Dr. S. (Stijn) Brancart
Dr. S. (Stijn) Brancart
Profiel
Stijn Brancart is assistant professor of structural design at the department of Architectural Engineering & Technology. His research is focused on sustainable structural design and more specifically circular structural design, adaptive and responsive structures. Stijn teaches different courses on load-bearing structures in the BSc of Architecture.
Onderzoeksinteresses
Stijn's research interests are centered around sustainable and circular structural design, more specifically including design for change, modular structures, design for disassembly and biobased structures. Additionally, he has expertise in the design and analysis of spatial structures, with a focus on lightweight and transformable systems, including adaptive and responsive systems. Apart from structural design and analysis, Stijn uses different tools and methods, like computational modelling, parametric design and advanced manufacturing.
Academische achtergrond
Trained as an architectural engineer, Stijnās research and teaching activities are situated at the intersection of design and engineering. As a PhD researcher at VUB (2013-2018), he studied and developed rapidly and reversibly assembled bending-active structures, using the elastic bending capacity of materials like timber to generate complex geometries from initially linear and planar elements. This research led to the realisation of two full-scale demonstrators, the Undulatus and Reciplydome structures. As a postdoctoral researcher (2018-2021), Stijn continued his work on the manufacturing of bending-active systems and was involved in the European āBuildings as Materials Banksā project (BAMB) and the Circular Retrofit Lab. This strengthened his expertise in circular design and construction, which he continued as a circular construction expert at VIBE, a small non-profit that supports and challenges building professionals in their transition towards a more sustainable construction practice.
Expertise
Publicaties
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2023
Design and construction of the ReciPlyDome, a lightweight modular reciprocal dome
Ellen Leemans / Ahmed Soliman / S. Brancart / Niels De Temmerman / Lars De Laet
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2022
Reusing Timber Formwork in Building Construction
Testing, Redesign, and Socio-Economic Reflection
Arno Pronk / S. Brancart / Fred Sanders -
2021
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Using Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing in Circular Building Design: A Case Study for Wall Partitioning Systems in the Circular Retrofit Lab
Neethi Rajagopalan / Stijn Brancart / Sofie De Regel / Anne Paduart / Niels De Temmerman / Wim Debacker
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2019-7
Bending-active kit-of-parts systems: Uniformity generating complexity
Stijn Brancart / Olga Popovic Larsen / Niels De Temmerman / Lars De Laet
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2019-3
Rapidly assembled reciprocal systems with bending-active components: the ReciPlyDome project
Stijn Brancart / Olga Popovic Larsen / Lars De Laet / Niels De Temmerman
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Onderwijs 2023
Media
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2021-10-07
PVC en duurzaam bouwen ā een contradictie of toch niet?
Verscheen in: Architectura Podcast