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Integrated Performance by Additive Manufacturing
July 16 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
AdvanceAEC Keynote by AMC Mercator Fellow Michela Turrin
Date
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Speaker
Michela Turrin – M.Sc., PhD, Architect (SBA)
Assoc. Prof. Design Informatics / Digital Technologies Section Leader
Head of Research at LAMA – Lab for Additive Manufacturing in Architecture
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment
TU Delft / Architectural Engineering + Technology
Location
5146@0501, TUM Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich
Chair of Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design
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Abstact
High-performance buildings emerge from an integrated design approach initiated at the earliest stages. This keynote will explore how the intersection of architectural design and building technology can be redefined through additive manufacturing. We will present case studies from recent projects—ranging from 3D-printed, topology-optimised façade panels to bio-based, wood-derived window frame prototypes—that harness AM to meet technical demands such as thermal regulation, acoustic insulation, structural resilience, and daylight control. By leveraging computational simulation, topology optimisation pipelines, and hybrid material strategies, the designs transcend compliance with technical requirements; they embed performance as a creative driver. Highlights include cellular façade systems with integrated fluidic thermal storage (Spong3D), phase-change-material-infused Trombe walls (Double Face 2.0), and advanced wood-based extruded components—all demonstrating the transformative power of design-functional hybridisation through AM.
Michela Turrin
Dr. Michela Turrin, M.Sc., Ph.D., Architect (SBA), is Associate Professor of Design Informatics and Head of Digital Technologies at LAMA – Lab for Additive Manufacturing in Architecture, within the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft. Currently appointed as an AMC Mercator Fellow within the TRR277 “Additive Manufacturing in Construction,” her research focuses on simulation-driven, multi-objective optimisation workflows that elevate AM from mere fabrication to a strategy for functional, hybrid design.
At LAMA, she leads pioneering projects such as Spong3D, an adaptive façade panel with integrated air cavities and fluid channels for thermal storage, Double Face 2.0, featuring PCM and aerogel-enhanced Trombe wall elements, and, more recently, innovative wood-based extruded window frames and structural nodes. Across these interdisciplinary initiatives, she collaborates with industry and academia, pioneering performance-informed computational design to deliver customised, high-performing architectural components.