ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
AUTONOMOUS ASSEMBLY
Karola Dierichs
is an architect and researcher
at the Institute for Computational Design (ICD),
University of Stuttgart, where she is leading
the aggregate architectures research field and
developing granular materials as designer matter
in architecture. She has taught at the Architectural
Association (AA) in London, the Städelschule
Architecture Class in Frankfurt, as well as the ICD.
Her recent work has been recognised with the
Holcim Acknowledgement Award Europe 2014.
Bastien Gallet
is a philosopher and writer, and
teaches at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin (HEAR)
in Strasbourg. He is also managing editor of the
French publishing house Editions MF.
Fabio Gramazio
is an architect with
multidisciplinary interests ranging from
computational design and robotic fabrication
to material innovation. In 2000, with Matthias
Kohler, he cofounded the Zurich architecture
practice Gramazio Kohler, which has produced
numerous award-winning designs. Current
projects include the design of the Empa NEST
research platform, a future living and working
laboratory for sustainable building construction.
In 2015, the partners also opened the world’s first
architectural robotic laboratory at ETH Zurich, with
projects ranging from 1:1 prototype ...
