TY - CHAP A1 - Matcha, Heike A1 - Quasten, Gero T1 - A Parametric-Typological Tool: More Diversity for Mass Produced Single Family Homes Through Parametrized Design and Customized Mass Production T2 - Computation: The New Realm of Architectural Design [27th eCAADe Conference Proceedings Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-0-9541183-8-9 SP - 409 EP - 416 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stapenhorst, Carolin A1 - Geßner, Stephan A1 - Woerd, Jan Dirk van der ED - Bögle, Annette ED - Grohmann, Manfred T1 - ArchitecTours – a close look on structures around us T2 - Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia N2 - Architects and civil engineers work together regularly during their professional days and are irreplaceable for each other. This co-operation is sometimes made more difficult by the differences in their disciplinary languages and approaches. Structures are evaluated by architects on the basis of criteria such as spatial impact and usability, while civil engineers analyze them more closely by their bearing and deformation properties, as well as by constructive aspects. This diversity of assessment criteria and approaches is often continued in both academic disciplines in the view on structures. Within the framework of the Exploratory Teaching Space (ETS), a funding program to improve teaching at RWTH Aachen University and to promote new teaching concepts, a project was carried out jointly by the Junior Professorship of Tool-Culture at the Faculty of Architecture and the Institute of Structural Concrete at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. The aim of the project is to present buildings in such a way that the differences in perception between architects and civil engineers are reduced and the common understanding is promoted. The project develops a database, which contains a collection of striking buildings from Aachen and the surrounding area. The buildings are categorized according to terms that come from both disciplinary areas. The collection can be freely explored or crossed through learning trails. The medium of film plays a special role in presenting the buildings. The buildings are assigned to different categories of load bearing structures as linear, planar and spatial structures, and further to different types of material, functional programs and spatial characteristics. Since the buildings are located in the direct vicinity of Aachen, they can be visited by the students. This makes them more sensitive to their environment. Intrinsic motivation, as well as implicit learning is encouraged. The paper will provide a detailed report of the project, its implementation, the feedback of the students and the plans for further development. KW - structural systems KW - perception of structures KW - interdisciplinary student projects KW - education KW - collaboration of architects and structural engineers KW - teaching of structures Y1 - 2017 SN - 2518-6582 N1 - IASS Annual Symposium 2017 "Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science", 25. - 28.9.2017, Hamburg, Germany PB - IASS CY - Madrid ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Matcha, Heike A1 - Karzel, Rüdiger A1 - Quasten, Gero T1 - Architectural Design with Parametric Modeling & Customized Mass Production: Explorations and Case Studies in Architectural Design and Production Methods T2 - Language and the Scientific Imagination. The 11th International Conference of ISSEI, Language Centre, University of Helsinki (Finland) 28 July - 2 August 2008 Y1 - 2008 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Karzer, Rüdiger A1 - Matcha, Heike T1 - Experimental design-build: teaching parameter-based design T2 - Computation: The New Realm of Architectural Design [27th eCAADe Conference Proceedings] Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-0-9541183-8-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2009.153 SP - 153 EP - 158 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Matcha, Heike ED - Herneoja, Aulikki ED - Österlund, Toni ED - Markkanen, Piia T1 - From Designing Buildings from Systems to Designing Systems for Buildings T2 - Complexity & Simplicity - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 1 N2 - We study the novel possibilities computer aided design and production open up for the design of building systems. Such systems today can, via individualized mass production, consist of a larger number and more complex parts than previously and therefore be assembled into more complex wholes. This opens up the possibility of designing specialized systems specifically for single buildings. The common order of starting with a building system and designing a building using this system can be reversed to designing a building first and then developing a system specifically for that building. We present and discuss research that incorporates students design projects into research work and fosters links between research and teaching. KW - Building Systems KW - Parametric Design KW - Parametric Modelling KW - Structuralist Architecture Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2016.1.237 N1 - Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016. SP - 237 EP - 240 PB - ECAADe CY - Oulu, Finland ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Matcha, Heike A1 - Ljubas, Ante T1 - Parametric Origami: Adaptable temporary buildings T2 - Future cities: 28th eCAADe Conference Proceedings. eCAADe: Conferences. Zurich, Switzerland Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-0-9541183-7-2 SP - 243 EP - 251 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Matcha, Heike T1 - Parametric possibilities: designing with parametric modelling T2 - Predicting the Future [25th eCAADe Conference Proceedings] Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-0-9541183-6-5 SP - 849 EP - 856 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Fissabre, Anke A1 - Niethammer, Bernd T1 - The Invention of Glazed Curtain Wall in 1903 – The Steiff Toy Factory T2 - Proceedings of the Third International Congress of Construction History, TU Cottbus 20.-24. Mai 2009, Vol 2 Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-936033-31-1 SP - 595 EP - 602 PB - Neunplus1 CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pfaff, Raphael A1 - Schmidt, Bernd A1 - Wilbring, Daniela A1 - Franzen, Julian T1 - Wagon4.0 – the smart wagon for improved integration into Industry 4.0 plants T2 - Proceedings of the International Heavy Haul Association STS Conference 2019 N2 - In many instances, freight vehicles exchange load or information with plants that are or will soon be Industry4.0 plants. The Wagon4.0 concept, as developed in close cooperation with e.g. port or mine operations, offers a maximum in railway operational efficiency while providing strong business cases already in the respective plant interaction. The Wagon4.0 consists of main components, a power supply, data network, sensors, actuators and an operating system, the so called WagonOS. The Wagon OS is implemented in a granular, self-sufficient manner, to allow basic features such as WiFi-Mesh and train christening in remote areas without network connection. Furthermore, the granularity of the operating system allows to extend the familiar app concept to freight rail rolling stock, making it possible to use specialised actuators for certain applications, e.g. an electrical parking brake or an auxiliary drive. In order to facilitate migration to the Wagon4.0 for existing fleets, a migration concept featuring five levels of technical adaptation was developed. The present paper investigates the benefits of Wagon4.0-implementations for the particular challenges of heavy haul operations by focusing on train christening, ep-assisted braking, autonomous last mile and traction boost operation as well as improved maintenance schedules Y1 - 2019 N1 - International Heavy Haul Association STS Conference, 10th to 14th June 2019, Narvik, Norway ER -