Wendepunkt im Bauen - Richard Rogers and Dirk Krolikowski

The Title 'Wendepunkt(e) im Bauen' highlights two major paradigm shifts in architecture. The first  is the development from craft to industrialisation and serial production, the second is the change caused by digital design and computer aided production. I would like to think of it as a development towards a digital craft.
ISBN 978-3-920034-39-3, Wendepunkt l e im Bauen – Von der seriellen zur digitalen Architektur, Edition DETAIL, Munich, 2010

Wienfluss Bridge _International Competition

Dirk Krolikowski and Falko Schmitt have won the international competition for a bascule bridge in the center of Vienna. With a single leaf of approx. 50m span the bridge will be Austrias largest moving pedestrian bridge.

It is envisaged that the works will start on site in 2011/2012.

Structural engineer: Jane Wernick Associates, London, UK http://www.wernick.eu.com/

KONSTRUKTION, 2nd edition

KONSTRUKTION  Dirk Krolikowski, Falko Schmitt, Mirko Baum     ISBN 978-3-00-028729-9


that's it. the second edition of KONSTRUKTION is available.
'Structure is one of the most essential constituents of architecture.Its quality is defined by the virtuosity and comprehensiveness of composing and bringing the conceptual as well as the physical elements of the structure together. The way things are brought together and joined mirrors the designer’s attitude and culture. This publication shows the works of students at the Chair of Design Engineering, RWTH Aachen University which were in pursuit of this comprehensiveness in the years 2007-2009.'

Herausgeber / edited by
Lehrgebiet fuer Konstruktives Entwerfen
RWTH Aachen University
Fakultaet fuer Architektur
Univ. Prof. Mirko Baum
Lehrbeauftragte fuer Konstruktives Entwerfen
Dirk Krolikowski
Falko Schmitt
Aachen-London 2009
Layout: Sarah Bosen
Cover: Nikolas U. Torscheit

Printed in Germany
ISBN 978-3-00-028729-9


Text and illustrations © Lehrgebiet fuer Konstruktives Entwerfen
RWTH Aachen University, Faculty of Architecture

parametric prototypes

parametric excercise

End Crit London, EXTREME 3000 , RWTH Aachen Design Engineering Unit

Rapid Prototype of ER 3000

03_2009 The final crit of the 2009 Design Engineering Unit took place in London.Dirk and Falko are teaching the Design Engineering Unit at Prof. Mirko Baum's Chair [Lehrgebiet fuer Konstruktives Entwerfen, RWTH Aachen] as Adjunct Professors [Lehrbeauftragte] since 2007. 

Invited guest crits for the day were: Daniel Hecker Grimshaw Architects, Dennis Austin RSH-P, Felix Weber  ARUP Materials, Dan Wright RSH-P. 

The Design Engineering Unit has been granted a sponsorship by the RWTH Aachen for their innovative and successful teaching format. Parts of the sponsorship will be used to publish the best works of the last two years of the DEU in a dedicated publication.