As part of the “Kulturland Schleswig-Holstein” series, the The exhibition “Robotic Building Culture: A Look into the Future of Architecture” can be seen in the State House of Schleswig-Holstein. The exhibition is sponsored by the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament, the Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein and the Specialist group for computer-based methods in design and engineering (coDE) presented at the Lübeck University of Technology. Anyone interested can view the exhibition from July 10th to September 15th, 2024 daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m visit the state house. Entry is free. Barrier-free access is guaranteed.
Digitalization of planning and building: opportunity to save materials
“Our aim with the exhibition is to show that the digitalization of planning and construction represents a great opportunity,” says Michael Herrmann, Professor of Digital Design at the TH Lübeck. “A closed digital process chain not only saves costs and time, but also enables aesthetic and optimized structures to be built. The 3D printed Hexastone concrete pavilion is a very good example of this. It is a shell structure that could be used as a roof structure for event halls and museums. It draws inspiration from historical vault structures and saves around 70% of material thanks to its optimized shape,” says Herrmann.
Make a positive contribution
Benjamin Spaeth, Professor of Digital Design at the TH Lübeck, adds: “The works that we have put together in the exhibition have never been seen in this form before and are evidence of the innovative strength at our university, which is achieved through interdisciplinary collaboration and the joy of experimentation were created. It is curiosity that drives us and the desire to make a positive contribution to this world.”
See students’ work
Students from the master’s degree programs work on design and build projects architecture and Civil engineering the TH Lübeck interdisciplinary with the possibilities that robotic 3D printing offers for the construction of buildings. This also applies to Anna Prell, who is presenting her architecture master’s thesis as part of the exhibition. She deals with 3D printing in construction from the perspective of sustainability. “It’s a great feeling to be able to show what you’re researching. “I received very good feedback on my work at the exhibition opening at the beginning of July,” says Prell.
Architecture as a cultural technique
Architecture is a cultural technique that is thousands of years old. While manufacturing is still a craft, buildings are now largely designed digitally. What can digital change in architecture look like? Can digitalization and automation help reduce high construction costs and intensive resource consumption? Experts at the Lübeck University of Technology are researching these and other questions.
Interface between architecture and civil engineering
Pioneering works at the interface between architecture and engineering are on display. The focus of the exhibition is the “Research Pavilions” 2022 and 2023. They are the results of completely digital process chains that range from architectural design and planning to automated production.
In addition to the two pavilions – one in the state house, one outside – the coDE specialist group is exhibiting design plans and 3D models, supplemented by background information on the creation process. The exhibition is accompanied by a selection of semester papers from the coDE specialist group as well as teaching and research projects from RoboLab. The works shown are from the interdisciplinary collaboration of the Professorships of Digital Design by Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Benjamin Spaeth and digital design by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Herrmann has been created since the winter semester 2020/21.
More information
https://www.th-luebeck.de/hochschule/aktuelles/neuigkeiten/teil/2023-09-08-nordbau-2023-studierende-entwickel-beton-schalenbau-aus-dem-3d-drucker/