Building Construction

09/09/2026

⁨🎥⁩ ⁨As a new academic year approaches, we’re starting the winter semester with a new publication!

“From Coarse to Fine: Investigating Root Growth for Architecture” published in Biotechnology Design, Cambridge University Press.
Research Project: ROOTARCH, Funded by INTRA 2024.

Team: Petra Gruber, Camille Breuil, Andreas Körner, Clemens Preisinger, Damjan Minovski, Dominik Einfalt and Rebekka Waters, together with the project partners: Thomas Speck from the University of Freiburg, Anita Roth-Nebelsick from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart and Thubaut Houette from Ceebios.

Read the full paper here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/biotechnology-design/article/from-coarse-to-fine-investigating-root-growth-for-architecture/03141231288AC7C9519B97B8385CF191

Check out the research project: https://buildingconstruction.at/element/rootarch/⁩

02/07/2026

check our call for papers - thematic collection "Circular Biodesign Strategies for the Built Environment" with Biotechnology Design Cambridge University Press
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Submission deadline: 31 August 2026

25/06/2026

With final presentations held last week, the semester has officially come to an end!

Thank you to all the students for your dedication and hard work. We are happy to see your ideas come to life. Here is a wrap of our favourite moments from the final presentations of this semester’s Building Construction courses.

We hope to see you again in fall! If you haven’t already taken one of our courses yet, this is your sign to join us 🤝⭐️
Please find a link to our courses in our bio. 

Circular Strategies with: Camille Breuil
Biodesign with: Petra Gruber
Building Construction B with: Andreas Körner

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

📆 Apply before 19.06.2026

https://www.dieangewandte.at/jobs/jobdetail?job_id=273

Senior Artist (20hrs/week, October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2029) at the Institute of Architecture in the Department of Building Construction in the field of Biodesign.

Employment Requirements:
- Completed studies in Architecture
- Excellent spoken and written German and English skills

Qualification profile:
- Teaching experience at a university
- Work experience in architectural practice
- Experience in the field of architecture and building construction with a focus on sustainable construction and bio-based materials and strategies
- Social competence and teamwork, self-organization ability
- Experience in subject-specific research and submission of project funding
- Excellent knowledge in the application of digital design processes

Apply via online application portal 💻
Find out more on our website https://buildingconstruction.at/element/senior-artist-position-in-the-field-of-biodesign/ ⛓️‍💥

05/06/2026

A glimpse into the concrete prefabrication at Trepka, where architecture begins long before construction starts on site 👷‍♀️Thank you for the tour!

27/05/2026

Biodesign meets Bioengineering ✨🌿

Our visit to the Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research at the University of Vienna sparked discussions about bio-based materials, fabrication, and future possibilities between science and design. Special thanks to Alexander Bismarck and the Polymer and Composite Engineering team for welcoming us and sharing their inspiring work and insights.

Biodesign course 2026S by Petra Gruber.

26/05/2026

Last week’s excursion to Schmidt Stahlbau with our Building Construction Practice course. Many thanks for a great tour! 👏

08/05/2026

Fast paced, intense and over before we knew it! The AI Aided Biomimetic Design Workshop has come to an end.

Over the past days we researched, explored, tested and finalized our designed systems. Congratulations to all participating students and many thanks to the contributing institutions and researchers!

A few impressions from the workshop days 🌱
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