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Best Student Presentation Award at RILEM Digital Concrete 2026 in Nanjing
Congratulations to Jennifer Rudolph who received the award for the best student presentation. This award reflects an outstanding research achievement and is a well-deserved recognition for Jennifer and the co-authors Manuel Megnet, Robin Dörrie, Harald Kloft, Klaus Dröder and Dirk Lowke who contributed to the work. The study investigates two innovative nozzle concepts for two-component Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) and examines their influence on material mixing and homogeneity. The findings highlight two distinct opportunities: active near-nozzle mixing for homogeneous material blending, and …
Successful Doctoral Defense by Robin Dörrie
Robin Dörrie has successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis, „Shotcrete 3D Printing for reinforced concrete elements- from design to fabrication”, at Technische Universität Braunschweig. The SC3DP process he investigated within the TRR 277 can be utilised to print high performance and geometrically complex reinforced concrete elements without formwork. Robin would like to sincerely thank the examination board: Prof. Norman Hack (Chair) Prof. Harald Kloft (Supervisior) Prof. Dirk Lowke Prof. Ena Lloret-Fritschi all pictures by Institute of Structural Design
Mud y Máquina: Art, Clay and Robotics at Ganslberg
Researchers from TRR 277 are developing a walk-in sculpture with Virginia San Fratello AMC Researchers from Technical University of Munich, TU Braunschweig and Leibniz Universität Hannover are working with the US artist and MercatorFellow Virginia San Fratello to develop a walk-in sculpture made of clay and natural fibres. ‘Mud y Máquina’ will be created during the first week of October 2026 in a week-long workshop at Ganslberg, the former home and studio of the sculptor Fritz Koenig. The project combines …
Digital Concrete 2024
Announcement: 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication We are thrilled to announce the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2024), taking place from September 4-6, 2024, in Munich. Hosted by the Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277, Technical University of Braunschweig, and Technical University of Munich, this event will showcase cutting-edge advancements in concrete additive manufacturing and sustainable digital workflows. Join researchers, engineers, architects, and industry leaders in Munich for this pioneering event. …
The AMC at parliamentary evening in Berlin
Future Mobility Under the motto ‘Future Mobility – autonomous and digital,’ the city of Braunschweig, along with TU Braunschweig, presents itself to the capital’s politics and press. Bundled in one evening, participants get to know, among other things, the connection between a functioning infrastructure and a digital and 3D-printed construction industry. More information at TUBraunschweig -future mobility About TRR 277 AMC: The Collaborative Research Center TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) is dedicated to advancing research in the …
A New Era for Sustainable Construction
AMC Enters Second Funding Phase The collaborative project “Additive Manufacturing in Construction” (AMC), explores new perspectives for the construction industry. Research on 3D printing in construction at the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Technical University of Munich receives four more years of funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG). 3D printing methods for building with clay and flood protection Challenges in Traditional Construction: Conventional construction processes are characterized by inefficient material usage, high environmental impact, and stagnant productivity. …
Research Highlights of the 1st funding period (2020-2023)
Take a look at all the highlights of the TRR 277 AMC projects. The videos show the project and their achievements of the entire first four years at a glance. In short presentations you will learn about the main findings, collaborations and gain an overview of the publications and the people behind the projects. This overview was produced at the last AMC Conference in October 2023. The AMC Conference focused on the future of construction with 3D printing technologies. Researchers …
Code.Craft.Construct. Navigating the Digital Transformation in Architecture and Construction
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Norman Hack Code.Craft.Construct. Navigating the Digital Transformation in Architecture and Construction Wednesday, 8. November 2023, 5.00 pm | Pockelsstr. 11, TU Braunschweig, Aula, Haus der Wissenschaft As of today, the computer and the digitally controlled machine have a 70-year history in the architectural discourse. Over the years, the fields of application and the potentials of the computer in architecture have been constantly reinterpreted and implemented, whereby the natural sciences, philosophy and art have always had …
Build with the 3D printer: Stephan Weil visits TU Braunschweig
Buildings are part of our cultural development. New technologies are now needed to make construction more environmentally friendly, faster and more economical. Scientists at the AMC Collaborative Research Centre see additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, as a key digital technology for the construction of the future. On 23 October, the scientists showed Lower Saxony’s Minister President Stephan Weil how they are conducting fundamental research into 3D printing together. “Research from Lower Saxony is a real driver of innovation, as I …
Digital Construction – Conference with visionaries for the construction of the future
Instead of brick on brick built by hand, layer by layer 3D printed with a robot. This is what the future of building could look like. The first buildings in Germany are already standing, and the largest printed building in Europe was recently completed in Heidelberg. At the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Technical University of Munich, scientists of TRR 277 AMC are researching new 3D printing processes to make the construction of the future more resource-efficient, lower-emission and …
