Co-presented by MIT Architecture Alumni Association and DiCE Lab (Digital Circular Economy Lab), please join us for a lecture entitled Digital Technologies for Sustainable and Circular Construction, featuring alumni Dr. Philippe Block and Dr. Catherine De Wolff.

Philippe Block, SMarchS '05 & PhD '09 explores the translation of the (lost) knowledge of the Gothic master builders into today's praxis. Following the motto "strength through geometry" and the principles of traditional unreinforced masonry construction, this short input will show how translating the (lost) knowledge of the Gothic master builders into today's praxis results in truly sustainable, circular and economical structures, addressing climate change by significantly reducing embodied emissions, utilizing fewer single-use resources and minimizing construction waste.

Catherine De Wolf, MS'14 & PhD'17 explores how digital technologies facilitate the realization of a 5 Ds framework for circular construction. A video explores how digital technologies facilitate the realization of a 5 Ds framework for circular construction - Data, Detection, Disassembly, Distribution and Design - in a harmonious effort to close the resource loop. The video highlights reuse in action through the project on the reuse of bent glasses from the iconic Centre Pompidou in Paris and the construction of a dome on the ETH Zurich Campus made from 100% reclaimed elements.

for more info: jgfrontado@alum.mit.edu