The Reclaimed timber track explores how highly variable reclaimed wood can be reintroduced into timber systems by replacing coarse grading with piece-specific material knowledge. RAW combines CT scanning with both non-destructive methods such as ultrasound tomography and computer-vision-based low-cost visual grading, enabling resource-driven, non-prescriptive design strategies that allocate diverse timber qualities to local performance need and life-time assesments.
#reclaimedtimber #robotics
CITA is continuing research into biogenic binders for architectural materials, including new biopolymer formulations based on legume (pea) protein.
This work explores how plant-derived proteins can contribute to developing renewable, degradable material systems for architectural applications, expanding the palette of bio-based binders alongside earlier studies using lactose, soy, collagen, and alginate.
The research forms part of CITA’s broader investigations into biopolymer composites with tuned lifespans, supporting circular material cycles and new approaches to durability in architecture.
#CITAResearch #Biopolymers #BioMaterials #CircularConstruction #MaterialResearch #ComputationalDesign #Architecture
Multi-material architectural membrane, made of CNC-knitted hemp textile combines 2 knit structures of interlock and piquet lacoste, knitted in 2 different 100% hemp-based yarns of varios thicknesses
RAW will be present in the IntCDC spring conference on 23 April 2026 at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart.
Visit us in the #advanceaec lounge
@exc_intcdc@advanceaec@kglakademi@citacph
Posting some diagrams that demonstrate the upcoming prototype idea. We want to use part of the canopy to show how through the use of both digital simulation and digital fabrication we can differentiate the textile membrane based on the target performance. For example in thos case we allocate the more elastic knit structure of interlock in the green zones where the membrane is more stressed, being stretched outwards.
Season’s Greetings from RAW.
As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of work, exchange, learning, and ongoing questions about materials and resources in architecture, engineering and construction.
From the General Assembly and public symposium in Stuttgart to hands‑on workshops with reclaimed timber, hemp fibres, and biopolymer, we explored, discussed, and sometimes challenged what resource‑aware and circular architecture can mean in practice.
Together this year we focused on:
· Bio based and waste sourced materials for responsible construction.
· Collaborative research and exhibitions on material variability and design.
· Meetings, events, and shared knowledge with partners and stakeholders across Europe.
RAW is a collective effort, and we’re grateful to all partners, researchers, designers, students, and collaborators who pushed the work forward.
We wish you a nice holiday and we look forward to continuing this work together in the coming year.
For more information, please visit : https://www.rawproject.eu/
Funding: Horizon Europe project "RAW" GA no. 101161441. https://lnkd.in/dZwU7kS9
#icd #intcdc #exc2120 #unistuttgart #universityofstuttgart #RAWProject #SustainableArchitecture #CircularConstruction #NetZero #ComputationalDesign #HorizonEurope
The General Assembly with the exhibition and public symposium in Stuttgart 🇩🇪 (26-28 November) is almost coming to an end.
Special thanks to @icdstuttgart - @itke_stuttgart - @exc_intcdc for hosting this consortium meeting.
Please keep an eye on our website (rawproject.eu), LinkedIn and Instagram to receive more updates about the tools and frameworks that we are developing.
We welcome you to explore our exhibition at @Universit ät Stuttgart.
The exhibition presents the preliminary results of our work through physical prototypes created by interdisciplinary teams across architecture, engineering, material science, and industrial ecology. These prototypes demonstrate how renewable, bio-based, and waste-derived materials can contribute to more circular and net-zero construction pathways.
Exhibition 📅 26–27 November 2025 📍 K1 Foyer, Universität Stuttgart
For more information, please visit https://www.rawproject.eu/
#icd #intcdc #exc2120 #unistuttgart #universityofstuttgart #RAWProject #SustainableArchitecture #CircularConstruction #NetZero #ComputationalDesign #HorizonEurope
