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Martin Bechthold (born 1964) is a German-born academic, architect, and researcher. He is the Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[1]
His research focuses on the contemporary understanding of material systems, with a particular emphasis on computational techniques, robotics, 3D printing, and environmental psychology.[2]
Education and career edit
He earned Diplom-Ingenieur (Architecture) from Rheinisch-Westfälisch-Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Germany, in 1991.[3] During that period he was awarded a grant by the German Academic Exchange Service for studies aboard in the United Kingdom; following his degree, he practiced architecture at the offices of Santiago Calatrava in Paris and von Gerkan, Marg & Partners in Hamburg.[4]
He later earned a Doctor of Design (DDes) degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2001.[5] He co-directed the Master in Design Studies Program from 2008 to 2013, and directed the Doctor of Design Program from 2013 to 2020 and again in 2023 at Harvard GSD. From 2015 to 2023, he was the founding co-director of the Master of Design Engineering Program, a collaborative initiative between Harvard GSD and SEAS.
Currently, Bechthold holds the position of Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology and is an Affiliate in Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2021.[6] His affiliations extend to the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, where he served as an Associate Faculty from 2014 to 2020.[7] Bechthold is the founding director of the Materials Processes and Systems (MaP+S) Group and the Laboratory for Design Technologies (LDT) at Harvard, a collaborative research platform that involves multiple GSD professors and over 20 researchers.[8]
Research edit
In the early part of his academic career, he intiated research at the intersection of structural design and digital fabrication with a focus on structural shells and folded plate structures.[9] Since 2010 he has researched on customization of architectural ceramics through robotics and 3D printing, and on the development of structural applications for industrially produced ceramic elements.[10]
His recent interdisciplinary research brings together designers and scientists to address challenges in two critical areas: the development of new material solutions for performative, low to negative carbon buildings and the quantification of the impact of the built environment on human perception.[11]
Selected publications edit
Books edit
- Schodek, Daniel; Bechthold, Martin (2013-08-07). Structures (7th ed.). Pearson.
- Martin, Bechthold, ed. (2005). Digital design and manufacturing: CAD/CAM technologies in architecture. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-45636-0.
- Bechthold, Martin (2008). Innovative surface structures: technologies and applications (1. publ ed.). Abingdon: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-41967-3.
- Bechthold, Martin; Kane, Anthony; King, Nathan H. (2015). Ceramic material systems: in architecture and interior design. Basel ; Boston: Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3-03821-843-2.
Journals edit
- Bechthold, Martin; Zanini, Michele; Jeoffroy, Etienne; Tervoort, Elena; Mhatre, Saurabh A.; Seibold, Zachary B.; Dutto, Alessandro; Studart, André R. (2023). "3D Printing of Hierarchical Porous Ceramics for Thermal Insulation And Evaporative Cooling". Advanced Materials Technologies. 8 (19). doi:10.1002/admt.202301026. hdl:20.500.11850/577583. ISSN 2365-709X.
- Bechthold, Martin; Seibold, Zach; Mhatre, Saurabh (2022). "Post-tensioned ceramic structures: design, analysis and prototyping". Architecture, Structures and Construction. 2 (1): 165–182. doi:10.1007/s44150-022-00025-0. ISSN 2730-9886.
- Fernandes, Matheus C.; Mhatre, Saurabh; Forte, Antonio E.; Zhao, Bing; Mesa, Olga; Weaver, James C.; Bechthold, Martin; Bertoldi, Katia (2022). "Surface texture modulation via buckling in porous inclined mechanical metamaterials". Extreme Mechanics Letters. 51: 101549. doi:10.1016/j.eml.2021.101549.
- Grinham, Jonathan; Craig, Salmaan; Ingber, Donald E.; Bechthold, Martin (2020). "Origami microfluidics for radiant cooling with small temperature differences in buildings". Applied Energy. 277: 115610. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115610.
References edit
- ^ Nalbandian, Mira M. "The Adaptive Living Environments project was the first time that Bechthold collaborated with bioengineers,". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Parsons, Lian (2020-07-15). "Climate Change Solutions Fund bets on next generation". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Martin Bechthold - New Media New Media" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Martin Bechthold". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Bechthold named GSD's Kumagai Professor of Architectural Technology". Harvard Graduate School of Design. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Starting Up | Are You Ready for ReConnecting? | 上海交通大学设计学院". designschool.sjtu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Rosenberg, John (2015-09-10). "Harvard launches design engineering degree | Harvard Magazine". www.harvardmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Martin Bechthold: "Sostenibilidad no es solo que una construcción sea eficiente"". Revista CIC - Centro Informativo de la Construcción (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Innovative Surface Structures: Technologies and Applications". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Material, Processes and Systems". Arquitecturas Cerámicas. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Parsons, Lian (2020-07-15). "Climate Change Solutions Fund bets on next generation". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-04-04.