We are looking back on a successful “Stuttgart Week of Advancing Architecture Engineering and Construction” (SWAA) hosted by IntCDC from 11-15 October. Over the course of the week, almost 500 participants from various nations met at the University of Stuttgart for a series of outstanding events.
The week kicked-off with the first ever AdvanceAEC Autumn School, hosted by IntCDC, on 11-12 October. Around 180 early career researchers from the partner institutions of the AdvanceAEC research network met in nine parallel workshops and five parallel sessions – a unique opportunity to work collaboratively and interdisciplinary across several research institutions on topics such as robotics, machine learning, interface architecture, additive manufacturing, social sciences and many more.
Read the AdvanceAEC Autumn School recap here.
The CRC 1244 Conference on Adaptive Skins and Structures for the Built Environment of Tomorrow of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1244 of the University of Stuttgart took place on 11 October. The research presented showed that adaptability can open up new perspectives – for a sustainable transformation of the building industry.
At the IntCDC 2022 Conference on Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Future-Proof Architecture on 13 October, 420 participants gained an insight into the research of the Cluster. First results were presented and discussed in four sessions on:
- Future-Proof Timber Architecture
- The Future of Concrete Construction
- Fibrous Structures for Resource Efficient Building Systems of the Future
- Cyber-Physical Construction of Co-Design
The conference was framed by the keynotes from distinguished speakers Catherine De Wolfe, ETH Zurich, and Georg Vrachliotis, TU Delft.
Read the IntCDC Conference recap here.
The week was concluded with the International Research and Design Forum, jointly organized by the SOM Foundation and IntCDC on 14 October. At the all-day event, 300 participants followed presentations on groundbreaking ideas and research centered around materiality. The second edition of the forum included leaders whose work, creativity and expertise inspire the future of design of the built world.
We would like to express our gratitude to all colleagues and partners who contributed to making the “Stuttgart Week of Advancing Architecture, Engineering and Construction” a complete success!