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Technical University of Munich

Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC)

The project “Learning, Sustainability, Design: Gender-equitable introduction of AMC to the public” is part of the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction. AMC TRR 277 researches innovative additive manufacturing methods, materials, and optimized designs and processes to increase sustainability in construction. These innovations will change the field of construction and its future toward digitalization, saving energy and resources while increasing productivity. The changes in the field will result in new job profiles with opportunities for closing the gender gap in construction. 

To achieve this, it is vital to create opportunities for youth and the general public to engage with additive manufacturing in construction (AMC). The aims of the project “Learning, Sustainability, Design: Gender-equitable introduction of AMC to the public” are 1) to empower the next generation - especially young women and girls - to see themselves in and to shape the future of construction; 2) to facilitate learning about innovative AMC research; and 3) to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability in construction among all youth and other target groups. To achieve these goals, the project combines public relations work with learning sciences research to develop the AMC Edu:Lab, a learning space for active engagement with AMC research and innovation. 

Project co-PIs

  • Prof. Dr. Anna Keune, Assistant Professorship of Learning Sciences and Educational Design Technologies, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
  • Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler, TT Professorship for Digital Fabrication, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich
  • Prof. Dr. Harald Kloft, Institute of Structural Design (ITE), Technical University University of Braunschweig

LS Design Research Staff

  • Živa Simšič, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
  • Harper Staples, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
  • Daniela Villarreal Bermúdez,  TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich

Funding: Deutsche Forschungs Gemeinschaft (DFG), AMC TRR 277
Duration: 2024 - 2027
Project website: https://amc-trr277.de/
Social media channel: Instagram

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