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DDF team
Meet our multidisciplinary and international team.
Moritz Doerstelmann
Tenure-Track Professor
Tel: +49 721 608-46685
Mob: +49 177 3045989
Email: moritz.doerstelmann@kit.edu
Moritz Dörstelmann is Professor for Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and founding partner of the robotic construction company FibR GmbH.
His academic work investigates digital circular construction concepts at the interdisciplinary interface of research and teaching through explorative prototyping of innovative material systems and construction technologies on 1:1 scale in application-oriented demonstrator projects.
His construction company FibR realizes resource efficient fiber composite lightweight structures as load bearing structures, facades and interiors in architectural projects through computational design and robotic fabrication at industrial scale.
At the intersection of application-oriented academic research and research-oriented industrial practice Moritz Dörstelmann´s work shows how digital design and manufacturing strategies can be used to explore a novel architectural design repertoire and enable socially relevant solutions to reduce resource consumption and enable circularity in construction.
Tel: +49 721 608-46685
Mob: +49 177 3045989
Email: moritz.doerstelmann@kit.edu
Moritz Dörstelmann is Professor for Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and founding partner of the robotic construction company FibR GmbH.
His academic work investigates digital circular construction concepts at the interdisciplinary interface of research and teaching through explorative prototyping of innovative material systems and construction technologies on 1:1 scale in application-oriented demonstrator projects.
His construction company FibR realizes resource efficient fiber composite lightweight structures as load bearing structures, facades and interiors in architectural projects through computational design and robotic fabrication at industrial scale.
At the intersection of application-oriented academic research and research-oriented industrial practice Moritz Dörstelmann´s work shows how digital design and manufacturing strategies can be used to explore a novel architectural design repertoire and enable socially relevant solutions to reduce resource consumption and enable circularity in construction.
Heidrun Mayer
Organization and Team Assistant
Tel: +49 721 608-46685
Email: heidrun.mayer@kit.edu
Tel: +49 721 608-46685
Email: heidrun.mayer@kit.edu
Beatriz Garrido
Organization and Team Assistant
Email: beatriz.garrido@kit.edu
Email: beatriz.garrido@kit.edu
Carolin Feldmann
Research Assistant
Email: carolin.feldmann@kit.edu
Email: carolin.feldmann@kit.edu
Daniel Fischer
Research Assistant
Email: daniel.fischer@kit.edu
Daniel Fischer studied Architecture in Karlsruhe, Tampere and Delft. After internships in Basel and Karlsruhe, he graduated cum laude in 2018 with a degree in Digital Design & Architecture from the TU Delft, Netherlands. After several years as a project architect, he joined the Digital Design and Fabrication professorship at KIT in 2021 with a particular research interest in digital wood construction and digital circular economy. In 2022, Daniel became a licensed and registered architect.
Email: daniel.fischer@kit.edu
Daniel Fischer studied Architecture in Karlsruhe, Tampere and Delft. After internships in Basel and Karlsruhe, he graduated cum laude in 2018 with a degree in Digital Design & Architecture from the TU Delft, Netherlands. After several years as a project architect, he joined the Digital Design and Fabrication professorship at KIT in 2021 with a particular research interest in digital wood construction and digital circular economy. In 2022, Daniel became a licensed and registered architect.
Javier Fuentes
Research Assistant
Email: javier.fuentes@kit.edu
Javier Fuentes Quijano is an architect and building engineer, co-founder and principal of Archiologics, a company specialized in prefabricated construction and tailor-made software solutions for the construction industry.
Email: javier.fuentes@kit.edu
Javier Fuentes Quijano is an architect and building engineer, co-founder and principal of Archiologics, a company specialized in prefabricated construction and tailor-made software solutions for the construction industry.
Fanny Kranz
Research Assistant
Email: fanny.kranz@kit.edu
Fanny Kranz works as a researcher, curator and designer.
She studied cultural design, art theory, communication and exhibition design (and loves interdisciplinary projects between kitchen table, university and exhibition space).
Email: fanny.kranz@kit.edu
Fanny Kranz works as a researcher, curator and designer.
She studied cultural design, art theory, communication and exhibition design (and loves interdisciplinary projects between kitchen table, university and exhibition space).
Eszter Olah
Research Assistant
Email: eszter.olah@kit.edu
Email: eszter.olah@kit.edu
Vincent Witt
Research Assistant
Email: vincent.witt@kit.edu
Vincent Witt studied at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and recently graduated cum laude with a Master of Science degree in Architecture. As part of his studies, he completed an internship in Basel. His Master's thesis was on digital design and novel fabrication processes in relation to urban mining and their impact on architectural expression. He is now supporting research projects as well as teaching masters studios.
Email: vincent.witt@kit.edu
Vincent Witt studied at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and recently graduated cum laude with a Master of Science degree in Architecture. As part of his studies, he completed an internship in Basel. His Master's thesis was on digital design and novel fabrication processes in relation to urban mining and their impact on architectural expression. He is now supporting research projects as well as teaching masters studios.
Erik Zanetti
Research Assistant
Email: erik.zanetti@kit.edu
Erik Zanetti is a research assistant at the Professorship for Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His primary area of research centres on unlocking the potential of digital techniques in the development of circular material applications and construction strategies. He has specifically focused on bio-based materials, earth materials, natural composites, and wood waste materials, resulting in the execution of numerous research projects and the publication of research papers.
He holds a Master of Science degree with honours in Architecture, specialising in computational design, from Delft University of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano.
Prior to joining DDF, he worked as a computational designer and digital fabrication specialist at FibR GmbH. In this capacity, he contributed to various projects involving fibre composite structures for architectural applications. Additionally, he held the position of External Lecturer at the University of Innsbruck.
Email: erik.zanetti@kit.edu
Erik Zanetti is a research assistant at the Professorship for Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His primary area of research centres on unlocking the potential of digital techniques in the development of circular material applications and construction strategies. He has specifically focused on bio-based materials, earth materials, natural composites, and wood waste materials, resulting in the execution of numerous research projects and the publication of research papers.
He holds a Master of Science degree with honours in Architecture, specialising in computational design, from Delft University of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano.
Prior to joining DDF, he worked as a computational designer and digital fabrication specialist at FibR GmbH. In this capacity, he contributed to various projects involving fibre composite structures for architectural applications. Additionally, he held the position of External Lecturer at the University of Innsbruck.
Mehrdad Zareian
Research Assistant
Email: mehrdad.zareian@kit.edu
Email: mehrdad.zareian@kit.edu
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