Masoud Akbarzadeh
Institute of Technology in Architecture
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Masoud Akbarzadeh is currently a PhD candidate at the Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zurich. He is developing 3D graphical methods of structural design using 3D reciprocal diagrams at Block Research Group, ITA, ETH Zurich. He holds a Master of Science in Architectural Studies, Design and Computation, (SMArchs), and a Master of Architectural Design (MArch) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previous to MIT, he received a Master of Science in Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics of Structures from Iran University of Science and Technology. Masoud has received multiple international awards including the renowned SOM award for design and research in the field of Architecture for his MArch thesis in 2011.
Abstract
Abstract : On 3D Reciprocal Diagrams and the Equilibrium of Spatial Compression/Tension-only Structural Forms