Our research combines the two themes of culture (architectural humanities, history, theory, design, urbanism and landscape), and tectonics (experimental structures, materials and digital fabrication).
Research areas
Culture
Work in this area focuses on the history and theory of architectural and urban culture, with three distinct areas of research strength:
Architecture of museums
Relationships between architecture, technology and human embodiment
History, theory and criticism of architecture, engineering, cities and landscapes
Research themes
Architecture and embodiment
Digital heritage
Museums
Urbanism and landscape
Key contacts
Jonathan Hale (Lead)
Laura Hanks
Katharina Borsi
Didem Ekici
Tectonics
Research in this area is focused on the design, modelling and manufacturing challenges of building systems based on advanced digital form-finding and modelling techniques.
The research group is based on a multidisciplinary approach with competences which range from material specifications to structural design and from 3D digital tools to 1:1 scale physical prototyping based on 3D printers, 5-axis robots and computerised cutting tables.
Zero carbon architecture
Lightweight membrane materials
Collaborative learning in architectural education
Data and information
Paolo Beccarelli (Lead)
Peter Russell
John Chilton
Sarah Davidson
Related Research
Research associations
Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA)
TensiNet
Networks
EU Cost: Novel structure skins
The University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering Nottingham, NG7 2RD
telephone: +44 (0)115 74 86257 email:ACT@nottingham.ac.uk