Catherine De Wolf: Circular Construction | Architecture Lecture
Can digital transformation be the catalyst for a shift towards circular architecture?
In this presentation, architect and civil engineer Catherine De Wolf discusses her explorations into how digital methodologies — Building Information Modeling (BIM), reality capture, artificial intelligence, computational design — can advance the built environment toward a circular economy that is not only sustainable but also regenerative by design. She argues that a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the expertise of civil engineers, architects, computer scientists, and social scientists can guide this transformative journey toward a future where circular architecture can become the mainstream in the construction landscape.
About the Speaker
Catherine De Wolf is assistant professor and director of the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zurich. She has a dual background in civil engineering and architecture and obtained her PhD from MIT. She applies her research and teaching on circular construction to renowned projects, such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Huber pavilions in Zurich, and collaborates with government entities like the European Commission and engineering design offices such as Arup. She is on the steering committee of the Centre for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Design++), as well as faculty at the AI Center, EMPA, the Future Cities Lab, and the National Centre of Competence in Research on Digital Fabrication (DFAB).
Free and open to the public.
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