Cristina Nan
TU Eindhoven
Cristina Nan is an Assistant Professor in the Unit of Architectural Design and Engineering (ADE) in the Department of the Built Environment of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
In her research, Cristina focuses on emerging technologies relating to computational design and digital fabrication, such as additive manufacturing, automation, architectural robotics and material experimentation. The process of making is central in her research, in which she considers algorithm-aided design, aspects of conventional craftsmanship and digital fabrication as equal, interlinked parameters. Cristina explores hybridized material systems and both digital and non-digital fabrication strategies in relation to non-standard geometries. Form optimization, the concept of digital materiality, and circularity are key areas of Cristina’s focus. Another investigative stream interrogates the socio-economic, spatial and environmental implications of automation, ICT and correlated market-driven models.
