Fabrication | Online Workshop | English | Europe-Mideast-Africa
Description:
The high environmental impact of the construction industry places climate change at the forefront of the architectural agenda. Timber is a renewable material that stores carbon, offering a sustainable replacement for conventional construction materials. By introducing automation in timber manufacturing, and by facilitating its wide adoption through an integrated design approach, efficiency and sustainability are enhanced, exploiting the material’s full potential
This workshop will be taught by Eva Magnisali (DataForm Lab) and Antiopi Koronaki (Centre of Natural Material Innovation, University of Cambridge) and it will focus on the automation of timber construction. It will explore the development of a novel computational workflow for the integrated design, robotic fabrication, and assembly of timber structures.
Students will be introduced to the principles of structural analysis of timber structures, as well as design optimisation methods to incorporate manufacturing performance criteria. Automating the construction process will be achieved through the consideration of robotic fabrication constraints and onsite assembly and logistics requirements.
The workshop will be structured in 3 days of intensive teaching on computational design and robotic fabrication including tutorials, as well as design development sessions. The proposed workflow will be presented in a real-scale case study, while participants will also have the opportunity to apply the taught principles on their individual projects. The teaching process will be complemented by evening lectures from lead industry experts that will demonstrate the application of automation and timber construction in practice.
Key Words:
Automation,Design optimisation,Robotic timber construction,Computational design
Required Skills:
Intermediate GH
Required Software:
Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Wallacei
Required Hardware:
PC/laptop
Maximum number of participating students:
12
This workshop will be taught by Eva Magnisali (DataForm Lab) and Antiopi Koronaki (Centre of Natural Material Innovation, University of Cambridge) and it will focus on the automation of timber construction. It will explore the development of a novel computational workflow for the integrated design, robotic fabrication, and assembly of timber structures.
Students will be introduced to the principles of structural analysis of timber structures, as well as design optimisation methods to incorporate manufacturing performance criteria. Automating the construction process will be achieved through the consideration of robotic fabrication constraints and onsite assembly and logistics requirements.
The workshop will be structured in 3 days of intensive teaching on computational design and robotic fabrication including tutorials, as well as design development sessions. The proposed workflow will be presented in a real-scale case study, while participants will also have the opportunity to apply the taught principles on their individual projects. The teaching process will be complemented by evening lectures from lead industry experts that will demonstrate the application of automation and timber construction in practice.
Schedule:
Jun 28 - Jun 30
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Day 1 / Jun 28
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Day 2 / Jun 29
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Day 3 / Jun 30
Instructors:
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Eva Magnisali DataForm Lab,FounderEva Magnisali is the founder of DataForm Lab. DataForm Lab's mission is to accelerate the integration of industrial robotics in the construction industry through the development of design-to-fabrication digital workflows, through the use of robotic prototyping, and finally, through automation consultancy at a business level, aiming to de-risk technology innovation in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. Eva is also working as Head of Robotics at Bryden Wood, where she is responsible for creating and implementing the company’s Digital Manufacture and Robotics strategy. Previously, Eva coordinated the Architectural Robotics Lab of the University of Westminster, leading research projects that explored emerging techniques around digital manufacturing and robotics. As an architect, she has been involved in large-scale infrastructure projects at Foster+Partners, using advanced computational tools to deliver complex facades, always focusing on bridging the gap between design and its materialization. Eva is also actively involved in academia, teaching at the Design Research Laboratory of the Architectural Association and the University of Westminster, and she has lectured and presented her work internationally. -
Antiopi Koronaki University of Cambridge,Research AssociateAntiopi Koronaki is an architect, engineer, and researcher. Currently, she is a Research Associate in the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at the University of Cambridge. Her work, funded by the Centre for Digital Built Britain and the Construction Innovation Hub and explores the potential of engineered timber, computational design, and advanced fabrication for the sustainable and efficient delivery of urban infrastructure. She holds a PhD on the optimisation of large-scale space-frame structures for construction from the University of Bath. She has taught extensively in higher education institutions, including the Architectural Association and the University of Cambridge, among others. Through her professional experience at Wilkinson Eyre Architects, she has participated in the design of international bridge projects that have received multiple awards.