As part of the Material and Structure Course (MML II – Material Matter Lab) directed by Jun.-Prof. Hanaa Dahy, architects and students from CTU Czech Technical University Prague joined our students from the Bachelors and Masters program in architecture at the University of Stuttgart and 3rd semester ITECH students for a workshop in cooperation with IFB (Institute for Aircraft Design – University of Stuttgart). The workshop from 15.-20.11.2017 included several lectures, a visit to the raumprobe material gallery in Stuttgart and a 2-day brainstorming workshop for folded structures. Final Presentation took place on 20.11.2017 with great success, congratulations to all participants!

Lectures included:

Materials, architecture and fabrication by Jun.-Prof. Hanaa Dahy,

Small kinks big effect – function based sandwich cores by Dr.-Ing. Yves Klett and Dipl.-Ing. Fabian Muhs (IFB, Uni Stuttgart)

Folding mechanisms, robotics by architect Jan Petrš (CTU Prague, FLOW Studio)

Simulations and optimization lecture by architect Lukáš Kurilla (CTU Prague, FLOW Studio)

Doc. Ing. arch. Miloš Florián, Ph.D. (CTU Prague, FLOW Studio)

Coordination: Dipl.-Ing. Michaela Mey