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Mr. Axel Larsson (PhD Student at Princeton University) will give us a presentation about his research projects. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Kazuki Hayashi.

Dr. Léo Dumont (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech) will give us a presentation about his research work. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Kazuki Hayashi.

Asst. Prof. Kentaro Hayakawa and I led a computational modeling workshop for students, researchers, and practitioners interested in the field of architectural design and engineering.

Workshop Theme: "Surface classes: Constructability, structural rationality, and design"

Architects can now freely design shapes using parametric surfaces like NURBs, which are standard in many 3D modeling software. However, there's a risk that detailed design considerations, such as constructability and structural performance, are put off until later, leading to an inefficient final product. In this workshop, you'll experience a new design method for surfaces that automatically satisfies the requirements for "building" by using specialized surfaces instead of NURBs.

This workshop is primarily aimed at practitioners in structural design, architectural design, and computational design, as well as students and young researchers in fields that study structural forms. However, it's also broadly open to anyone interested in optimization and form generation, even if they're not in a structural discipline. Prior programming experience with Python will allow for a deeper understanding of the surface generation process. Please bring a PC capable of running Rhino 8.

Mr. Jun Yanagimuro (Jun Yanagimuro Structural Design) will give us a presentation about his recent structural design projects. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Kazuki Hayashi.

Please note that the presentation will be made in Japanese.
プレゼンテーションは日本語で行われます。

Dr. Nicolas Rogeau (Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Tokyo) will give us a presentation about his research projects. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Kazuki Hayashi.

Prof. Hayashi presented the recent research trend in computational morphogenesis and optimization of spatial structures in the event organized by Jun Yanagimuro Structural Design.

Prof. Ohsaki will host the international conference to close the interdisciplinary project "Evolving Design and Discrete Differential Geometry - towards Mathematics Aided Geometric Design” (CREST ED3GE) supported by the JST CREST Program. This conference invites international leaders in the area relevant to the CREST ED3GE Project as keynote speakers, and the six research groups of this project will present the research achievements. Prof. Hayashi will also make a presentation titled "Deployable auxetic surface structures: From optimized shape to detail design implementation".

Olivier Baverel (Professor at Laboratoire Navier / GSA / ENSAG / Ecole des Ponts) and Robin Oval (Assistant Professor at TU Delft) will give us a special lecture about their structural design research.

Kazuki Hayashi joined a dialogue session and discussed how we can create ‘lovable places’ that resonate with and are cherished by their surrounding communities. This dialogue involved researchers from Kyoto University (L-INSIGHT fellows, a community of early career researchers) and The University of Melbourne.

Kazuki Hayashi joins the discussion on the challenging task of building a theoretical and practical framework for international cooperation to support the transition to a society where cyber-physical systems (CPS) is prevalent, based on the premise of the coexistence of autonomous communities. 

Dr. Russell Loveridge, a Managing Director of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) in Digital Fabrication (https://www.dfab.ch), will give us a special lecture titled "Digital Fabrication for AEC – Research and Projects in Switzerland."

Society's expectations on our construction industries are at a turning point. The growing global population, rapid urbanization, and an aging workforce are all challenges against the increasing need for sustainable, safe, and cost-efficient buildings.

The NCCR DFAB undertakes research in advanced digital technologies and techniques towards a radical transformative shift for building solutions. Innovative construction research topics including AI-supported design and engineering, new material development, 3D Printing, and robotic assembly are at the forefront of this transformation, addressing the challenges of achieving relevant global UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In this talk, Russell Loveridge presented DFAB research and innovations from Switzerland that demonstrates the potentials of these digital fabrication technologies towards the goal of radically improved sustainability in construction.

Following the presentation Professor Kazuki Hayashi from Kyoto University joined the discussion. Together they examined how AI and computational structural design will play an intrinsic role in developing sustainable design and industrialized construction solutions for both Switzerland and Japan.

https://swissnex.org/japan/event/nexcafe-11-robots-ai-and-sustainable-construction/

Kazuki Hayashi discussed in a forum consisting of 3 dialogues among researchers from Kyoto University (L-INSIGHT fellows, a community of early career researchers), Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Göttingen University. Each group comprises interdisciplinary members who study the same research subject using different approaches.  

Kazuki Hayashi gave an online presentation as a keynote speaker at SCAN'24, an academic conference on the use of AI in the construction industry, hosted by l'Université Ibn Khaldoun.