Writing
Urban Mining Design
Pathways to circular and sustainable building design
The research thesis accompanying the master’s project examines how the existing building stock can serve as a source of raw materials and derives seven design strategies – from urban planning and reversible joints to the BIM model as a material passport.
Read more →Future Sustainability – Eco.Green.System
A façade system against urban CO₂
A modular façade system with microalgae in glass tubes: it captures CO₂ from city air, releases oxygen outside and into the building, and yields biomass for fuel, bioplastics and food.
Read more →FARM – Facility Augmented Reality Management
Prototype of an AR app for facility management
The app navigates through a building based on its BIM model and colour-codes objects by condition: in need of repair, expired or to be monitored. Built with Unreal Engine for Android smartphones with ARCore.
Read more →Erich Mendelsohn
His use of photography across the periods of his work
How Mendelsohn used photography to stage the core idea of his buildings – from the Einstein Tower and his collaboration with photographer Arthur Köster to his buildings in England and Palestine.
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