Reciprocal Frame Canopy Structure by Gramazio Kohler / ETH Zurich

Interesting integration of techniques!

I’m not sure how I feel about the robot piecing the reciprocal frame together. That process looks a bit hard to control fit-up tolerances without a proper jig.

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/gramazio-kohler-research-eth-zurich-future-tree-switzerland-07-07-2020/

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I think this PhD thesis is also good read following the referenced structure

https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/266723

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