Papers
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Total Citations
134
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About
Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of architecture, digital fabrication, and material science. Her work fundamentally reimagines how buildings can be designed and constructed, focusing on three key areas: adaptive robotic fabrication, machine learning for architectural production, and sustainable bio-based materials. She has made major contributions to robotic incremental sheet forming, developing adaptive fabrication methods that account for material inconsistencies—a critical innovation for moving digital fabrication from lab to construction site. Her highly cited work "Towards machine learning for architectural fabrication in the age of industry 4.0" (32 citations) envisions how AI can streamline complex design-to-production workflows. Thomsen also pushes boundaries with projects like "Imprimer La Lumiere," which explores 3D printing bioluminescent bacteria for architectural applications, and "Robotic Membranes," which investigates textile-based responsive building skins. Her recent work on life-cycle assessment of bio-based digital fabrication (2025) demonstrates her commitment to sustainability. As a professor at the Royal Danish Academy, Thomsen leads the Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA), where she continues to shape the future of computationally-driven, environmentally-conscious architecture.
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- 6Robotic Membranes: Exploring a Textile Architecture of Behaviour9 citations · 2008
- 7ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC FABRICATION FOR CONDITIONS OF MATERIAL INCONSISTENCY:7 citations · 2017
- 8Drawing a live section: explorations into robotic membranes6 citations · 2007
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- 10A New Material Vision3 citations · 2020