Augmented Reality
Augmented reality as a tool for construction marks a new research line at the Laboratory for Timber Constructions.
Final critics
The Studio Weinand: Spring 2022 Final Critic was held at EPFL. Students presented their projects renovating the historic train station at Rocher de Naye before a strong jury.
Sports tower
The Bureau d’Études Weinand won 1st place in an architectural contest for the construction of a new sports tower in Brussels, a flagship building which will measure 5800 cubic meters, and is expected to reach a height of 47 meters.
Lausanne Cathedral
The Cathedral of Lausanne chose innovative IBOIS technology and equipped itself with 78 new timber pews which can be pivoted to face either the front or back of the cathedral.
CAADRIA 2022
Four IBOIS researchers took part in the 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) which took place in Sydney, following the acceptance of their conference papers.
New course launched
Several IBOIS researchers launched a new bachelor-level course titled “Introduction to Computational Architecture”, aiming to introduce architecture students to coding. The course was a great success.
Final critics 2022
Studio Weinand’s final critics took place in the morning of the 21st of December at IBOIS. Students presented their projects concerning the conversion of the existing Bluhm sawmill near Rossinière and how it could be adapted for robotisation.
IATPS Publication
IBOIS is proud to announce the publication of Design of Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures, by Prof. Yves Weinand, which proposes a radically new conceptual design approach toward structures and presents the methods to make it a reality.
Rencontres Romandes du Bois
This event’s 2021 iteration was centred around the thematic of using wood for sports and construction. Prof. Weinand was invited to present IBOIS research and participate in the debates.
Studio Weinand in Rossinière
Students of Studio Weinand at EPFL discovered the Swiss timber industry and traditional woodworking methods, as well as current lumber processing techniques in sawmills.
FiB Symposium
IBOIS researchers presented ‘Robotically-Fabricated Nexorades from Whole Timber‘, introducing a design framework integrating digital tools and construction to produce sustainable, robotically fabricated timber structures.
Custom Communications 