Design and build a better world

Dr. Russell Loveridge, Managing Director, NCCR Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

Science fiction excites audiences by creating worlds that are filled with clever characters, futuristic technologies and amazing settings – and in many ways, this is equally true of research being undertaken at the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication. Join us for this presentation that will explore the similarity between science fiction visionaries and our designers, engineers and scientists. Appreciate how fictional archetypes from stories, movies and TV have influenced the development of technology, architecture and urbanism. See how our research on computational design, advanced materials, 3D printing and large-scale robotics is inspiring new ideas for the future of construction. This presentation will showcase digital fabrication research that both challenges and advances what is possible in the building industry, and we will discuss how science fiction can provide caution and inspiration in equal measure as we design our future.

Talk in English