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Abstract Current conventional construction methods contribute to a significant amount of waste, which has major negative financial and environmental impacts. Additive manufacturing (AM) offers faster, safer, cost effective, and environmentally sustainable construction systems as a future alternative to the current conventional methods. Furthermore, the potential application of AM in construction has expanded significantly in recent…

Abstract Each year, schools damaged by natural disasters often leave hundreds of thousands of students with no access to education. Therefore, there is an urgency for design research that responds to the demand for affordable, innovative, resilient, and environmentally sustainable school buildings. Studio Mozambique is an advanced research design studio that focuses on the cultural,…

In Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) International Conference. Guildford, UK. Abstract Traditionally, technology courses such as structures are typically taught to architecture students in silos.That is, they tend to be lecture-based, theoretical, and separated from the core architectural designstudios. Translation of the abstract structural principles into design concepts is…

In Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) International Conference. Guildford, UK. Abstract The recent development of bending-active structures has broadened the opportunity for extensiveexploration into the design of efficient, lightweight, bending-active structural systems. Moreover, thedesign and use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) have expanded significantly in recent yearsand transformed industrial…

In Proceedings of the Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) 2020. Paris, France. Abstract The recent development of computational form-finding and additive manufacturing (AM) has broadened the opportunity for extensive exploration into the design of highly-efficient structural systems. The research presented in this paper investigates the potential to which topology optimization and AM can be used…

Abstract AMIE (Additive Manufacturing and Integrated Energy) was a collaboration to 3d print a building enclosure prototype that was designed and built to showcase the capabilities of additive manufacturing and its application in high-performance buildings facades. The design integrates low-cost vacuum insulated panels that are sandwiched between two layers of a 3D printed shell. The…

Abstract Developments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) has enabled an acceleration of new technology into the marketplace and can revolutionize the way products are designed and built. In January 2015, ORNL demonstrated how additive manufacturing can be used to drive rapid innovation in vehicles and has now applied…

Abstract This paper addresses the use of algorithmic design paired with additive manufacturing and their potential impact on architectural design and fabrication of a full-sized building, as demonstrated with the AMIE project. AMIE (Additive Manufacturing and Integrated Energy) was collaboration to 3d print a building and vehicle. Both the car and building were designed to…

Enabling Innovative Solutions for Buildings of the Future Abstract The additive manufacturing integrated energy (AMIE) demonstration utilized three-dimensional (3D) printing as an enabling technology in the pursuit of construction methods that use less material, create less waste, and require less energy to build and operate. Developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in collaboration with…