Concrete is flying off, but it is simultaneously facing tremendous challenges in terms of
environmental impact, financial needs, societal acceptance and image. Based on an …

From medical to aerospace applications, construction on the Earth to construction on the
other planets, additive manufacturing (AM) technology, which is commonly known as 3D …

Building on the recent progress of four-dimensional (4D) printing to produce dynamic
structures, this study aimed to bring this technology to the next level by introducing control …

Smart materials are studied for climate-responsive building skins due to internal changeable
properties stimulated by material-specific input. This research focuses on shape memory …

The building sector is responsible for a huge share of global greenhouse gas emissions and
waste production, is unable to meet the growing demand for housing and struggles with …

The research presented in this paper is part of a larger body of emerging research into
embedding autonomy in the built environment. We develop a framework for designing and …

Intuitive self-assembly devices are of great significance to the emerging applications of self-
assembly theory. In this paper, a novel intuitive device with an aerodynamic system is …

We introduce a discrete approach to robotic construction that enables the integration of
structure, mechanism, and actuation and offers a promising route to on-demand robot …

This paper presents a series of design experiments that seek to move beyond today's
computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) technologies and …

Concrete cannot be ignored. More concrete is produced than any other synthetic material on
earth. It is the key material of our infrastructural systems, and together with mortar and other …