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CONCRETE MODULARITY2023
The architecture and construction industry is faced with adapting to the current climate crisis and looking for ways to make concrete more sustainable. 3D printing of concrete may be one possible solution. Its advantages are increased efficiency, speed, recyclability, precision, work safety, reduced need for formwork and reinforcement, mass optimization, material savings, robotization of work, and freedom of design. Disadvantages are cost, lack of experts, large scale tests, non-existent building regulations

The aim of the workshop was to explore new and greener solutions for the use of concrete in the creation of playful furniture in public spaces, using 3D printing technology and generative design. The parameterisation and 3D printing of concrete allows the creation of optimised lightweight structures that use less material than traditional production methods, while offering new possibilities for modularity and interaction with public space. Modular exterior elements encourage socialization and serve both people and nature. Their concrete surface is bioreceptive - structured to trap water, support the growth of local biodiversity and host a variety of organisms.  

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authors:

University of Innsbruck Austria│Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague Czech Republic │ Technical University of Liberec Czech Republic │Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava │ Zen Marlin technology company Slovakia

Viktória Žigmundová, Jakub Míča, Lukas Wolf, Filip Bernát, Benjamin Wolfgang Dengg

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