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05/02/2025

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18/01/2025

An architecture PhD student at ETH Zurich has developed a simple solution for building concrete floors in a more climate-friendly way. Significant amounts of concrete and steel can be saved thanks to a lightweight, robust and reusable formwork design.

The system was developed as part of Lotte Scheder-Bieschin’s PhD research at the Block Research Group, ETH Zurich. Bending-active plates with curved textile hinges unfold fan-like into a self-supporting formwork – weighing only 24 kg and supporting 1000 kg of wet concrete. Unfold Form’s compact design allows for easy transport and rapid assembly – showcased in prototypes in Zurich and Cape Town.

Read the article in the ETH News: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/01/zigzags-for-greener-construction.html

Full project video: https://vimeo.com/1026912474
Trailer project video: https://vimeo.com/1026876691
Project Team: Lotte Scheder-Bieschin, Mark Hellrich, Tom Van Mele, Philippe Block

The Block Research Group offers a new MAS ETH in Computational Structural Design, starting in October 2025. Apply between March and May 2025. More information: https://sce.ethz.ch/en/programmes-and-courses/search-current-courses/mas/mas-eth-csd.html

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