„Coding architecture and talking with robots“: Vortrag von Dr. Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström

Der Jour Fixe der Fachgruppe Architektur der ABK Stuttgart geht in eine neue Runde! Unter dem Titel „Digital“ lotet die Gesprächsreihe mittels dreier Vorträge aktuelle Positionen zu Digitalität in der Architektur aus, besonders im Hinblick auf die Veränderungen durch KI, Robotik und Mixed Reality. Die internationalen Vortragenden berichten aus ihrer Praxis, Forschung und Lehre zu Themen, Methoden und digitalen Produkten. Im Fokus stehen sowohl ein experimenteller Umgang mit digitalen Formaten in der Architektur, welche gewohnte Praxen herausfordern und radikal verändern, als auch ein kritischer Blick auf Zugang und Verhältnismäßigkeit digitaler Anwendungen vor dem Hintergrund der sozialen und ökologischen Krisen unserer Zeit.

Für den letzten Termin ist Dr. Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Leiter des postgradualen Studiengangs Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Digital Fabrication an der ETH Zürich, mit seinem Vortrag „Coding architecture and talking with robots“ zu Gast:

Computational design and digital fabrication give architects a powerful means of handling vast amounts of data, enabling complex geometry, large numbers of parts and elements, as well as information on material properties and fabrication constraints. In this lecture, Petrus will present research and teaching projects where code meets craft, using computational design, robotic processes and augmented reality to create new architectural expressions and functions with a focus on circular and sustainable construction. Projects range from robotically built, reversible stone structures in Winterthur and road construction, to helicopter assembled human robotic timber construction in the Alps, ultra lightweight robotically 3D printed interiors, and augmented reality assembled balustrades for the historic Hotel Schatzalp. What unites them is not a fixed style, but the use of computational and digital tools to allow materials and their inherent functionality to speak for themselves.

Dr. Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström has been shaping the field of computational design and digital fabrication at ETH Zurich since 2012, when he joined Gramazio Kohler Research and later began his doctoral studies. Today, he splits his time between his role as senior scientist at the chair and as head of the Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture and Digital Fabrication (MAS ETH DFAB), a one-year postgraduate programme dedicated to full scale architectural applications of robotic fabrication. His portfolio includes internationally recognised works such as Rock Print – winner of the 2017 STARTS Prize – the Rock Print Pavilion, the Eggshell Pavilion, the award-winning Caschlatsch Tower, and Gelateria Mulegns. His work has been exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia – Biennale Architettura, the Vitra Design Museum, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, and Ars Electronica. Across his work, Petrus explores how emerging technologies can redefine the way architecture is designed, fabricated and dismantled.

Der Jour Fixe findet im Wintersemester 2025/26 im Rahmen des Architekturnovember Baden-Württemberg des BDA Baden-Württemberg statt.