Regenerative earth-based formworks
- Lloret Fritschi, Ena ORCID Accademia di architettura, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
- Altun, Sevgi ORCID Accademia di architettura, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
- Cutajar, Sacha ORCID Accademia di architettura, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
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2025
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- Sustainable Built Environment Conference. - 2025
English
This paper presents a series of experimental approaches, including 3D-printed earth fillers for concrete slabs, scored slurry layers that crack into material-optimized casting geometries, or early explorations into reconfigurable granular formworks—using crushed bricks, gravel, sand, and construction waste—shaped by manual or robotic techniques, transforming the mould itself into part of an adaptive, reversible system. Together, these investigations offer a shift from rigid, wasteful practices to a flexible, circular, and materially expressive casting paradigm. The following discussion identifies key barriers to integration—technical, regulatory, and cultural—and asks what frameworks might be required to support a broader adoption of these strategies.
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- English
- Classification
- Architecture
- Notes
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- Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE25): Shaping Tomorrow: Systems Thinking in the Built Environment
- Zurich, Switzerland
- June 24-27, 2025
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CC BY-NC
- Open access status
- gold
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- DOI 10.3929/ethz-c-000785732
- RICERCO 35725
- ARK ark:/12658/srd1334885
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- https://n2t.net/ark:/12658/srd1334885
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