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| 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective., Venice, 2025, 2025 |
| A Robot's Dream, Installation |
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A Robot’s Dream explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines in architecture, offering a space for reflection on the rise of robotics in construction. The installation invites visitors to engage with the presence of a humanoid robot, and questions the intersections of automation, craftsmanship, and materiality. It suggests a dual perspective: on one hand, it fosters empathy by humanizing the machine, while on the other, it critically examines the technological transformation of our built environment. As digital fabrication advances, what is gained or lost in terms of human agency, artisanal knowledge, and social interaction?
These reflections extend to the material and environmental dimensions of construction. The project explores the broader impact of automation on sustainable design, and highlights its potential for resource-efficient architectural production. The rebar structure built by MESH using robots and low-carbon steel will be repurposed after the exhibition, reinforcing the commitment to circularity in architecture. Rather than offering definitive answers, A Robot’s Dream invites visitors to engage in an open-ended exploration of technological progress. It encourages them to consider how emerging systems shape our environments and to envision as well as critically reflect on new relationships between human presence, artificial intelligence, and the spaces we inhabit. Further Links MESH.CH The installation is accompanied by the film “Test Assemblies. A Laboratory for Robotic Architecture and Digital Fabrication" by Armin Linke
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Gramazio Kohler Research (ETH Zurich), MESH.CH
Prof. Fabio Gramazio, Prof. Matthias Kohler, Inés Ariza (Project Lead), Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Ryan Batke (RSL), Alessandra Gabaglio, Ilaria Giacomini (MESH), Lucia Gugerli, Yijiang Huang (CRL), Martin Inauen (MESH), Dong Ho Kang (CRL), Mattis Koh (MESH), Chenhao Li (RSL), Michael Lyrenmann, Ammar Mirjan (MESH), Panayiotis Papacharalambous, Sarah Schneider, Patrick Studer (Bergmeister + Partner AG), Benjamin Sun (MESH), Andreas Taras (Bergmeister + Partner AG), Ezra Truncellito (MESH), Achilleas Xydis Partners: Bergmeister + Partner AG, Prof. Stelian Coros (Computational Robotics Lab (CRL), ETH Zurich), Marco Carisi, Samuel Martorana (Ettore Bertoldini s.r.l.), Kühne + Nagel International AG, Russell Loveridge (NCCR Digital Fabrication), Prof. Marco Hutter (Robotic Systems Lab (RSL), ETH Zurich), Catja Loepfe (Tanzhaus Zurich) Sponsors: Debrunner Bewehrungstechnik, Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich, Jakob Rope Systems, MESH AG, Rudolf Maurer AG, Unitree |
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