workshop on pressure based motion

date

24 – 28 november 2025

location

TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

workshop objectives

In this workshop, organized in cooperation with the SFB Advanced Computational Design and the TachiLab, participants will work in groups to build foldable pressure driven mechanisms, which should be designed covering a rectangular which allows e.g.
(a) an actuation from its deployed state into a compact one (folding system) and/or
(b) an actuated morphing of its shape and/or
(c) an actuated change of the porosity to act e.g. as shading/ventilation device and/or
(d) an actuated spatial change.

The participants will develop the concepts through digital modeling and physical prototyping and build the table-top size models using digital fabrication tools. Constructed structures will be presented and discussed at the GCD Symposium for novelty of ideas and structural performance. In preparation to the workshop a series of weekly lectures will be given via Zoom starting in October until the workshop.

The interdisciplinary workshop team will provide and share their expert knowledge as well as their long experience, for a collaborative problem-solving workshop. The workshop should be an open space for students, researchers and practitioners to develop interesting ideas and hopefully new collaborations. Therefore, we encourage participants as well as tutors to give lightning talks at the beginning of the workshop.

Attendees will be awarded with 2.5 ECTS credits. For registration and more information please see: https://gcd.tuwien.ac.at/gcd25-workshop

With the symposium GCD_24 we celebrate 10 years of successful work at the Center for Geometry and Computational Design at TU Wien. Founded in 2014 by Helmut Pottmann – the Center has attracted leading researchers in the fields of geometry, computer graphics, computational design as well as civil and architectural engineering to share their knowledge at the annual GCD symposium. In 2018 Michael Wimmer became the director of the Center for Geometry and Computational Design, where he launched with collaborators from the Center as well as from Innsbruck University and TU Graz the SFB project acd – Advanced Computational Design – which already came up with outstanding results and therefore has been prolonged for another 4 years.

Title

Digital Twins: Bridging the Physical-Virtual Divide

Speakers

Andreas Walch and Attila Szabo

Date

May 27, 2024 | 04:00 – 06:00 pm

Abstract

Over the past decade, the concept of digital twins has gained widespread adoption across various fields. Initially rooted in space exploration and manufacturing, it has now extended its reach to architecture, engineering, and even traditional construction sites and accessibility.
In this session, we explore the synergy between digital twins and their real-world counterparts. These virtual replicas offer significant benefits, including cost savings, resource optimization, and early detection of deviations. To fully harness their potential, we rely on advanced visual computing techniques.

Title

Recent results and new goals of the SFB Advanced Computational Design

Date

April 8, 2024 | 04:00 – 06:00 pm

Abstract

How to advance design tools and processes in the domain of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) especially for the early design phase, where the biggest impact can be achieved  – that’s the main research question addressed by the SFB “Advanced Computational Design”. Though exerting substantial environmental, cultural and economic influence on our society AEC is still among the least digitized industries. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field, on the other hand, is highly innovative, creating digital design tools well-founded in basic research. But these tools often lack relevant domain knowledge, thus hardly meeting designers’ needs, limiting their broad acceptance.  With a strong multi- and interdisciplinary team, we have been working on bridging this gap by connecting architecture, engineering, mathematics and computer science. We linked tools for sketching, material and structural modeling, geometric and kinematic paneling to innovative VR design communication, including haptic feedback and realistic lighting. We will extend these connections (with particular focus on sustainability) to a rapid prototyping design process with immediate feedback for complex designs that cannot be handled by current methods
Jointly, in eight sub-projects, the Center for Geometry and Computational Design at TU Wien, researchers from the University of Innsbruck and TU Graz address open problems in AEC and other fields of the creative industries.

Access data

https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/65759388272?pwd=b1dKbndmU3ZpY3J5WkxNL0s5Zi9Ydz09

The members of the Center of Geometry and Computational Design GCD cordially invite faculty, students, company representatives and the public to the 8th Symposium on Geometry and Computational Design at TU Wien on November 3rd, 2023.

Leading researchers will give lectures on recent developments in geometry, computer graphics, computational design, and civil and architectural engineering.
Selected and ongoing research projects within the center and the Special Research Programme Advanced Computational Design ACD will be presented in short talks, on posters, and in an exhibition.
ACD is a partner within the Advance AEC Network.

The symposium will be free of charge for all attendees. Registration – by sending name and affiliation to
gcd-registration(at)geometrie.tuwien.ac.at – is open until October 30th.

Download program here!

This event has been cancelled!

topic: Digital Twins living in Smart Worlds – From Reconstruction to Decision Making

The Advance AEC partner acd advanced computational design invited Dr. Thomas Ortner, head of the Geospatial Visualization, Semantic Modelling, and Acquisition (GeoSMAQ) research group at VRVisat TU Wien to talk about
Digital Twins living in Smart Worlds – From Reconstruction to Decision Making.

Since the official introduction of the concept in 2014 the ‘digital twin’ has become a ubiquitous means to digitization in practically all domains. Starting out in space and production, covering architecture and engineering, it has gained traction in so far less digitized realms such as conventional construction sites and even forestry. This session will give an overview on how digital twins and their physical counterparts interplay and which methods (of visual computing) are necessary so digital twins can deliver on their promises, as for instance, reduced costs, efficient use of resources, or early detection of target/actual deviations and the planning of respective interventions.

GCD_22 SYMPOSIUM ON GEOMETRY AND COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN

This year, GCD – the Symposium on Geometry and Computational Design – will also showcase current results of the SFB “Advanced Computational Design” acd, with the opportunity of hands-on interaction. – https://acd.tuwien.ac.at/

Kuppelsaal at TU Wien, Karlsplatz 13    

Moods

Speakers

Viktoria Sandor

http://www.structureanddesign.at/people/viki-sandor/

Mathias Bank Stigsen

http://www.structureanddesign.at/people/mathias-bank/

Johannes Schlusche

www.structureanddesign.at/people/johannes-schlusche/

Julian Jauk

SFB F77 “acd, Advanced Computational Design“

Our SFB “acd, Advanced Computational Design” aims to advance design tools and processes through multi- and interdisciplinary basic research consisting of 8 scientific sub-projects in three areas: Design Methodology, Visual and Haptic Design Interaction, and Form Finding. We connect architecture, computer science, mathematics and engineering in order to develop advanced computational design tools able to incorporate implicit and explicit design knowledge. Our SFB is a collaboration between the Center for Geometry and Computational Design at TU Wien, the University of Innsbruck, and TU Graz, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) as SFB F77. In this AAEC member symposium we will present an overview of our project, and discuss our recent work and ideas for future research.