Publications

books & journals

2011
Fabian Scheurer
organize, optimize, simplify, materialize - Interview by Marc McQuade
in: Stan Allen, Marc McQuade (ed.), Landform Building, p. 408-424, Lars Müller Publishers, Baden
 F. Scheurer
Bis zur letzten Schraube - Kilden Konzerthaus
in Werk, Bauen und Wohnen 05.2011, p. 12-19, Werk, Zürich 2011
 F. Scheurer, H. Stehling
Lost in Parameter Space?
in G. Legendre (ed.), Mathematics of Space, AD 04:2011, p.70-79, Wiley, London 2011
 F. Scheurer
Signal to Noise - What is Quality in Digital Architecture?
in T. Valena, T. Avermaete, G. Vrachliotis (ed.), Structuralism Reloadad: Rule Based Design in Architecture and Urbanism, p. 269-274, Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart/London 2011
 H. Stehling, F. Scheurer
Waved Wooden Wall
in R. Glynn, B. Sheil (ed.), Fabricate: Making Digital Architecture, p. 228-231, Riverside Architectural Press, 2011
2010F. Scheurer
Materialising Complexity
in Rivka Oxman, Robert Oxman (ed.), The New Structuralism, AD Vol. 80 No. 4, Wiley, London 2010
 F. Scheurer
File-to-Factory oder: Der Wert des Experten
in: Detail 05.2010, München 2010

2009  F. Scheurer
Architectural Algorithms and the Renaissance of the Design Pattern
in: A. Gleiniger, G.Vrachliotis (Ed.): Pattern - Ornament, Structure, Behavior, pp. 41-56, Birkhäuser, Basel 2009

 F. Scheurer
Mit digitaler Hilfe um die Kurve
in: Bauen mit Holz 9.2009, pp. 30-33, Bruderverlag, Köln 2009

 F. Scheurer, H. Stehling
Digitaler Holzbau - Komplexe Formen in Holz
in: Kurt Schwaner (Hrsg.), Zukunft Holz, Statusbericht zum aktuellen Stand der Verwendung von Holz und Holzproduction im Bauwesen und Evaluierung künftiger Entwicklungspotenziale, pp. 1071-1075, Hochschule Biberach, 2009

 F. Scheurer
Size Matters: Digital Manufacturing in Architecture
in: Emily Abruzzo, Jonathan D. Salomon (Editors), Dimension (306090 Books, Vol. 12), pp. 59-65, Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2009
pdf (2.0MB)

2008F. Scheurer
Architectural CAD/CAM - Pushing the Boundaries of CNC-Fabrication in Building
in: Branko Kolarevic, Kevin Klinger (Editors): Manufacturing Material Effects - Rethinking Design and Making in Architecture, pp. 211-222, Routledge, New York 2008

 C. Schindler, F.Scheurer, A. Walz
The whole and its parts
in: Michael Meredith, Aranda-Lasch, Mutsuro Sasaki (Editors), From Control to Design: Parametric/Algorithmic Architecture, pp. 160-193, Actar, Barcelona 2008
 C. Schindler
Die Mittel der Zeit – Herstellungsinnovation im Holzbau
in: ARCH+ 188, Aachen 2008, pp. 92-95
2007C. Schindler, B. Wiskemann (ed.)
1:1 Metalworks – eine digital-analoge Baustelle
gta Publishers, Zurich 2007.
 C. Schindler
ZipShape – Gekrümmte Formstücke aus zwei ebenen Platten durch geometrisch variables Verzinken
in: Bulletin Holzforschung, 15. Jahrgang, Heft 1, Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Holzforschung SAH, Dübendorf 2007, pp. 9-11
pdf , 232 KB
 C. Schindler
Building Continuous Digital Planning Processes on Timber Infrastructure –
Two Case Studies on Digital Wood Fabrication

in: Futurewood. Innovation in Building Design + Manufacturing.
ed. O. Neumann, P. Beesley, pp. 114-119
Canadian Design Research Network CDRN, Riverside Architectural Press, Cambridge Ont. 2007.
pdf, 4.6 MB
2006C. Schindler, F. Scheurer
Komplexität bauen – Die digitale Umsetzung von Libeskinds Futuropolis
in: Die Stadt als Perspektive. Zur Konstruktion urbaner Räume.
ed. T. Beyes, H. Keller, D. Libeskind, S. Spoun, pp. 142-147, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2006.
pdf, 70 KB

