Peer Reviewed Papers:
2021
Łochnicki, G., Kalousdian, N. K., Leder, S., Maierhofer, M., Wood, D., Menges, A.:2021, Co-Designing Material-Robot Construction Behaviors: Teaching distributed robotic systems to intuitively leverage active bending for light-touch assembly of bamboo bundle structures, ACADIA – Realignments – towards critical computation [Proceedings of the ACADIA Conference 2021]. 11.04 2021
Krüger, F., Thierer, R., Tahouni, Y., Sachse, R., Wood, D., Menges, A., Bischoff, M., Rühe, J.: 2021, Development of a Material Design Space for 4D-Printed Bio-Inspired Hygroscopically Actuated Bilayer Structures with Unequal Effective Layer Widths. Biomimetics, 6, 58. (DOI:10.3390/biomimetics6040058) URL
Özdemir, E.; Kiesewetter, L.; Antorveza, K.; Cheng, T.; Leder, S.; Wood, D.; Menges, A.: 2021,Towards Self-shaping Metamaterial Shells A Computational Design Workflow for Hybrid Additive: Manufacturing of Architectural Scale Double-Curved Structures. In proceedings of the 2021 DigitalFUTURES. Springer. (DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5983-6_26) URL
Cheng, T., Thielen, M., Poppinga, S., Tahouni, Y., Wood, D., Steinberg, T., Menges, A., Speck, T.: 2021, Bio‐Inspired Motion Mechanisms: Computational Design and Material Programming of Self‐Adjusting 4D‐ Printed Wearable Systems. Advanced Science, 2100411. (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100411) URL
Cheng, T., Wood, D., Kiesewetter, L., Özdemir, E., Antorveza, K., Menges, A.: 2021, Programming material compliance and actuation: hybrid additive fabrication of biocomposite structures for large-scale self-shaping. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. (DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ac10af) URL
Tahouni, Y., Krüger, F., Poppinga, S., Wood, D., Pfaff, M., Rühe, J., Speck, T., Menges, A.: 2021, Programming sequential motion steps in 4D-printed hygromorphs by architected mesostructure and differential hygro-responsiveness. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. (DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ac0c8e) URL
Bechert, S., Aldinger, L., Wood, D., Knippers, J., Menges, A.: 2021, Urbach Tower: Integrative structural design of a lightweight structure made of self-shaped curved cross-laminated timber. Structures, 33, 3667--3681. (DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.06.073) URL
Wagner, H. J., Garufi, D., Schwinn, T., Wood, D. M., Menges, A.: 2021, Three-Dimensional Fibre Placement in Wood for connections and reinforcements in timber structures. In S. Behnejad, G. Parke, O. Samavati (eds.), Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 and the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures.
2020
Wood, D., Grönquist, P., .Bechert, S., Aldinger, L.,Riggenbach, D.,, Lehmann K., Rüggeberg, M., Burgert, I., Knippers, J., Menges, A.:.2020. From Machine Control to Material Programming: Self-Shaping Wood Manufacturing of a High Performance Curved CLT Structure -- Urbach Tower, in Burry, J., Sabin, J., Sheil, B., Skavara, M. (eds.), Fabricate 2020: Making Resilient Architecture, UCL Press, London, pp. 50-57. (ISBN: 978-1-78735-812-6 ) PDF
Giachini, P., Gupta, S., Wang, W., Wood, D., Yunusa, M., Baharlou, E., Sitti, M., Menges, A.: 2020, Additive manufacturing of cellulose-based materials with continuous, multidirectional stiffness gradients, Science Advances, Vol. 6, No. 8. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay0929) URL
Grönquist, P.; Panchadcharam, P.; Wood,D.; Menges, A.; Rüggeberg, M.; Wittel, F.K.: 2020, Computational analysis of hygromorphic self-shaping wood gridshell structures, Royal Society - Open Science, Vol. 7 , Issue 7, July 01, 200 (doi:10.1098/rsos.192210 ) URL
Tahouni, Y., Cheng, T., Wood, D., Sachse, R., Thierer, R., Bischoff, M., Menges, A.: 2020, Self-shaping Curved Folding: a 4D-printing method for fabrication of curved creased origami structures. In Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF '20), November 5–6, 2020, Virtual Event, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA. (doi: 10.1145/3424630.3425416) URL
Cheng, T., Tahouni, Y., Wood, D., Stolz, B., Mulhaupt, R., Menges, A.: 2020, Multifunctional Mesostructures: Design and Material Programming for 4D-printing. In Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF '20), November 5–6, 2020, Virtual Event, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA. (doi: 10.1145/3424630.3425418)
Cheng, T., Wood, D., Wang, X., Yuan, P., Menges, A.: 2020, Programming Material Intelligence: An Additive Fabrication Strategy for Self-Shaping Biohybrid Components. Living Machines: Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems.
