Barbara Zandavali
Technical Associate
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KD.G. 15, 17, 19
University of East London
Docklands Campus
University Way
London, E16 2RD
United Kingdom
E16 2RD - b.zandavali@uel.ac.uk 020 8223 2294
Areas of
responsibility
Barbara supports staff
and students using the Digital Fabrication Lab (dfUEL). She oversees the lab
and assists on processes as 3D scanning, 3d printing, milling, forming, and
robotics. Barbara supports with CAD files and algorithm development for digital
manufacturing of three dimensional work.
Areas of special
interest
Barbara is a computational
designer with background in Architecture and Graphic Design. After her
graduation from Federal University of Parana, she worked in practices focused
on sustainability and manufacturing. She completed her first master’s degree in
architecture at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with a
focus on Computational Modelling. Her thesis explored the use of Generative
Systems and Daylight Analysis for performative urban rules design.
In 2017, she moved to
London to study for a Master’s Research Degree in Architectural Computation at
University College London. During this period, she deepened her knowledge of
programming and automation. Her thesis focused on Machine Vision for adaptation
of Robots to construction sites. Alongside her work as a Technical
Demonstrator, Barbara is currently co-teaching Unit 4 at M.Arch in Architecture
(RIBA Part II). The unit ethos aims to explore how geometry can play a role
into structural performance and digital manufacturing in multi-storey buildings
Barbara’s main research
interests lay in topics as machine intelligence, robotics in construction,
cognition and generative art. An interest in ways that machine and human
intelligence can collaborate and innovate underlies all Barbara’s research and
gives a clear basis to her work at University of East London.
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