Design and fabrication with reclaimed has the problem that ideally high-performance buildings have to be made from a limited stock of materials. Where linear economies are based on the extraction of seemingly abundant amounts of similar quality virgin timber – with high environmental impact – circular economy aims to use material that is available from e.g. deconstruction of old houses. This stock varies obviously strongly in quality and as well as available dimensions.
CITA researcher Amin Adelzadeh develops methods to find within such a limited stock the material that is best fitting towards the performance needed in a specific part of a building. Working on the example of a glue lam composition, he leverages the data on the stiffness of individual timber elements that RAW partner LTU gained though CT scanning – Amin aims to create high quality building elements from varying quality sources.
About Amin’s background:
Amin is a researcher and educator specializing in cutting-edge approaches to timber systems design, spanning data processing, material system engagement, and adaptive fabrication methods. Amin has a long academic career, he worked last at Digital Timber Construction DTC at Augsburg University (@digitaltimberlab).
About Amin’s doctoral research in RAW:
His doctoral research is part of the EU EIC Pathfinder project “RAW: Computation for a New Age of Resource-Aware Architecture” (@rawproject.eu), where he focuses on the Timber Track—developing computational methods for integrating waste-sourced and bio-based timber materials into circular and sustainable architectural practices.
His work in RAW explores handling material variability in digital design and fabrication, integrating non-destructive material characterization, computational design, and adaptive fabrication methods. By developing resource-driven, non-prescriptive design models, Amin aims to optimize material selection and allocation while addressing key challenges in material variability, digital workflows, and fabrication logistics within timber construction.
We look forward to his contributions to the field and the impact of his research on sustainable architectural practices.
Contact Amin to learn more about his PhD research: aade@kglakademi.dk
Coordinator: Martin Tamke, martin.tamke@kglakademi.dk
Media: Wendy Wuyts, wendy@omtre.no
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