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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr M. Popescu
DTSTART:20210827T090000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Mariana Popescu\n09:00 – 10:00 – Dr Mariana Popescu\nPo
 stdoctoral Researcher\, ETH Zürich\n\nBuilding better structures using fo
 rm-finding\, computational tools and digital fabrication\n\nThe need for s
 ustainable design\, engineering and fabrication strategies for concrete co
 nstruction is recognized as a key challenge in the building industry. Stru
 ctural designers are therefore in the unique position of being able to sha
 pe the built environment at a time when building sustainably is more impor
 tant than ever.  Advancements in the past decades have enabled us to desi
 gn and fabricate increasingly more complex geometries\, making it seem tha
 t the options are limitless. However\, in the current climatic context\, t
 he time has come to move away from the paradigm that anything is possible 
 and that engineering is only focused on analyzing\, confirming and making 
 the (given) shape work at all costs. Applying the principles of efficiency
 \, economy and elegance in designing structures that intelligently include
  structural performance and architectural geometry makes it possible to si
 gnificantly reduce the amount of material used in a structure and its embo
 died emissions. Their expressive\, intricate and bespoke geometries can be
  challenging to build with traditional formwork methods. To harness the fu
 ll potential of non-standard and non-repetitive efficient concrete structu
 res\, the formwork systems used for construction need to be rethought. As 
 such\, alongside design\, the fabrication and construction process play an
  equally important role in reducing the impact of buildings on the environ
 ment. This presentation will look at concepts of designing with structural
  intelligence in mind\, how form-finding methods are beneficial in the ear
 ly stages of design\, why computational tools play an important role in al
 l design stages and how digital fabrication allows us to build less wastef
 ully.\n\n\nShort bio:\nMariana Popescu is a computational architect and st
 ructural designer with a strong interest and experience in innovative ways
  of approaching the fabrication process and use of materials in constructi
 on. Within architectural design\, her area of expertise is computational a
 nd parametric design with a focus on digital fabrication and sustainable d
 esign. Her extensive involvement in projects related to promoting sustaina
 bility has led to a multilateral development of skills\, which combine the
  fields of architecture\, engineering\, computational design and digital f
 abrication.  In 2019\, she successfully defended her Ph.D.\, which was no
 minated for the ETH Medal for outstanding dissertation\, and was named a 
 “Pioneer” on the MIT Technology review global list of “35 innovators
  under 35”.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63428943660
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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