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SUMMARY:Challenging construction through computational and digital fabrica
 tion - Mariana Popescu\, TU Delft
DTSTART:20220311T150000Z
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CONTACT:Mishael Nuh
DESCRIPTION:The need for sustainable design\, engineering and fabrication 
 strategies for concrete construction is recognized as a key challenge in t
 he building industry. Structural designers are therefore in the unique pos
 ition of being able to shape the built environment at a time when building
  sustainably is more important than ever.  Advancements in the past decad
 es have enabled us to design and fabricate increasingly more complex geome
 tries\, making it seem that the options are limitless. However\, in the cu
 rrent climatic context\, the time has come to move away from the paradigm 
 that anything is possible and that engineering is only focused on analyzin
 g\, confirming and making the (given) shape work at all costs.  Applying 
 the principles of efficiency\, economy and elegance in designing structure
 s that intelligently include structural performance and architectural geom
 etry makes it possible to significantly reduce the amount of material used
  in a structure and its embodied emissions. Their expressive\, intricate a
 nd bespoke geometries can be challenging to build with traditional formwor
 k methods. To harness the full potential of non-standard and non-repetitiv
 e efficient concrete structures\, the formwork systems used for constructi
 on need to be rethought. As such\, alongside design\, the fabrication and 
 construction process play an equally important role in reducing the impact
  of buildings on the environment. This presentation will look at concepts 
 of designing with structural intelligence in mind\, how form-finding metho
 ds are beneficial in the early stages of design\, why computational tools 
 play an important role in all design stages and how digital fabrication al
 lows us to build less wastefully.
LOCATION:CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building)
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