Bringing Research into the Classroom

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Parity Talks VIII: Get your act together!

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Become part of the COMPAS Association

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NCCR DFAB Alumni now Professor at the University of Toronto

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About

Introduction

Initiated in 2014, the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication aims to revolutionise architecture through the seamless combination of digital technologies and physical building processes. Over 60 researchers from six different academic disciplines collaborate to develop ground-breaking technologies for tomorrow’s construction. Their research allows Switzerland to take a leading position within the global field of digital fabrication. The NCCR Digital Fabrication is the first NCCR focused on architecture and construction funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Initiated at ETH Zurich, it is partnered with EPF Lausanne, the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the Bern University of Applied Sciences and Empa.

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News

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27.03.2023

A Researcher in my Classroom

As part of the project "A Researcher in my Classroom", Ana Anton visited a high school class in Bern to inspire young people, especially girls, to pursue a career in research.

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COMPAS Team

20.02.2023

Foundation of the COMPAS Association

Three NCCR DFAB researchers found the COMPAS Association. The foundation of the association will take place on 2 March at ETH Zurich. Interested parties are welcome to come and discuss the basics of the association's structures on site.

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25.01.2023

Traditional Building and Innovation Transfer

Farzaneh Eskandari is a researcher at IBOIS at EPFL. Her research focuses on investigating the potential of advanced robots for automating wood shingle sheathing. Farzaneh works with digital tools and machines to revive traditional architecture and heritage.

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Events

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13.05.2023

Friends and Family Day

This open-door event of the NCCR DFAB and Design++ will welcome friends and family of current and former members for tours and demos. The event will include a BBQ picnic and activities (weather dependent). A full schedule will be shared closer to the date.

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13.09.2023 - 15.09.2023

Future of Construction 2023 Symposium

The Future of Construction 2023 Symposium provides a platform to discuss about novel human-machine collaborations in design and construction. Together we will raise questions about how complementary skills—the accuracy and speed of machines and their ability to crunching large amounts of data, jointly with our capacity as humans to solve problems…

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14.09.2023 - 16.09.2023

HIGH-TECH HERITAGE: (IM)PERMANENCE OF INNOVATION

HIGH-TECH HERITAGE: (IM)PERMANENCE OF INNOVATIONThe conference focuses on High-Tech Architecture of the 1970s to the 1990s as heritage, aiming to create an architectural-historical basis for further research on their preservation. This offers the opportunity to discuss the examples that have already been…

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07.03.2023 - 08.03.2023

Parity Talks VIII: Get your act together!

This year's theme is "get your act together!". In the upcoming Parity Talks we will focus on taking action and bringing together different actors. Find this years program online. The NCCR DFAB is organising a workshop entitled "Mitigating Biases in AI" on 8 March…

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COMPAS Team

02.03.2023

Foundation of the COMPAS Association

Become part of COMPAS and join the COMPAS Association on 2 March at the Arch_Tec_Lab of ETH Zurich, 3 pm for the founding.People who cannot be present in Zurich that day have the opportunity to participate in the event via Zoom: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/66134770426

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