2019
Grönquist, P., Wood, D., Hassani, M., Wittel, F., Menges, A., Rüggeberg, M.: 2019, Analysis of hygroscopic self-shaping wood at large scale for curved mass timber structures, Science Advances, Vol. 5 No. 9, pp. eaax1311. (doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax1311) URL
Aldinger L.*, Bechert S.*, Wood D*, Knippers J., Menges A..:2019, Design and Structural Modelling of Surface-Active Timber Structures Made from Curved CLT - Urbach Tower, Remstal Gartenschau 2019 in Impact: Design with all the senses [Proceedings of the Design Modeling Symposium 2019], Berlin, DE September 2019.
Weber R., Leder S., Wood D. Bucklin O., Menges A.: 2019, Distributed Robotic Timber Construction Designing of in-situ timber construction system with robot-material collaboration in ACADIA – Ubiquity and Autonomy [Proceedings of the ACADIA Conference 2019], Austin, TX. URL
Leder, S., Weber, R., Bucklin, 0., Wood, D., Menges, A.: 2019, Design and prototyping of a single axis, building material integrated, distributed robotic assembly system, in 2019 IEEE: 4th International Workshops on Foundations and Applications of Self* Systems (FAS*), 3rd International Workshop on Self-Organised Construction (SOCO), Umea, Sweden.
2018
Wood, D. , Vailati, C., Menges, A., Rüggeberg, M.: 2018, Hygroscopically actuated wood elements for weather responsive and self-forming building parts- Facilitating upscaling and complex shape changes. Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, March 2018, DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.134
Wood, D., Yablonina, M., Aflalo, M., Chen, J., Tahanzadeh, B., Menges, A.: 2018, Cyber Physical Macro Material as a UAV [re]Configurable Architectural System, in Willmann J., Block P., Hutter M., Byrne K., Schork T. (eds) Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2018. ROBARCH 2018, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92294-2_25
Wood, D., Brütting, J., Menges, A.: 2018, Self-Forming Curved Timber Plates: Initial Design Modeling for Shape-Changing Material Buildups, in IASS – Creativity in Structural Design [Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2018], Cambridge, MA.
Forestiero, D., Xenos, N., Wood, D., Baharlou, E.: 2018, Low-tech Shape-Shifting Space Frames, in IASS – Creativity in Structural Design [Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2018], Cambridge, MA.
Knippers, J., Menges, A., Dahy, H., Früh, N., Groenewolt, A., Körner, A., Rinderspacher, K., Saffarian, S., Slabbink, E., Solly, J., Vasey, L., Wood, D.: 2018, The ITECH approach: Building(s) to learn, in IASS – Creativity in Structural Design [Proceedings of the IASS Symposium 2018], Boston.
Garufi, D., Wagner, H.J., Bechert, S., Schwinn, T., Wood, D., Menges, A., Knippers, J.: 2018, Fibrous Timber Joints for Lightweight Segmented Hybrid Timber Shell , in“Digital Timber Construction”, Research Culture in Architecture conference on cross-disciplinary collaboration, Faculty of Architecture, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (In press)
Leder, S., Weber, R., Bucklin, O., Wood, D., Menges, A.: 2018, Towards Distributed In-Situ Robotic Timber Construction, in “Robotics in Timber Construction”, , Research Culture in Architecture conference on cross-disciplinary collaboration, Faculty of Architecture, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany. (In press)
2017
Dierichs, K., Wood, D., Correa, D., Menges, A.: 2017, Smart Granular Materials: Prototypes for Hygroscopically Actuated Shape-Changing Particles, in ACADIA – Disciplines & Disruption [Proceedings of the ACADIA Conference 2017], Cambridge, MA, pp. 222-231. (ISBN: 978-0-692-96506-1 ) URL
2016
Wood, D. , Correa, D., Krieg, O., Menges, A.: 2016, Material computation—4D timber construction: Towards building-scale hygroscopic actuated, self-constructing timber surfaces, International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Sage, February 2016, DOI: 10.1177/1478077115625522
Publication of Work:
Online (selected)
Programming Elegance -University of Stuttgart - Research Magazine
Wie bringt Holz sich selbst in Form? – P.M Wissen - Servus TV
Cool New Method Curves Wood Without Machines - Popular Mechanics
Tall twisting tower is made from wood that shapes itself as it dries - New Scientist
These researchers invented an entirely new way of building with wood - Fast Company
Building with wood that bends itself into shape - ETH Zurich
Wood that shapes itself -Empa News
With a new technology, wood gets itself into shape - NZZ (Switzerland)
University of Stuttgart makes Urbach Tower from self-shaping wood - DEZEEN
Self-shaping timber could rival CLT for structural use - RIBA Journal
This Week in Tech: Constructing with Deforming Wood—Intentionally - ARCHITECT Magazine
Urbach Tower Pioneers "Self-Shaping" Wood Construction Technique - Core77
Interview to Dylan Wood: the Urbach Tower and wood panels that curve on their own - Design Wanted
Stuttgart tiene una torre de madera inteligente única en el mundo - Condé Nast - Traveler
This Curved Tower in Stuttgart Was Formed Without Machines - DEPARTURES
Landmark Tower in Germany is Built out of Self-Shaping Wood - Avontuura
A Unique Landmark Built From Self-Shaping Wood- SCALE
Self-Twisting Urbach Tower - Cool Material
Masters students propose canopy that uses drones to continuously adapt - Design boom
A building that moves by itself - RIBA Journal
Print (selected)
Isopp,A.: 2020. Zuschnitt Zeitschrift uber Holz als Werkstoff und Werke in Holz, proHolz Austria, Nr. 77, March, pp 6-9, (ISBN: 978-3-902926-35-7.)
