Members, ETH Zurich, 2016-2019
- Linked-In
Phone
+41 58 666 5415