Va­nes­sa Schwarz­kopf und Ca­the­ri­ne De Wolf

Prof. Catherine De Wolf (Circular Engineering in Architecture, D-BAUG) und Vanessa Schwarzkopf sprechen im Rahmen der Ausstellung AAA Experiments über die Forschung am Lehrstuhl für Circular Engineering in Architecture, welche auch zum Bau der Zuschauer Tribüne «Mehrwerk» geführt hat. Während Catherine einen Einblick in die Forschung des gesamten Lehrstuhls gibt, wird Vanessa davon erzählen, wie sie KI als Design Werkzeug erprobt haben.Der Abend wird moderiert von Adrian Notz; das Gespräch findet in englischer Sprache statt.Diese Gespräche sind öffentlich und kostenlos, sie finden zwischen dem 10. Oktober und dem 19. Dezember 2024 jeweils donnerstags statt. Beginn jeweils um 19.00 Uhr. Prof. Dr. ir. arch. Catherine De Wolf is a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), where she leads the chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA). After studying Civil Engineering and Architecture in Brussels, she earned her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Subsequently, she founded companies related to circular construction such as De Wolf EArTh and Anku Gmbh, served on the boards of various technology and innovation initiatives, and is a faculty of the Centre for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Design++), the ETH AI Centre, the National Competence Centre in Research (NCCR) on digital fabrication, the Circular Future Cities lab, as well as at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA).Vanessa Schwarzkopf joined the Chair for Circular Engineering in Architecture as a PhD student in 2024. Her master’s thesis, 'Dreaming Architecture', explored the potential of generative AI in the early phase design stages. After graduating, she continued working as a research assistant at the Chair of Architecture in Context in Hanover. In addition to her position at the university, she worked on projects in exhibition scenography for several studios. Vanessa’s background lies in architecture, with a bachelor’s in architecture (B.Sc.) and a master’s in architecture and urban design (M.Sc.) from the Leibniz University Hanover in Germany, while also studying at the ENSA Paris Malaquais in France as an exchange student. She is now eager to explore the possibilities of AI-driven design for circular design strategies.