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selected teaching projects
material machine co-design for distributed construction and adaptive architectural systems:


Co-Designing Material-Robot Behaviors: Systems for Autonomous Construction
ITECH MSc. Thesis Prep. 2020
Grzegorz Łochnicki, Nicolas Kubail Kalousdian
Grzegorz Łochnicki, Nicolas Kubail Kalousdian


Distributed Robotic Assembly System for In-Situ Timber Construction
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2018
Samuel Leder, Ramon Weber
Samuel Leder, Ramon Weber


Meta-morph - Adaptive architectural system using infinite-axis distributed robots
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2019
Nate Kaylor, Piyanat Songkhroh
Nate Kaylor, Piyanat Songkhroh


Cyber Physical Macro Material as a UAV [re]configurable architectural system
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2017
Miguel Aflalo, Jingcheng Chen, Behrooz Tahanzadeh
Miguel Aflalo, Jingcheng Chen, Behrooz Tahanzadeh


Haptic Reality: Novel Interfacing for Informed Assembly Systems
Samantha Melnyk,Tamara ITECH MSc. Thesis 2019
Rosales, Robert Faulkner, Naomi Tashiro, 2019
Rosales, Robert Faulkner, Naomi Tashiro, 2019


Space Shifter- Multi-state Elastic Gridshells driven by sliding actuators
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2018
Elaine Bonavia, Sabine Vecvagare
Elaine Bonavia, Sabine Vecvagare
material programming for self-shaping construction


Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of Self-Shaping Building Components
ITECH MSc. Thesis Preperation 2020
Karen Antorveza, Laura Kiesewetter, Eda Özdemir
Karen Antorveza, Laura Kiesewetter, Eda Özdemir


Hygroscopic Shape-Changing Networks - Hierarchical Programming of Large Scale Responsive Structures
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2018
Federico Forestiero, Nikolaos Xenos
Federico Forestiero, Nikolaos Xenos


Selectively Self-Reinforcing Aggregates: a two particle-type granular system for performance in tension
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2016
Alexander Wolkow
Alexander Wolkow


Hygrogates- Climate Responsive Construction Principles of Hygroscopic Aggregate Structures
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2015 - Expert Advisor
Matthias Helmreich
Matthias Helmreich
additive fabrication and functional materials


Fluid Formations- Design and Fabrication of Soft Matter Structures with Functional Stiffness Gradients
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2017
Pedro Giachini, Sachin Gupta
Pedro Giachini, Sachin Gupta


Functional Multi-Material Systems: A Hybrid Additive Fabrication Methodology for Customizable Internal Properties
ITECH MSc. Thesis Prep. 2020
Vaia Tsiokou
Vaia Tsiokou


Object Oriented Material - A Hierarchically Reconfigurable System
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2019
Deniitsa Koleva
Deniitsa Koleva

Fibrous Joints for Segmented Timber Shells
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2017
Dominga Garufi, Hans Jakob Wagner
Dominga Garufi, Hans Jakob Wagner


Mycelia Material Bionomics
ITECH MSc. Thesis 2016
Sean Campbell
Sean Campbell
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