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Cristian Javier Calvo Barentin

Assistant Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Design and fabrication of arched floor structures. Lifecycle assessment of arched floor structures. Environmental performance assessment of arched floor structures. Digital fabrication.

Educación

  •  Architecture, SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ZURICH. Suiza, 2021
  •  Digital Media Design, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. ESCOCIA, 2017
  •  Architecture, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2008
  •  Real estate management, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
  •  Diplomado en Docencia Universitaria, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2024

Experiencia Académica

  •   Lecturer Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2012 - 2015

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ZURICH

    Zurich, Suiza

    2015 - 2018

  •   PhD Student Full Time

    SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ZURICH

    Zurich, Suiza

    2018 - 2021

  •   Postdoctoral Associate Full Time

    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2022

  •   Profesor Instructor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - 2022

  •   Associate Researcher Other

    UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

    Sheffield, Reino Unido

    2021 - A la fecha

  •   Adjunct Researcher Part Time

    National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Digital Fabrication

    Zurich, Suiza

    2015 - 2017

  •   Assistant Profesor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    FACULTAD DE ARQUITECTURA, DISEÑO Y ESTUDIOS URBANOS

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Architect Part Time

    Freelance

    Viña del Mar, Chile

    2008 - 2013

  •   Architect and project manager in social housing project Part Time

    Egis BM

    Viña del Mar, Chile

    2010 - 2012

  •   Project manager and interaction designer Part Time

    Dhemax Ingenieros SpA

    Viña del Mar, Chile

    2009 - 2013


 

Article (5)

Mineral composites: stay-in-place formwork for concrete using foam 3D printing
Redefining Structural Art: Strategies, necessities and opportunities
When low strength materials meet funicular structures: a sustainable clay floor structure solution for emerging contexts
Robotically controlled scale-model testing of masonry vault collapse
Experimental study on the behaviour of masonry pavilion vaults on spreading supports

BookSection (1)

Imposing Challenges, Disruptive Changes: Rethinking the Floor Slab

ConferencePaper (8)

3D-Printed Formwork for Integrated Funicular Concrete Slabs
Collapse Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Vaults Using 3D-printed Scale-model Testing
Computer-controlled fabrication of a freeform stone vault
The Armadillo Vault: Computational design and digital fabrication of a freeform stone shell
Desarrollo de competencias avanzadas en computación en la formación de los arquitectos latinoamericanos del siglo XXI
Robots: Automatización en Diseño y Construcción para la Enseñanza de Arquitectura
Métodos Computacionales en Arquitectura: La Formación de Arquitectos con Competencia en CyT
ARQ232: La introducción de juegos de construcción & robótica pedagógica en la formación de arquitectos con competencia en CyT

Monograph (1)

Investigating the Environmental Opportunities of Arched Floor Systems

Patent (1)

Automatic formwork system and method for flexible elastic membrane moulds
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Cristian Calvo

Assistant Professor

Facultad De Arquitectura, Diseño Y Estudios Urbanos

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile