@philippe_block Instagram profile, stories

Download

The winning design by @emphase_lausanne_bern for the new Swiss banknotes, to be issued at the beginning of the 2030s, has been announced! Do notice that the CHF 20 bill features Empa NEST HiLo unit by the @blockresearchgroup at @ethzurich and partners. How cool would it be to have our project (which is soon to host the offices of our spinoff VAULTED) printed on the Swiss money?! @empa_materials_science @vaultedfloors @arch.ethz #ethzurich #myethzurich #nesthilo #blockresearchgroup #empa constructioninnovation

781 19

2 months ago

Download

Philippe Block is a structural engineer, architect and researcher, known for his expertise in structural design, computational engineering, and digital fabrication of sustainable construction, specialising in masonry and (unreinforced) concrete. He is Full Professor of Architecture and Structures at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) at ETH Zurich, where he has been leading the Block Research Group (BRG) with Dr Tom Van Mele since 2009. He studied architecture and structural engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned his PhD in 2009. His research is translated into practice through the ETH spinoff VAULTED AG, which he co-founded. @philippe_block @thersaorg #rdi #rsardi #royaldesignersforindustry #rdiinsights #RSAwards #RSAevents

478 2

5 months ago

Download

Philippe Block is a structural engineer, architect and researcher, known for his expertise in structural design, computational engineering, and digital fabrication of sustainable construction, specialising in masonry and (unreinforced) concrete. He is Full Professor of Architecture and Structures at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) at ETH Zurich, where he has been leading the Block Research Group (BRG) with Dr Tom Van Mele since 2009. He studied architecture and structural engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned his PhD in 2009. His research is translated into practice through the ETH spinoff VAULTED AG, which he co-founded. @philippe_block @thersaorg Photo credit Elisabeth Real #rdi #rsardi #royaldesignersforindustry #rdiinsights #RSAwards #RSAevents

162 2

5 months ago

Download

PATALKS #66 with Philippe Block has just been released! ✨🎙 Join us for an inspiring episode featuring Philippe Block (@philippe_block ), a professor and the head of the Institute of Technology in Architecture at @ethzurich . He also co-leads the Block Research Group (@blockresearchgroup ) with Dr. Tom Van Mele, focusing on innovation, computational design, 3D printing, fabrication, and construction of sustainable structures while minimizing construction waste. Our conversation covers topics such as their projects, the future of computational design, 3D fabrication, engineering, and teaching methodologies. Projects above: Striatus Bridge with @zahahadidarchitects KnitNervi KnitCandela with @zahahadidarchitects MycoTree for Seoul Biennale NEST HiLo roof Beyond Bending for Venice Architecture Biennale Watch the full episode of @pa__talks on our YouTube channel. Tap the 🔗 link in our bio. Also, you can listen on all available podcast platforms, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #parametricarchitecture #ethzurich #computationaldesign #philippebock #technology #podcast

0 12

1 year ago

Download

What a privilege to visit the Heinz Isler archives @gta_archives_ethz @arch.ethz @ethzurich !! Amazing to have an insight in the structured mind of the greatest shell builder in history - a true Structural Artist! Thanks, @giuliaboller , for the unique tour in the context of the course I get to co-teach with you @blockresearchgroup . #heinzisler #myethzurich #shellstructure #structure #structuralengineering #structuraldesign #constructionhistory #concreteinnovation #concrete #formwork #shellstructure #engineering #construction #architecture #structures #structuralengineering #architecturalmodels

300 5

2 years ago

Download

Introducing VAULTED AG (@vaultedfloors ), a spin-off of @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich , founded to commercialise the Rippmann Floor System (RFS), an ultra-low-carbon, fully circular structural floor in concrete. Of course, based on #strengththroughgeometry !! #vaulted #vaultedfloors #rippmannfloorsystem #ethzurich #ethspinoff #blockresearchgroup @eth_entrepreneurship #digitalconcrete #concreteinnovation #constructioninnovation #concrete #sustainableconcrete #recycled #recycledaggregates #shellstructures #construction #architecture #engineering #computation #structures #structuralengineering #appliedresearch #sustainability #carbonemissions #sustainableconstruction #circularity #circularconstruction #concretestructures

