Future of Construction 2024’s Post

🚧 Last week, we successfully ran the From Waste to Resource workshop at the Future of Construction 2024 Symposium in Mendrisio! This workshop brought together cutting-edge strategies for reusing concrete waste, integrating computational design with extended reality (XR)-guided assembly.   During the workshop, participants engaged hands-on to digitize concrete waste pieces using 3D scanning and explored innovative computational techniques to transform these scanned waste materials into a new architectural element. The final phase allowed participants to experience an extended reality (XR)-guided assembly process, showcasing the potential of merging digital tools with circular construction practices. It was truly inspiring to witness how discarded materials can be reimagined as valuable architectural components.   A huge shout-out to my incredible collaborators, Eleftherios Triantafyllidis and Ioanna Mitropoulou, whose expertise and hard work were key to the success of this workshop. My sincere thanks go to the participants —Yamini Patankar, Leidy Guante Henriquez, Muchen Yan, Luis Alfonso Gutierrez, Gabriel Vallat, Maxence Dossetto, Megi Sinani, Gokalp Yigit Denktas, Santiago Madueno— for their enthusiastic engagement and invaluable feedback, and to the Future of Construction 2024 team for their dedicated organization.   Special thanks to my co-supervisors, Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg and Prof. Ena Lloret-Fritschi, for their unwavering support and for organizing such an inspiring symposium. I’d also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Catherine De Wolf, for her continuous guidance as my main supervisor and encouragement throughout this project.   This is just the beginning! We’re eager to continue pushing the boundaries of sustainable construction and exploring new horizons in digital fabrication and circular design. 🌱🏗️   #CircularEconomy #SustainableConstruction #ExtendedReality #ComputationalDesign #ConcreteReuse #FutureOfConstruction #FoC2024