WHAT
PhD project within Circular Built Environment
WHO
Industrial PhD
WITH
Lendager Arkitekter ApS,
Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation
RESUMÉ
This project challenges the wasteful practice of timber in the construction sector where the majority of the material is currently single-use. By investigating the architectural potential of wood that does not comply with current classification standards, the project aims to reconsider how waste timber material is valued. Through Research by Design, the project will explore several circular approaches to designing with wood that we currently regard as waste. Evolving as a series of 1:1 prototypes and demonstrators, these are then evaluated upon sustainability parameters, with an aim to contribute to an extended useful lifespan of timber in buildings.
Based on research by design, the project examines digital tools, material culture, and how these can contribute to the art of building.
SELECTED PAPERS & ARTICLES
Popovic Larsen, O., Browne, X., Tamke, M., Jaćević, M. (2021) Wood Sustainability: Data Visualisation beyond the Sensory. Institute of Architecture and Technology, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation, CITA – Centre for Information Technology and Architecture, Royal Danish Academy – Institute of Visual Design
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Popovic Larsen, O., Browne, X., Aalto, P., Huges, M., Crocetti, R. (2022) Nordic Waste Wood for Good: Bridging Culture and Technique. Institute of Architecture and Technology, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art Aalto University, School of Architecture and the Built Environment.
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