Karola Dierichs: "Informed matter – aggregate structures"

Karola Dierichs is an architect and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) with Professor Achim Menges, University of Stuttgart. She has been educated at the Technical University of Braunschweig, the ETH Zurich and the Architectural Association (AA) in London and has graduated from the Emergent Technologies and Design Program with Distinction in 2009. While being at the AA she has been teaching various workshops and seminars and has been invited as a visiting critic at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Among others her work has been exhibited at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) in 2005, where she received the shared IABR Student Award.

At the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) Karola Dierichs is investigating the architectural potential of granular materials in their unbound form. Her recent work on aggregates has been published in: Hensel, Michael and Menges, Achim (eds.), 2008: Versatility and Vicissitude: Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design , AD Architectural Design, Profile No. 192, Vol. 78, No. 2, March/April 2008 and in: Hensel, Michael; Menges, Achim and Weinstock, Michael (eds.), 2010: Emergent Technologies and Design, Towards a biological paradigm for architecture , Abingdon, Routledge.

About the series:

KTH School of Architecture - Architectural Technology Lectures Series Fall 2013
What is research in the realm of architectural design?

Novel technologies, materials and fabrication methods constantly enter the field of architecture. However, these innovations can only contribute to the discipline if they are integrated into a coherent process from design to production. In recent years many architects conducted extensive research and significantly contributed to technological innovations. The development of parametric design and simulation tools through a global open source community or a novel interpretation of the use of industrial robots exemplifies the power of design thinking. This lecture series features PhD students and researchers from practice and international leading research groups. They will present and discuss their view on research within the field of design and talk about projects, research tools and methodologies.

The lecture series is organised by Oliver Tessmann, Assistant Professor at the KTH School of Architecture. The event is funded by the FORMAS through the Strong Research Environment Architecture in the Making .

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