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S01 Episode 03 - When the Robot Is the Architect
When the Robot Is the Architect — A conversation with computational designer & robotic fabrication researcher Cansu Ersoy
SHOW NOTES:
What if the waste material from the paper industry could become the structural wall of a building — printed by a robot, graded for strength exactly where it's needed, and designed to biodegrade at the end of its life?
That's not a hypothetical. That's the research Cansu Ersoy spent her MSc thesis at TU Delft pursuing. In this episode, Divya sits down with Cansu for a wide-ranging, genuinely fascinating conversation about robotic fabrication, biocomposite materials, what architecture school doesn't teach you, and what the built environment might look like in twenty years.
In this episode:
• What lignin and cellulose are — and why we're burning them instead of building with them
• How strength-graded biocomposites could change the way we think about structural materials
• Why the robot is ready but the material library is not — and what that gap means for the industry
• Cansu's honest take on architecture education and the gap between what's taught and what's needed
• AI as a translation tool, not an origination tool — a refreshingly grounded take
• Why diversity of perspective isn't just ethics — it's better science
• The dream project: a real building, from waste material, that someone actually lives in
Tools & concepts mentioned: Grasshopper, Python, Karamba3D, Droid, robotic extrusion, lignocellulosic biocomposites, eCAADe 2025, TU Delft LAMA Lab.
If this episode made you see materials differently — share it with someone who builds things. And find Cansu on LinkedIn: Cansu Ersoy.
Hosted by Divya Goel | Architect & Design Technologist
Guest: Cansu Ersoy | Computational Designer & Researcher | ArchiTech Company, Rotterdam
Instagram: @thegeeksdesignstudio
#Architecture #RoboticFabrication #ComputationalDesign #Biocomposites #TUDelft #DigitalFabrication #FutureOfArchitecture #SustainableMaterials #WomenInSTEM #YoungArchitects #DesignPodcast #GeeksDesignStudio
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By Divya GoelWhen the Robot Is the Architect — A conversation with computational designer & robotic fabrication researcher Cansu Ersoy
SHOW NOTES:
What if the waste material from the paper industry could become the structural wall of a building — printed by a robot, graded for strength exactly where it's needed, and designed to biodegrade at the end of its life?
That's not a hypothetical. That's the research Cansu Ersoy spent her MSc thesis at TU Delft pursuing. In this episode, Divya sits down with Cansu for a wide-ranging, genuinely fascinating conversation about robotic fabrication, biocomposite materials, what architecture school doesn't teach you, and what the built environment might look like in twenty years.
In this episode:
• What lignin and cellulose are — and why we're burning them instead of building with them
• How strength-graded biocomposites could change the way we think about structural materials
• Why the robot is ready but the material library is not — and what that gap means for the industry
• Cansu's honest take on architecture education and the gap between what's taught and what's needed
• AI as a translation tool, not an origination tool — a refreshingly grounded take
• Why diversity of perspective isn't just ethics — it's better science
• The dream project: a real building, from waste material, that someone actually lives in
Tools & concepts mentioned: Grasshopper, Python, Karamba3D, Droid, robotic extrusion, lignocellulosic biocomposites, eCAADe 2025, TU Delft LAMA Lab.
If this episode made you see materials differently — share it with someone who builds things. And find Cansu on LinkedIn: Cansu Ersoy.
Hosted by Divya Goel | Architect & Design Technologist
Guest: Cansu Ersoy | Computational Designer & Researcher | ArchiTech Company, Rotterdam
Instagram: @thegeeksdesignstudio
#Architecture #RoboticFabrication #ComputationalDesign #Biocomposites #TUDelft #DigitalFabrication #FutureOfArchitecture #SustainableMaterials #WomenInSTEM #YoungArchitects #DesignPodcast #GeeksDesignStudio