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Summary
Rupert Maleczek is Architect, Researcher and Consultant, currently working as Senior Scientist at the institute of structure and design, at the University Innsbruck, with Prof. Schinegger and Rutzinger.
Rupert Maleczek, received his Architectural diploma degree from the University of Innsbruck in 2007, and finalized his PhD-Thesis about “Linear Folded Stripes” in April 2014 with distinction.
Besides his expertise in structural origami, Rupert’s research field is the relation between, architectural design, structure, self-organization, lightweight structures, computation and fabrication.
He’s research interests lie not only in the geometric constraints of folded structures, but also in the architectural-, spatial- and structural properties of the possible structures. His research is also focused on the relation between form, structure, performance, materiality and digital as well as physical production. These interests lead to numerous large-scale demonstrators that were generated through coding and then digitally fabricated. Among this large scale experiments is one of the largest self-supporting structures entirely made from paper. Ongoing projects in close cooperation with students are currently in development.
The last years he worked at the university of Innsbruck at the Institute of structure and design (koge) founded by Eda Schaur, and now led by Kristina Schinegger and Stefan Rutzinger. Rupert is a demanded speaker and asked to present his diverse work form different viewpoints in various fields.
During he’s time in Innsbruck, he was Organizer of several Conferences, international research gatherings, and is co- publisher and author of several books and publications, as well as a reviewer for conferences and peer reviewed journals.
If possible he’s research and investigations are developed in close relation with he’s students. This technique known as research driven education, allow an exchange of state of the art research, and creative input between teacher and student.
Besides his academic career, he is involved in competitions and geometry consulting for diverse building projects. Especially digital and parametric strategies related to optimization and fabrication in manifold forms is his field of consulting.
He is founder and publisher of Archispass.org, an architectural blog, mainly written in German, that had in his best times 60.000 unique visitors per month. He is co-founder of the architectural collective “Archiwaste”, that is active in various fields, from folded structures to cardboard as building material. Archiwaste is participating in various exhibitions, publications and workshops.
Rupert presents his research all over the world, and publishes as main author as well as co-author with various partners He is leading workshops all over the world, for example at the Shape to Fabrication Conference, at the AA-Summer School in Ivrea, the 6OSME conference or the Advanced architectural geometry conference, or at the Design Modelling Symposium in Berlin.
Academic Career / Education
| 02/2015 – | Senior Scientist
Institute for Design – unit koge.Structure and Design, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 04/2014 | Doctor of Science – PhD thesis entitled “Linear Folded Stripes”
Degree with excellence, Faculty of Architecture, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 10/2009 – | Scientific Assistant
Institute for Structure and Design, o. Univ. Prof. Dr.Ing. Eda Schaur, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 10/2007 – 2/2008 | Lecturer design studio at koge
Institute for Structure and Design, o. Univ. Prof. Dr.Ing. Eda Schaur, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 05/2006 | „Museum for modern art“ –Diploma – Thesis in Architecture
Degree with excellence, Faculty of Architecture, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Occupational Career
| 02/2015- | Senior Scientist
Institute of Design/ unit koge – structure and design, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| Since2015 | geometry and digital fabrication consultancy for various clients |
| 08/2014
02/2015 |
LAAC Architects, Innsbruck Austria |
| 10/2009 –10/2013 | Scientific Assistant
Institute of Structure and Design, o. Univ. Prof. Dr.Ing. Eda Schaur, University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 10/2007 – 2/2008 | Teaching
Institute of Structure and Design, o. Univ. Prof. Dr.Ing. Eda Schaur, University Innsbruck, Austria |
| 05/2007 – 10/2009 | Caramel Architects, Vienna |
| 2000 – 2007 | Freelancing
Renderings, competitions, studies, and small interior design projects for various offices and clients |
| Since 2006 | Archispass.org
An architectural blog mainly written in German |
Scientific Publications
| 2017 | Maleczek Rupert; Scheiber Christian;
„Ganzheitlich informierte Strukturen“ for thats BIM in der Wertschöpfungskette BAU , Tautschnigg, Fröch, Gächter; 2017 Studia Verlag; pp 45-59 ISBN: 978-3-903030-41-1. |
| 2016 | Maleczek Rupert; Filz Guenther, Scheiber Christian, Heimrath Moritz, Preisinger Clemens „ Curved folded cone assemblies“ in; for IASS Conference 2016; Spatial Structures in the 21st century,Tokyo, |
