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Digital Planting (2020-08)

Fabrication of Integrated Concrete Green Wall via Additive Manufacturing

10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.145

Wang Shian, Liu Chi, Zhang Guo, Luo Qi,  Xu Weishun,  Raspall Félix
Contribution - Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, pp. 145-151

Abstract

Green walls are becoming a symbol of modern architecture representing sustainability and aesthetics. However, the fabrication of wall components that can nurture the growth of plants and other living creatures requires components to locate soil and other substrates, a controlled rugosity for plants and moss to grip, and conduits to distribute water and nutrients. This is normally done by adding extra attachments to the façade. In this paper, we introduce a digital approach to design and produce architectural components that can integrate green wall's functional requirements into the wall itself. Such components are fabricated via Additive Manufacturing (AM) extrusion with the assists of robotic arms.

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    A Systematic Review of Robotic Additive Manufacturing Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
  2. Jin Chenxi, Xu Chenhan, Xu Weishun (2025-05)
    Integrating 3D-Printed Clay Formwork into Thin-Vaulted Green Roof
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    Mass-Customization of Integrated Green Wall Building Blocks through Clay Printing Formwork

BibTeX 
@inproceedings{wang_liu_zhan_luo.2020.DP,
  author            = "Shian Wang and Chi Liu and Guo Li Zhang and Qi Huan Luo and Weishun Xu and Félix Raspall",
  title             = "Digital Planting: Fabrication of Integrated Concrete Green Wall via Additive Manufacturing",
  doi               = "10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.145",
  year              = "2020",
  pages             = "145--151",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia",
  editor            = "Dominik Holzer and Walaiporn Nakapan and Anastasia Globa and Immanuel Koh",
}
Formatted Citation

S. Wang, C. Liu, G. L. Zhang, Q. H. Luo, W. Xu and F. Raspall, “Digital Planting: Fabrication of Integrated Concrete Green Wall via Additive Manufacturing”, in Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, 2020, pp. 145–151. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.145.

Wang, Shian, Chi Liu, Guo Li Zhang, Qi Huan Luo, Weishun Xu, and Félix Raspall. “Digital Planting: Fabrication of Integrated Concrete Green Wall via Additive Manufacturing”. In Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, edited by Dominik Holzer, Walaiporn Nakapan, Anastasia Globa, and Immanuel Koh, 145–51, 2020. https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.1.145.