Mayer-Grenu, A.: 2020, Programmierte Eleganz, forschung leben: lntelligente Systeme fur eine zukunftsfahige Gesellschaft Das Magazin der Universität Stuttgart - forschung leben, Januar, pp. 28–35.
Mayer-Grenu, A.: 2020, Programmierte Eleganz, forschung leben: lntelligente Systeme fur eine zukunftsfahige Gesellschaft, 01.2020.
Friedrich, J., Analysieren und exakt vorausbestimmen, in Bauwelt – Praxis: BIM Digitalisierung, 2.2020.
Turm aus selbstformend hergestelltem Holz, Die Welt der Lehmann Gruppe, 12.2019.
Lofken, J.O., 2019, Bauen - Kontrollierte Kurven, in Technology Review, 12/2019, pp. 21.
Barlow, W., 2019, off the beaten path: From urban ruins to rural a rural hillside, unconventional venues invite inventive installations, in
Interior Design, 12/90, pp 147-159.
Sigmmunnd, B., 2019, Trocknung formt Holz, in Structure DETAIL, 03.19, pp. 10-11.
2019, Remstal Gartenschau- Markantes Wahrzeichen, in mikado, September, 2019, pp. 10.
2019, Skulptur aus selbstformendem Holz, in XIa intelligente architektur, 07 09/19, pp 008-009
2019, Holzinnovation - Urbach Tower, in Md, September 2019, pp 6-7
Kühnleinm, A.:2019, Der schiefe Turm von Urbach, in AD Architectural Digest Deutschland, Juli & August 2019, Condé Nast Germany, p. 65
Heirbaut, J.: 2019, Uitkijkpunt Met Een Twist, in DE INGENIEUR, 7/131 07.2019, Koninklijk Instituut Van Ingenieurs, Den Haag, pp. 8-9.
Barényi, K.: 2019, Veža Urbach, in ASB | architektúra, stavebníctvo, biznis, #208, JAGA Group, Bratislava, pp. 44-45.
Bachmann, W.: 2019, Langstrecke am Fluss – Infinite River Garden, in DETAIL, 7/8.2019, DETAIL, Munich, pp. 4-6.
Stephan, P.: 2019, Architektur trifft Gartenschau – Teil 1, in AIT 6.2019, Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, pp. 11.
Ramirez, M.: 2019, Cyber Physical Macro Materials, in Pasajes Arquitectura, No. 148, Reverse Arquitectura, Madrid, pp. 46-47. (ISSN: 1575-1937)
Sigmund, B.: 2018, Dynamic Roof Structure, in DETAIL, 12.2018, DETAIL, Munich, pp. 16-18.
