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Impressions FoC 2024
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We would like to thank all participants, contributors, and sponsors of Future of Construction 2024 Symposium! Your engagement made the event a true success!
Stay connected and join us for the next FoC Symposium, which will take place May 19–23, 2026 at ETH Zürich, hosted by NCCR Digital Fabrication and Design++.
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About
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The Future of Construction Symposium series was initiated in 2022 at ETH Zurich, by PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers from the departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, as a platform to discuss construction robotics and computational design for sustainable construction. After a successful kick-off in 2022, it was held in TU Munich in 2023.
The 2024 edition of the symposium is organized by the professorship on Fabrication and Material Aware Architecture at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation at ETH Zurich in association with NCCR Digital Fabrication and Design++. It will be themed “Making the Past Productive” and aims to bring together past innovations and construction approaches and cutting-edge technological advancements in today’s built environment.
FoC 2024 will take place at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio from November 5 to 7, 2024 and will be held in person, with participants from academia, start-ups, and the construction industry, with invited speakers and panelists from the fields of architecture, civil engineering, digital fabrication, heritage preservation, real estate, sustainability, computational design, immersive technologies and many more. Together, we will discuss the opportunities for interdisciplinary solutions to urgent and emerging challenges in construction.
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Organizers
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Ena LLoret-Fritschi
USI Mendrisio
Silke Langenberg
ETH Zurich
Selen Ercan Jenny
USI Mendrisio
Orkun Kasap
ETH Zurich
Francesca Mirone
USI Mendrisio
Dominik Reisach
ETH Zurich
Sacha Cutajar
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Co-organizers
Muck Petzet
USI Mendrisio
Barbara Carnevali
USI Mendrisio
Danielle Griego
ETH Zurich / Design++
Anton Savov
ETH Zurich / Design++
Bernd Bickel
ETH Zurich
David Jenny
ZHAW
Konrad Graser
ZHAW
Stefana Parascho
EPF Lausanne
Birgitta Schock
SIA
Ludovica Molo
BSA
Andrea Realini
Real Capital Management AG
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Keynotes
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Stuart Smith
ARUP / Holcim Foundation (DE)
Mario Carpo
The Bartlett School of Architecture (UK)
Roger Boltshauser
Boltshauser Architekten (CH)
Annette Gigon
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Speakers
Jacqueline Pauli
ZPF Ingenieure / ETH Zurich
Matthias Brenner
ETH Zurich
Patrick Suppiger
BETONSUISSE
Martina Bischof
RE-WIN
Jochen Ganz
QuadraLigna
Ana Anton
ETH Zurich
Robert Flatt
ETH Zurich
Hadi El Hage
European Cultural Centre
Fabio Amicarelli
Foldcast
Cédric Domon
Müller Steinag
Eliott Sounigo
LAYERED
Viviana Pozzoli
Equipo de Arquitectura
Tsz Yan Ng
University of Michigan
Fabio Gramazio
ETH Zurich
Claudia Eugenin Soto
T2CM
Anton Savov
ETH Zurich / Design++
Birgitta Schock
SIA
Maik Ilmer
Ilmer Thies
Felix Thies
Ilmer Thies
Quintus Miller
Miller & Maranta / USI
Clemens Woegerbauer
Holcim (Schweiz) AG
Kuba Szczesniak
Scandens
Yves Reuland
irmos
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Workshop Sponsors
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Outreach Partners
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Supported By
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Workshops
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Workshop #01
Future EarthDate: 04.–05. November 2024
About: Can we design the way earthen buildings erode over time using digital technologies?
Workshop lead: Sacha Cutajar, Ema Krakovska, Joschua Gosslar
Workshop #02
From Waste to ResourceDate: 05. November 2024
About: Design optimization and augmented fabrication for the reuse of concrete cutting waste.
Workshop lead: Beril Önalan, Eleftherios Triantafyllidis, Ioana Mitropoulou
Workshop #03
Preserving Knowledge & Data in DFABDate: 05. November 2024
About: How do we prepare current construction for future maintenance and repair?
Workshop lead: Adrian Pöllinger, Laurence Crouzet, Rolf Imseng, Li Chen
Workshop #04
Architecture and AIDate: 05. November 2024
About: How can artificial intelligence (AI) impact architecture concretely?
Workshop lead: Pierre Chèvremont, Lidor Gilad, Stefano Hu, Andrea Suardi, Elia Rossi
Workshop #05
Augmented CarpentryDate: 05. November 2024
About: How can computer vision revolutionize traditional woodworking techniques?
Workshop lead: Andrea Settimi
Workshop #06
Learning from 'Failure'Date: 05. November 2024
About: How can failure stories in construction be turned into success stories?
Workshop lead: Kim Nørgaard Helmersen
Workshop #07
Scaling New Materials for Net ZeroDate: 05. November 2024
About: How can we achieve net-zero impacts when scaling new construction materials?
Workshop lead: Sasha Cisar, Nabila Pranoto, Thibault Demoulin, Chrissie Muhr, Kika Brockstedt, Götz Hilber
Workshop #08
Collaborative StructureDate: 05. November 2024
About: Participative fabrication with recycled timber through digitally augmented processes.
Workshop lead: Yves Ebnöther, Konrad Graser, Edurne Morales, David Jenny
Workshop #09
UNDODate: 05. November 2024
About: Human-robot interaction for real-time design and reconfiguration of timber structures.
Workshop lead: Eleni Skevaki, Marirena Kladeftira, Ziqi Wang, Jingwen Wang, Sihui Wu, Stefana Parascho
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Venue
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Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
Building: TAM - Teatro dell’Architettura
Via Alfonso Turconi 25
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Travel
Participants who spend at least one night in Ticino will receive a Ticino Ticket, offering free travel on all public transport and numerous discounts in the region. For more information see here.
By train
Milan → Mendrisio
Malpensa Airport: S50 Railway TILO Direction Malpensa-Biasca
Milano Central Station: RE80 Railway TILO Direction Milano-Biasca
Zurich → Mendrisio
Zurich HB: EC Railway Direction Zurich-Milano Centrale → Transfer in Lugano
→ S10 Railway Direction Lugano-ChiassoBy car
A2 motorway → Mendrisio exit
Parking spaces are available in the parking garage located on the lower floors of the Canavee Building, Via Giuseppe Buffi 5, 6850 Mendrisio.
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Accommodation
Please book your accommodation on the official hotel website or via email, specifying the event Future of Construction 2024 or entering the code FOC2024 when making your reservation to access a special discount. Even if the hotels appear fully booked, please contact them since there is a number of rooms reserved for the event.
Meride
Breggia