Prepare for an engaging project week where you'll collaborate closely with fellow students to tackle real-world design challenges. This course offers a unique opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge in a practical setting. Hosted in Lupburg, Germany, the course will be situated at Additive Tectonics/FIT AG, a leading company in the field of Additive Manufacturing in Construction. During this week, you'll gain valuable hands-on experience, combining teamwork and creativity in a professional environment.

The course bridges foundational principles of geometric design and computing with practical application in a comprehensive design project. You’ll explore methods and tools for 3D shape generation, simulation, structural design, and digital fabrication. After familiarisation with selected computational design tools and fabrication technologies, students are expected to examine a domain-specific case study in-depth, culminating in a practical design and fabrication task. Through the hands-on application of computational design solutions for advanced fabrication and construction techniques, students will navigate the intersection of various scientific disciplines, including mathematics, computer science, structural engineering, and architecture.

Teaching Team:

• Chair of Structural Analysis (Dr.-Ing. M. Hojjat, Dr.-Ing. Ann-Kathrin Goldbach)
• Professorship of Structural Design (Prof. Dr. Pierluigi D’Acunto, M.Sc. Christiane Richter)
• Professorship of Digital Fabrication (Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler, MA Ema Krakovská)