Bio

Jun. Prof. Dr. Christopher Robeller leads the Digital Timber Construction group DTC at TU Kaiserslautern. The DTC group is exploring, researching and teaching innovative timber structures at the intersection of architecture, structural engineering, manufacturing technology and computer science. He has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research Digital Fabrication NCCR dfab at ETH Zurich, as a doctoral assistant at the Timber Construction Laboratory IBOIS at EPFL Lausanne, and as a research associate at the Institute of Computational Design ICD, at the University of Stuttgart. Christopher holds a Doctor of Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL, and a Professional Diploma in Architecture with Distinction from London Metropolitan University. His research is widely published in scientific journals, books, conferences and exhibitions, and received the best paper award at the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference in 2014. The research has been implemented in innovative timber structures including the 2010 ICD/itke pavilion, 2013 IBOIS curved folded shell, 2017 Lausanne Vidy Theater, 2015-2020 Factory hall in Manternach, 2019 HexBox Canopy, and the 2019 Recycleshell.

Lectures, Workshops, Exhibitions

15.10.2020 - Nucleo Madeira, São Paulo
09.10.2020 - Forum Intelligentes Bauen, Augsburg
19.09.2020 - eCAADe Session Chair, Berlin
14.08.2020 - Future Timber Structures, UQ Brisbane
04.06.2020 - Forum Wood Spain, Pamplona
20.05.2020 - Reihe Positionen, HTWK Leipzig
13.05.2020 - Fachseminar Dach, Frankfurt
31.03.2020 - Holzinnovationszentrum Zeltweg
31.10.2019 - Wood - Nature's Key, Tallinn
22.10.2019 - SWR Television, 18:15-18:45
25.09.2019 - Forum Wood Nordic, Helsinki
16.08.2019 - University of Sydney CPD
28.05.2019 - LIGNA.forum, Hannover
10.05.2019 - BarCamp Inno4wood, Kempten
09.05.2019 - ETH Zurich
05.04.2019 - SDMA at PBSA Dusseldorf
17.01.2019 - BAU 2019, Munich
06.12.2018 - Int. Forum Holzbau, Garmisch
12.11.2018 - Arch & Computation, Gothenburg
08.11.2018 - Innochain Conference, Copenhagen
29.08.2018 - Internationale Holzmesse Klagenfurt
23.07.2018 - Future Timber Structures, UQ Brisbane
19.07.2018 - SUTD EPD, Singapore
05.07.2018 - Indexlab Workshop, Politecnico Milano
14.06.2018 - ROBinWOOD Symposium, UFG Linz
28.05.2018 - Digital Fabrication Symposium, TUM
26.04.2018 - Karelia Symposium, UEF Kuopio

Show more events

21.03.2018 - Interview JABS Journal, AIJ Kyoto
24.01.2018 - Laboratoire Navier, ENPC ParisTech
03.11.2017 - Interview at Digital Structures, MIT
02.11.2017 - ACADIA, MIT Cambridge
17.10.2017 - Chalmers, Gothenburg
29.09.2017 - Forum Wood Nordic, Trondheim
25.09.2017 - Oslo School of Architecture AHO
30.03.2017 - TU Kaiserslautern
01.03.2017 - D-BAUG, ETH Zurich
30.11.2016 - RWTH Aachen
18.10.2016 - S-WIN FBK Weinfelden
12.09.2016 - AAG 2016, ETH Zurich
24.08.2016 - WCTE 2016, TU Wien
22.06.2016 - FUTURE WOOD Innochain, KADK
06.04.2016 - S-WIN Industrielle Fertigung, EPFL
18.03.2016 - Rob|Arch 2016 Conference, Sydney

Academic Positions

  • Present 2017

    Junior Professor

    Digital Timber Construction DTC, TU Kaiserslautern, Faculty of Architecture

  • 2017 2015

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication, EPFL Lausanne / ETH Zürich

  • 2015 2011

    PhD Researcher

    Timber Construction Laboratory IBOIS, EPFL Lausanne

  • 2010 2008

    Research Associate

    Institute for Computational Design ICD, University of Stuttgart

Education

  • Dr. sc. (PhD) 2015

    School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

    Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL

  • Dipl. Arch. (Dis.)2008

    Professional Diploma in Architecture with Distinction (RIBA Part 2)

    London Metropolitan University

Honors, Awards and Grants

  • 2014
    AAG 2014 Best Paper Award
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    Best Paper Award for "Robeller C., Stitic A., Mayencourt P. and Weinand, Y.: Interlocking Folded Plate - Integrated Mechanical Attachment for Timber Folded Plate Structures", at the "Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014 International Conference", UCL London, UK.
  • 2011
    Deutscher Holzbaupreis (Anerkennung)
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    Anerkennung "Komponenten/Konzepte" awarded to the ICD/ITKE Project Team, for the project "ICD/ITKE Research Pavillon 2010".
  • 2011
    DETAIL Preis, Sonderpreis Studenten
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    At the DETAIL prize 2011 awards at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich, the "special price students" was awarded to the ICD/ITKE Project Team, for the project "ICD/ITKE Research Pavillon 2010".
  • 2008
    Graduation with Distinction
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    Graduation of the RIBA Part 2 accredited postgraduate course "Professional Diploma in Architecture" with Distinction.
  • 2008
    Smart Geometry Scholarship
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    Conference and Workshop Participation through the "SmartGeometry Scholarship"

Scientific Committees, Editorial and Societies