Tomás Méndez Echenagucia
Professor
Department of Architecture
ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Tomás Méndez Echenagucia holds a double degree in Architecture from Universidad Central de Venezuela and Politecnico di Torino. His master's thesis "Architectural, acoustical and structural form" on the optimization of shell structures for concert spaces was the subject of a paper for which he was awarded the Hangai prize by the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) in 2008. In 2014, he received his PhD degree in Architecture and Building Design at the Politecnico di Torino for his dissertation "Computational Search in Architectural Design" under the guidance of Prof. Mario Sassone. He has worked as an architect and a consultant on computational design in Europe and South America. His research is focused in Multi-Disciplinary search and optimization tools for the early stages of architectural design, including acoustic, structural and environmental design. He is now a post-doctoral researcher at the Block Research Group, ETH Zurich.
Research Interest
Tomás Méndez Echenagucia research interest include: Architecture.
Publications
-
Van Mele T., Mehrotra A., Mendez Echenagucia T., Frick U., Augustynowicz E., Ochsendorf J., DeJong M. and Block P.Form finding and structural analysis of a freeform stone vault,Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2016,K. Kawaguchi, M. Ohsaki, T. Takeuchi (editors),Tokyo, Japan,2016 (September).
-
Block P., Schlueter A., Veenendaal D., Bakker J., Begle M., Hischier I., Hofer J., Jayathissa P., Maxwell I., Mendez Echenagucia T., Nagy Z., Pigram D., Svetozarevic, B,, Torsing R., Verbeek J., Willmann A. and Lydon G.P.NEST HiLo: Investigating lightweight construction and adaptive energy systems,Journal of Building Engineering,12: 332-341,2017.
-
Méndez Echenagucia T., Roozen B. and Block P.Minimization of sound radiation in doubly curved shell structures by means of stiffness,Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2016,Tokyo, Japan,2016 (September).
