Focus Area Project: Project C 02
Project C 02
M. A. Frederic Chovghi
Frederic Chovghi is a doctoral researcher at the Professorship of Structural Design at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His primary research focuses on the development of fabrication-aware form-finding methods for extrusion 3D printing.Fabrication-aware structural form-finding for additive manufacturing: An equilibrium-based approach, Automation in Construction
2025 | F. Chovghi, C. Richter, P. D'Acunto: Fabrication-aware structural form-finding for additive manufacturing: An equilibrium-based approach, Automation in Construction vol. 178, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106386. Data |Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17857879
Prof. Dr. sc. ETH Zurich Pierluigi D’Acunto
Pierluigi D'Acunto is Assistant Professor of Structural Design and a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Technical University of Munich. He holds a combined degree in Building Engineering-Architecture from the University of Pisa, a Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association in London, and a doctorate with distinction from ETH Zurich. His research explores geometry-based methods in structural design, computational approaches using equilibrium modeling, machine learning-driven form-finding, and fabrication-aware structural design strategies supported by advanced digital manufacturing technologies.
M. Sc. Sebastian Charles Dietrich
Sebastian Dietrich began his career with an apprenticeship as a formwork carpenter (2002-2005), later attending craftsman school and working in construction and architectural firms until 2010. He then studied International Civil Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz and completed a Masters in Archineering at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, gaining experience in architecture and structural design. From 2017 to 2022, he worked at Bollinger+Grohmann as a structural engineer, focusing on projects involving existing structures and parametric design. Since 2021, he has been a research assistant at the Chair of Structural Design, researching topological interlocking structures, especially in the context of 3D concrete printing.
M. Sc. Aditya Lakshmi Ghantasala
was an AMC Researcher in the Project C 02.
Dr.-Ing. Ann-Kathrin Goldbach
Dr.-Ing. Ann-Kathrin Goldbach is a researcher and educator in structural engineering. She is Deputy Director at the Chair of Structural Analysis at TUM. Her research focuses on parametric design, CAD-integrated analysis, isogeometric B-Rep analysis and lightweight and membrane structures.