| 2015 | Maleczek Rupert; „ Study on Deployable Linear Folded Stripe Structures“ in; Miura, Kawasaki, Tachi, Uehara, Lang, Wang-Iverson; „Origami 6“, 2016,American Mathematic Society, Tokyo, Japan;
ISBN 978-1-4704-1875-2 |
| 2015 | Maleczek Rupert, Loriot fe Rouvray, Preisinger Clemens; “Linear Double Folded Stripes″ , for IASS Conference 2015; Amsterdam |
| 2015 | Maleczek Rupert, Genevaux, Chloe; “Design Constraints for Linear folded stripes ″ , for International Journal of Space Structures, vol30, no2, 2015; ISSN 0266-3511 |
| 2014 | Book : “Form-Rule|Rule-Form 2013″ Günther H. Filz, Rupert Maleczek, Christian Scheiber (eds.) innsbruck university press (IUP), ISBN 978-3-902936-23-3 |
| 2014 | Maleczek, Rupert; Grabner, Thomeas, Frick, Ursula; Cutellic Pierre; „ Aggregation of Polyhedron modules on a double curved surface“ for ICGG 2014, Innsbruck, Austria; |
| 2014 | Maleczek Rupert; „ Study on Deployable Linear Folded Stripe Structures“ for 6OSME, 2014, Tokyo, Japan; |
| 2014 | Grasser, Georg; Maleczek, Rupert; Filz, Guenther; „ Selforganised folding with gravity and friction as guiding concept“ for 6OSME, 2014, Tokyo; |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert; Geneveaux, Chloe; Joyce Sam; “linear folded V-shaped stripes”, for „rethinking prototyping“ Proceedings Design ‚Modelling Symposium Berlin 2013(pp321-334), Berlin Germany |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert; Geneveaux, Chloe; “Modular Deployable cells from linear folded stripes” for transformables2013, Seville, Spain |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert: „Das Prinzip des Linear gefalteten Bandes“.In: Schaur, Eda; Filz, Günther; Hartmann, Manuel; Maleczek, Rupert; Mössmer, Gerhard; Sack, Florentine: Konstruktion und Gestaltung Neue Formwelten für Architektur. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press, ISBN 9783902811943, S. 176 – 193. |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert; Genevaux, Chloe;„open pre-defined linear folded stripe“, Hesselgren, S. Sharma, J. Wallner, N. Baldassini, P. Bompas, & J. Rayaud, Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012 (pp. 175-184). Paris, France: Springer. |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert, Ladinig Johannes, Genevaux, Chloe; “mesh based stripes”; for IASS Conference 2012; Seoul |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; “Linear folded parallel stripe(s)”, In C. Gengnagel, A. Kilian, N. Palz, & F. Scheurer, Computational Design Modeling (pp. 153-160). Berlin: Springer. |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; Geneveaux, Chloe; “Open and closed linear Folded Stripes”, Taller,Longer,Lighter;IASS-IABSE Symposium, London Full Paper accepted, |
Scientific and Artistic Achievements / Exhibitions
| 2017 | Lens Tesselation Bar
Exposition Object for Public Exposition at the University of Innsbruck, Together with Gabriel Stern. |
| 2016 | Structural Origami
Exposition at the University of Tokyo, curated by Tomohiro Tachi |
| 2016 | Surface to Form
for Nature of Form, in Franzensfeste, Italy, curated Guenther Filz |
| 2016 | Moire Cloud with Christian Scheiber
@ Nature of Form, in Franzensfeste, Italy, curated Guenther Filz |
| 2016 | Linear folded stripes
for Nature of Form, in Franzensfeste, Italy, curated Guenther Filz |
| 2016 | Surface to Form
Ausstellung an der LFU Innsbruck, im Rahmen der Langen Nacht der Forschung |
| 2013 | wooden folded parallel stripes – exhibition design
for Negamat , Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, France June2013 |
| 2013 | Keramische Kostbarkeiten der Hafnerkunst – exhibition design
Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2013 | Wave – Welle exhibition design, Gartenbauaustellung Messe Innsbruck |
| 2012 | CAST – exhibition design , Messe Insbruck, Innsbruck. |
| 2012 | AA Visiting School, Factory Futures Olivetti Factory, Ivrea Italy |
| 2011 | Shape to Fabrication4
Robofold Office, London |
| 2010 | Exhibition Carton Plein!
Cite Chaillot, Paris. |
| 2010 | 40 Jahr Feier Architekturfakultaet Innsbruck Exhibition sculpture at Campus Universitaet Innsbruck |
Scientific Community Services / Workshops
| 2017 | Courtyard funiculars
Workshop for MeDeLa, University Innsbruck, at Schloss Tratzberg Austria2017; Workshop Leader, With Moritz Heimrath, Paul Ohnmacht; |
| 2017 | Proceedings of the royal society A-
Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences Reviewer |
| 2017 | Curved folded bent wood
Workshop for FFG , ComSysBau, Holzbau Saurer, Höfen, Austria, 2017 With Moritz Heimrath, Clemens Preisinger, Oliver David Krieg; |
| 2017 | “structural origami gathering Innsbruck”
Organisation and Proceeding of the superccoperation between MIT, University Tokyo, University Innsbruck, and University Stuttgart, |
| 2017 | Folded Simplexities
Workshop for building bridges, Erasmus , Karlsruhe University 2017 |
| 2017 | Maleczek Rupert;; „Ganzheitlich informierte Strukturen“
Panel Discussion; That’s BIM Conference Innsbruck, Austria 2017 |
| 2016 | 17th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics, (ICGG 2016), Peking, China;
Reviewer |
| 2016 | Talent days in Geometry.