Exhibitions
Cyber Physical Macro Material, Creative Robotics
ARS Electronic Center, Linz, Austria. April 03 – October 10, 2018
HygroForm Prototype, +ultra gestaltungg creates knowledge
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany. September 30 – January 08, 2016 -17
Bloom prototypes, Architectural Pavilions – Experiments
Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, June 2- January 7, 2016-17
Bloom panel, Urban Shade Exhibit
Holon Design Museum, Holon, Israel. July 04-October 31, 2016
Bloom panel, Designers of the Anthropocene
Przemiany Festival 2015, Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw, Poland. September 04-06, 2015
eXo, DJ stand centerpiece
Westedge, Santa Monica, CA, October 16-19, 2015
Bloom panel and paper model, Architextiles
Museum of Textiles, Tilburg, Netherlands, September 29-January 25, 2013
Bloom panel, Smart Flexibility: Advanced Materials and Technologies
MaterFAD, Barcelona, Spain, June 25-November 30
Bloom panel, Smart Environment: MaterialXperience,
Material, Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 23, 2013
eXo, Almost Anything Goes (Miki Garcia, curator)
MCA Santa Barbara, CA, January 5-April 13, 2014
Bloom (images only), Synthetic Digital Ecologies (Nataly Gattegno and Brian Price, curators)
ACADIA, San Francisco, CA, October 17-21, 2014
Bloom panel, Materials & Application: Building Something (Beyond) Beautiful, Projects 2002-2013 (Kristina Newhouse, curator)
CSULB Art Museum, Long Beach, CA, January 25-April 13, 2013
Bloom Panel, and Armoured Corset, Future Materials Gallery
EcoBuild 2013, London, UK, March 5-7, 2013
reBloom
LAX International Terminal Opening, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, Los Angeles, CA (cancelled).
Bloom Panel, Life in 2050! On Tour (Stephen Foulger, curator)
Saudi Aramco, Damman, Saudi Arabia, June 2, 2013
Bloom
Materials & Application Gallery, Silver Lake, CA, November 19, 2011-March 31, 2013.
Second Nature
Little Tokyo Design Week, Los Angles July 2011
Workshops:
Programming Material Intelligence - Tongii University, Digital FUTURES Workshop, 2018 - Scientific Development and Co-Teacher with Tiffany Cheng and Achim Menges
Autonomous Timber Structures Material robotics for self-construction, Domain de Boisbuchet, France, 2018 - Scientific Development and Co-Teacher with Prof. Achim Menges
Hygroscopic Aggregate Structures - Domain de Boisbuchet, France, 2016- Scientific Development and Co-Teacher with Prof. Achim Menges, K. Dierichs
Living Surfaces: Building Envelopes as Biological Systems- School of Architecture, College of Design University of Minnesota, Catalyst 2015 Co-Teacher with Prof. Doris Sung
Awards and Recognition:
Thesis Prize 1st recognition- University of Stuttgart Faculty of Architecture, Augmented Grain MSc. Thesis, 2014
Raymond S. Kennedy Award for Architectural Innovation- University of Southern California School of Architecture, Second Nature BArch Thesis, 2011
Global and Discovery Scholar Recognition- University of Southern California, 2011
Speculative + Prototyping Honorable Mention, SXSW Eco 2016, October 12., Bloom and inVert, DOSU Studio Architecture
AIA Small Projects Award, American Institute of Architectures, Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA, May 2015, Bloom, DOSU Studio Architecture
2014 R+D Award, ARCHITECT Magazine, eXo. DOSU Studio Architecture, July 2014
Architecture + Materials Category Finalist, A+ Awards, Architizer, Bloom, DOSU Studio Architecture, March, 2013
Spark! Product Awards 2012, Spark, San Francisco, Bloom, DOSU Studio Architecture, October, 2012
R+D Honorable Mention, ARCHITECT Magazine, Bloom, DOSU Studio Architecture, July 2012
PrixARS, [the next idea] Art + Technology Honorable Mention ARS Electronica, Linz, Austria, Techioles, DOSU Studio Architecture, 2012
Invited Lectures and Presentations
Design and Modelling for Surface Active CLT structures - Design Modelling Symposium 2019, Berlin, DE
From Machine Control to Material Programming, Forster + Partners, August 2019, London, UK
From Machine Control to Material Programming, Design For Manufacture, Barlett School of Architecture, UCL, June 2019, London, UK
Form Machine Control to Material Programming - Self-shaping wood and other bits, Engineering Club, June 2019, London, UK
Building Material Intelligence, “Matters of Fact” summer lectures, Domaine de Boisbuchet, Lessac, FR
Cyber-Physical Macro Materials - Robots in Architecture 2018, ETH, Zurich, CH
Cyber-Physical Macro Materials: Ars Electronica Innovation Forum, Ars Electronica 2018, POST-CITY, Linz, AT
Tongji University, Digital FUTURES Symposium, 2018
USC School of Architecture- Generation NEXT, Los Angeles, 2017
UK Construction Week, Smart Materials, Birmingham, UK, 2016
Max Plank Inst, Dept. Physical Intelligence, Stuttgart, DE, 2016
InnoChain Research Group, Simulations Workshop, Stuttgart, 2016
School of Civil Engineering and Geodesic, Newcastle University, 2016
Przemiany Festival 2015, Warsaw, 2015
Architectural Association, EMTech Studio, London, 2014
Architectural Association, Design Make, Hooke Park, 2014