Dr.
Hyunchul
Kwon

Alumni

Dr. Hyunchul Kwon

Alumni

Hyunchul Kwon is a doctoral researcher at the chair of Digital Building Technologies (DBT). He received a Master of Architecture (Dist) from The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, where he taught and lectured thereafter as a visiting lecturer. His work has been exhibited internationally in museums such as the Vitra Design Museum, the Zaha Hadid Design Gallery, the V&A Dundee, the Olma Messen St. Gallen, the Design Exchange in Toronto and the 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. His current research focuses on 3D printing composites for lightweight architecture. Hyunchul Kwon joined the NCCR Digital Fabrication in April 2016 and completed his PhD in 2026.

Work Topic

Investigation of computational design and robotic 3D printing methods of composites for lightweight freeform building components (Digital Composites).

Role in the NCCR Digital Fabrication

Alumni: PhD Researcher

NCCR publications

Large-Scale 3D Printing for Functionally-Graded Facade (2020)
- Date: 01.01.2020
- Authors: Yoana Taseva, Nik Eftekhar Olivo, Dr. Hyunchul Kwon, Dr. Matthias Leschok, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: 25th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2020)
Optimized Internal Structures for 3D-Printed Sandwich Elements (2019)
- Date: 09.10.2019
- Authors: Dr. Hyunchul Kwon, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: Form and Force - Joint International Conference of IASS Symposium 2019 (60th Anniversary) and Structural Membranes 2019, Barcelona, Spain, October 7-10, 2019
- Notes: Conference paper presentation held on October 9, 2019
Electrical skin: 3D-printed façade panel with integrated electric infrastructure (2019)
- Date: 01.01.2019
- Authors: Dr. Hyunchul Kwon, Thodoris Kyttas, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: 14th Conference on Advanced Building Skins
- Notes: Conference lecture on October 29, 2019.
Digital Composites: Robotic 3D Printing of Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics for Functionally-Graded Building Components (2019)
- Date: 01.01.2019
- Authors: Dr. Hyunchul Kwon, Martin Eichenhofer, Thodoris Kyttas, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design (Rob|Arch 2018)
- Notes: Conference lecture held on September 14, 2018
Design and Additive Manufacturing of Functionally Graded Lightweight Structural Elements Based on Multi-material Extrusion (2016)
- Date: 09.09.2016
- Authors: Dr. Hyunchul Kwon, Mania Aghaei Meibodi, Mathias Bernhard, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger
- Event: Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016

External URL(s)

Digital Building Technologies