 F. Scheurer
Getting complexity organised – Using self-organisation in architectural construction
Automation in Construction 16(1), pp. 78-85, 2006.
pdf , 1.7 MB
2005 Inventioneering Architecture Switzerland
edited by Faculty of Architecture, D-ARCH, ETH Zurich, gta Publishers, Zürich 2005.
pdf, 1.5 MB

 

papers

2009
F. Scheurer
Biegen statt brechen - Komplexe Formen und digitale Prozesse im Holzbau
in Peer Haller (Hrsg.), Fertigung im Holzbau - Fachbeiträge zum 9. Holzbauforum Leipzig, Huss Medien Berlin, 2009
2008F. Scheurer
Digitaler Holzbau - Komplexe Geometrien effizient realisiert
in Berner Fachhochschule für Architektur, Holz und Bau (AHB) (Hrsg.), Tagungsband zum 14. Internationalen Holzbauforum Garmisch 2008
pdf , 1.05 MB

2007 C. Schindler, F. Scheurer
Architektonische Anwendungen des fünfachsigen Flankenfräsens.
Presented at: Milling Technology in Architecture, Art and Design. 2nd Milling Conference. Technical University Vienna, 2007.
pdf, 419 KB
 A. Hofmann, F. Scheurer, K. Bollinger
Structure Generation Using Evolutionary Algorithms
in Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC), Xie, Patnaikuni (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, London, 2007.
pdf, 480 KB

 C. Schindler
Information-Tool-Technology: Contemporary digital fabrication as part of a continuous development of process technology as illustrated with the example of timber construction.
Presented at: ACADIA Conference 2007 Expanding Bodies. Proceedings of the International Conference. Halifax Nova Scotia, 2007.
pdf, 1.1 MB
 

C. Schindler 
Das Ganze und seine Teile : Digitale Produktionsketten im Holzbau.
in: SAH Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Holzforschung [Tagungsband zum 39. Fortbildungskurs 7.-8. Nov. in Weinfelden / ISBN 3-906703-19-3]. Dübendorf : SAH, 2007, pp. 49-57
pdf, 768 KB


 

C. Schindler, M. Châtelet, B. Wiskemann, O.Zieta
Umbrella Schoolyard Roofs in Zürich – Reflecting on a 1:1 Seminar with Digital Sheet Metal Fabrication.
In: Predicting the Future [25th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-6-5] Frankfurt am Main (Germany) 26-29 September 2007, pp. 35-42
pdf, 328 KB


 

K. E. Larsen, F. Scheurer, C. Schindler, S. Stori
The Trondheim Camera Obscura – A Case Study on Digital and Analogue Project Development in Timber Construction 
In: Predicting the Future [25th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-0-9541183-6-5] Frankfurt am Main (Germany) 26-29 September 2007, pp. 51-58
pdf , 276 KB


2006 C. Schindler, F. Scheurer
Neue Formen und neue Wertschöpfung: Digitale Produktionsketten für den Holzbau
in: Internationale Konferenz zur Automation in der Holzwirtschaft, Proceedings of the Conference. Biel 2006.
and in: Holz-Revue 01/02.2007, Laupper AG, Münchenstein 2007
pdf, 340 KB

 C. Schindler, M. Braach, F. Scheurer
"Inventioneering Architecture" – building a doubly curved section through Switzerland
In: ACADIA Conference 2006 Synthetic Landscapes. Proceedings of the International Conference. Ed. Gregory A. Luhan. Louisville Kentucky, 2006.
pdf, 1.5 MB

2005F. Scheurer, C. Schindler, M. Braach
From Design to Production – Three Complex Structures Materialised in Wood
In: Generative Art 2005. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference, ed. Celestino Soddu. Milan, 2005.
pdf, 750 KB

 F. Scheurer
Turning the Design Process Downside-up – Self-Organization in Real-World Architecture
In: Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005, ed. Bob Martens and André Brown, pp. 269-278, Vienna: Springer, Dordrecht, 2005.
pdf, 550 KB

 F. Scheurer
A Simulation Toolbox for Self-Organisation in Architectural Design
In: Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Computing (AEC)
ed. Sevil Sariyildiz and Bige Tuncer, 2, pp. 533-543, Rotterdam, NL: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, 2005.
pdf, 280 KB

2003F. Scheurer
The Groningen Twister – An Experiment in Applied Generative Design
In: Generative Art 2003. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference, ed. Celestino Soddu. Milan, 2003.
pdf, 670 KB