ETH Zurich Block Research Group
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News • Innovations • 6 Feb 2024
Holcim and partners launch Phoenix, a pioneering and circular 3D printed concrete bridge
Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates company Holcim has launched Phoenix, a pioneering and circular 3D printed concrete bridge. Built in partnership with the Block Research Group (BRG) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zürich, Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHA CODE), and incremental3D, Phoenix demonstrates the interplay between low-carbon and circular technologies in infrastructural development.
Vincent Delesvaux
Launched at Holcim’s recently inaugurated innovation hub in Lyon, France, Phoenix demonstrates an approach to innovative and sustainable building solutions. The project is an evolution of Striatus, an earlier 3D printed concrete bridge developed by... More
News • News • 16 Aug 2021
Striatus: ETH Zurich’s Block Research Group collaborates with Zaha Hadid Architects to develop efficient, accessible, and sustainable tools for structurally informed design
ETH Zurich’s Block Research Group (BRG) seek to disrupt architectural construction technologies through using a geometry-based approach to tackle complex structural design and engineering challenges and to develop efficient, accessible, and sustainable tools for structurally-informed design. In collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects’ Computation and Design Group (ZHACODE), 3D printing innovators incremental3D, and sustainable infrastructure evangelists Holcim, they have created “Striatus”, a 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) arched pedestrian footbridge showcasing a high-tech take on traditional masonry. Striatus is currently on public display as part of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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The project... More