496 13

2 years ago

Download

Big day for COMPAS, the open-source computational framework for research and collaboration in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC). On Thursday March 2, the COMPAS Association was founded! Congrats to the COMPAS executive team, Tom Van Mele, Gonzalo Casas, Chen Kasirer and Li Chen, for this exciting milestone! Don’t miss the unique opportunity of becoming a founding member (which gives you eternal bragging rights!) by joining before March 13. Link with info in bio. #compas #blockresearchgroup #ethzurich #parametricdesign #digitalfabrication #parametricarchitecture #architecture #digitalarchitecture #digitalfabrication #myethzurich #nccrdigitalfabrication #computationaldesign #compasframework #computation #computationalengineering #buildinginformationmodeling #opensource #python #architecture #engineering

411 4

3 years ago

Download

Reposting this feature by @worldeconomicforum ! Milestone project for @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich ! #ethzurich #myethzurich #nesthilo #blockresearchgroup #empa #digitalconcrete #concreteinnovation #fabricformwork #flexibleformwork #constructioninnovation #concrete #fabric #shellstructures #construction #architecture #engineering #computation #compasframework #structures #cablenet #nccrdfab #structuralengineering #extremeengineering #appliedresearch #computationaldesign #parametricarchitecture #digitalfabrication #strengththroughgeometry

439 8

3 years ago

Download

Congratulations to @gigonguyer and team for winning 1st place for CreaTower I, a 10-storey office tower in Zug!! We are super excited and thankful that we could include the Rippmann Floor System (RFS), developed by @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich , as central feature and asset of this beautifully integrated design, and look forward to developing the project further! Note that the vaulted floor and column structure is 1/3 lighter than a conventional structure and has 35% less embodied GHG emissions. #rippmannfloorsystem #ethzurich #myethzurich #blockresearchgroup #gigonguyer #digitalconcrete #concreteinnovation #constructioninnovation #concrete #sustainableconcrete #recycled #recycledaggregates #shellstructures #construction #architecture #engineering #computation #structures #structuralengineering #appliedresearch #sustainability #carbonemissions #sustainableconstruction #strengththroughgeometry #architecturecompetition #highrise #concretestructures

853 24

3 years ago

Download

Last Sunday, I spent some time with our #Striatus bridge, enjoying the beautiful fall weather and colours. Project by @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich and @zhcode @zahahadidarchitects , with @incremental3d.eu , made possible by @holcim . Exhibited at @ecc_italy #TimeSpaceExistence Architecture Biennale exhibition until November 21, 2021 in the #giardinidellamarinaressa in Venice, Italy. #striatusbridge #ethzurich #myethzurich #blockresearchgroup #zahahadidarchitects #zhcode #incremental3D #holcim #additivemanufacturing #3dcp #3dconcreteprinting #3dprinting #digitalconcrete #masonry #concrete #concreteinnovation #architecture #engineering #computation #structures #structuraldesign #structuralengineering #structuralgeometry #computationaldesign #digitalfabrication #footbridge #strengththroughgeometry

1,730 11

4 years ago

Download

NEST HiLo! Rib-stiffened funicular floor system - 70% less concrete and 90% less steel compared to a typical, flat reinforced-concrete floor slab. Photo (c) Roman Keller. @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich @holcim.switzerland @holcim @empa_materials_science #ethzurich #myethzurich #nesthilo #blockresearchgroup #holcim #digitalconcrete #concreteinnovation #formwork #constructioninnovation #concrete #sustainableconcrete #recycled #recycledaggregates #shellstructures #construction #architecture #engineering #computation #structures #nccrdfab #structuralengineering #extremeenginereing #appliedresearch #computationaldesign #parametricarchitecture #digitalfabrication #sustainability #carbonemissions #sustainableconstruction #strengththroughgeometry

754 13

4 years ago

Download

NEST HiLo! Lightweight, doubly curved, two-layered concrete shell roof, formed with a flexible cable-net+fabric formwork. Photo (c) Roman Keller. @blockresearchgroup @ethzurich @empa_materials_science #ethzurich #myethzurich #nesthilo #blockresearchgroup #empa #digitalconcrete #concreteinnovation #fabricformwork #flexibleformwork #constructioninnovation #concrete #fabric #shellstructures #construction #architecture #engineering #computation #compasframework #structures #cablenet #nccrdfab #structuralengineering #extremeengineering #appliedresearch #computationaldesign #parametricarchitecture #digitalfabrication #strengththroughgeometry

655 11

4 years ago