Real-world construction projects typically require three groups of tasks: site preparation
(earthmoving, leveling), substructure (anchoring, foundations), and superstructure (load …

Concrete is the most used human-made material in the world, and it is responsible for
around 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Hence, efficient concrete …

Lightweight lattice structures and chiral metamaterials have both received extensive
attention during the past decades. This work builds up a systematic design procedure for an …

One of the geometrical restrictions associated with printed paste materials such as concrete,
is that material must be self-supporting during printing. In this research paper a new …

Biomimetics is an opportunity for the development of energy efficient building systems.
Several biomimetic building skins (Bio-BS) have been built over the past decade, however …

This article is a survey discussing the application of fiber-reinforced polymer composites in
freeform structures and their impact on the design and shape generation process. The …

Rationalization is widely recognized as an important design strategy in contemporary
architectural projects, especially in projects with complex geometries, built using digital …

The research described in this paper is dedicated to the use of continuous fibers as
reinforcement for additive manufacturing, particularly using Shotcrete. Composites and in …

This paper discusses the foundations of a bio-based material paradigm for architecture. It
argues that moving from a current reliance on the non-renewable materials of the …

In recent years, extensive research in the HCI literature has explored interactive techniques
for digital fabrication. However, little attention in this body of work has examined how to …