A folded funnel shell with variable overhang, with a polyhyedral timber structure and ETFE enclosure. Designed to protect environmental damage to petrified tree stumps at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

An integrated, automated framework to facilitate designers and engineers working with 3DCP toolpath design.

A system producing multimaterial objects with intricate topological features and polylithic material distribution through an integrated approach.

While every single sheet of glass is brittle, aggregating these pieces in a particular geometry establishes a strong thrust that can effectively transfer significant forces to the ground.

We combine load-bearing and thermal insulation functions into a single component, eliminating thermal bridging and improving energy efficiency.

This collaborative project, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, explores an innovative design strategy for a carbon negative building system.

The design and fabrication of a combined compression and tension funicular canopy with periodic anticlastic, diamond surfaces.

Cellular mechanical metamaterials can be systematically architected to demonstrate properties ranging from bending- to stretching-dominated, realize metafluidic behavior, or create novel hybrid shellulars.

This research investigates the possibility of fabricating shell-based cellular structures using knitting techniques.

In the study, we present a new multi-filament 3D printer which makes possible the designing and printing of a continuous toolpath with different materials for different stress conditions.

This research presents a framework for effective room temperature repair of fractured metals using an area-selective nickel electrodeposition process we refer to as electrochemical healing.

The result shows that the sheet-based system has improved performance with the same volume of material and can withstand a wide range of loading scenarios.

This research results in a tension-compression system with a performative geometry and material.

Cellular mechanical metamaterials can be systematically architected to demonstrate properties ranging from bending- to stretching-dominated, realize metafluidic behavior, or create novel hybrid shellulars.

Tortuca is an efficient and innovative structural system constructed by the dry assembly of thirteen hollow glass units.

This research introduces a computational algorithm for translating a Cellular Funicular Structure (CFS) to a Shellular Funicular Structure (SFS) and explores a fabrication method using the origami/kirigami technique.

This research proposes a geometry-based generative design method that utilizes Machine Learning to generate various funicular floor structures with simple sketch input.

The Saltatur demonstrates innovative research in the design and fabrication of a prefab, discrete, spatial composite structure consisting of a spatial, compression-only concrete body, post-tensioning steel rods, and an ultra-thin glass structure on its top in the form of long-span furniture.