Scientific Tutor, for young talented children |
| 2014 | 6OSME, in Tokyo, Japan;
Reviewer |
| 2013-2014 | 16th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics, (ICGG 2014), Innsbruck, Austria, 04.08.2014 – 08.08.2014.
local organizing committee; |
| 2013-2014 | Symposium “form – rule | rule – form”, Innsbruck, Austria, 16.01.2014 – 17.01.2014.
Organizing committe |
| 2013 | Maleczek Rupert, Cutelic Pierre, Grabner Thomas, Frick Ursula; creation of the research cooperation for “self interlocking systems” with the ENSAPM, Paris; |
| 2013 | Symposium “form – rule | rule – form”, Innsbruck, Austria, 07.01.2013 – 12.01.2013.
Organizing committe |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert, Rossi,Federico; Invitation to the AA Summer School, Ivrea, Italy, as Workshop leader |
| 2012 | Symposium “form – rule | rule – form”, Innsbruck, Austria, 17.01.2012 – 18.01.2012.
Organizing committe |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; Fisher, Al;Joyce, Sam;
Workshop leader Shape to Fabrication 4, London, UK. |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert; Filz Guenther; Form- Rule Symposium; Innsbruck
Organizing committe |
Research Funding Projects
| Since 2017 | Fold 2 Bend – FFG Bridge 1
In Review, Project leader. |
| Since 2016 | Advanced simplified fabrication
Nachwuchsförderung 2016 der Universität Innsbruck, project leader |
| Since2016 | COMSYSBAU ,
Sub-ProjectLeader |
| Since 2011 | Wandelbare Freiformen
TWF Project ,project leader |
Other interests and Memberships
| Since 2012 | Member oft the Origami research group at IASS’ Structural Morphology Group (SMG). |
| Since 2011 | Member of IASS, |
| Since 2003 | Co Founder of the collective Archiwaste |
| Since 2005 | Founder of Archispass.org |
| Languages | German (native)
English (good) French(good) |
Lectures
| 2017 | Maleczek Rupert,
invited for industriebauseminar-2017, TU Wien |
| 2017 | Maleczek Rupert “Curved folding in Fabrication”
Lecture and Workshop , ComSysBau, Holzbau Saurer, Höfen, Austria, 2017 |
| 2017 | Folded Simplexities
Lecture and Workshop for building bridges, Erasmus , Karlsruhe Uinversity 2017 |
| 2017 | Maleczek Rupert;; „Ganzheitlich informierte Strukturen“
Lexture; That’s BIM Conference Innsbruclk, Austria 2017 |
| 2016 | Maleczek Rupert; “Curved folded cone assemblies“
Lecture at IASS Symposium 2016; |
| 2016 | Maleczek Rupert: “Curved folded cone assemblies“
Short presentation at “structural origami” exhibition in Tokyo 2016 |
| 2015 | Maleczek, Rupert: „ Linear Double Folded Stripes “ Lecture at IASS Symposium 2015, in Amsterdam, Niederlande; |
| 2014 | Maleczek, Rupert: „study on deploayble stripes“ Lecture at 6OSME, in Tokyo, Japan; |
| 2014 | Maleczek, Rupert: „structural cork“ invited Lecture for the CAUEPO ,in Perpignan France; |
| 2014 | Maleczek, Rupert: „folded Systems in Architecture“ invited Lecture for the institute of design / unit structure and design (koge) , Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert: „pneumatic systems“ invited Lecture for the institute of design / unit structure and design (koge) , Innsbruck, Austria |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert; „Linear folded V-shaped stripes“ for Design Modelling Symposium 2013, Berlin, Germany |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert; Bounoure, Guillaumme; Genevaux, Chloe „ Modular Deployable cells from linear folded stripes “ for Transformables 2013, Seville, Spain |
| 2013 | Maleczek, Rupert; „Design by Research“ for Negamat , Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, France14.06.2013 |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert; „open pre-defined linear folded stripe“, for Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference2012, Paris |
| 2012 | Maleczek Rupert,“ Folded stripes and bigscale models“, Lecture AA-SummerSchool, Ivrea Italy; |
| 2012 | Maleczek, Rupert, “Mesh based stripes”; Lecture IASS Conference 2012; Seoul |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; Fisher, Al;Joyce, Sam;
Lecture at Shape to Fabrication 4, London, UK. |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; “Linear folded parallel stripe(s)”, Design Modelling Symposium Berlin 2011, Berlin |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; Geneveaux, Chloe; “Open and closed linear Folded Stripes”, Taller,Longer,Lighter;IASS-IABSE Symposium, London Full Paper accepted, |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert;“Linear folded stripe(s)”, Algode Conference Proceedings, |
| 2011 | Maleczek, Rupert; lecture; 2nd international Conference on Architecture and Structure; Teheran |
| 2009 | Maleczek, Rupert; Bounoure Guillaume; Geneveaux Chloe; lecture at FH Nuernberg with Archiwaste |