Yves Weinand
Nationality: Suisse
EPFL ENAC IIC IBOIS
GC H2 711 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
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Expertise
- Geometry processing, architectural design explorations, Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Computational methods for complex joinery 3D modeling and digital fabrication
- Experimental tests and mechanical characterization of timber connections
- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Fundamental developments in structural mechanics
- Robotic timber construction
- Augmented reality and AI-informed craft
- Timber construction logistics
Expertise
- Geometry processing, architectural design explorations, Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Computational methods for complex joinery 3D modeling and digital fabrication
- Experimental tests and mechanical characterization of timber connections
- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Fundamental developments in structural mechanics
- Robotic timber construction
- Augmented reality and AI-informed craft
- Timber construction logistics
Awards
Grand prix d'architecture de Wallonie
for the Vidy theater
2019
Distinction bois 2019
for the Vaud Parliament building
2019
Regional Mention of the Lignum Prize
for the Vidy theater
2018
Medal for Research and Technique
Académie d'architecture de France
2017
Grand prix d'architecture de Wallonie
for the public project "Victor Java"
2012
Mention prix d'architecture de Wallonie
for the pedestrian bridge Burg Reuland
2012
Prix Lignum - Mention Région Ouest
2018
French Academy of Architecture silver medal
2017
Selected publications
Design considerations for robotically assembled through-tenon timber joints
Rogeau, Nicolas; Gamerro, Julien; Latteur, Pierre; Weinand, Yves
Published in Construction Robotics
in
Augmented-reality-assisted timber drilling with smart retrofitted tools
Settimi, Andrea ; Gamerro, Julien ; Weinand, Yves
Published in Automation in Construction in
A framework to automate the design of digitally-fabricated timber plate structures
Rezaei Rad, Aryan; Burton, Henry; Rogeau, Nicolas; Vestartas, Petras; Weinand, Yves
Published in Computers & Structures in
An integrated design tool for timber plate structures to generate joints geometry, fabrication toolpath, and robot trajectories
Rogeau, Nicolas; Latteur, Pierre; Weinand, Yves
Published in Automation in Construction in
Projector-based augmented stacking framework for irregularly shaped objects
Settimi, Andrea; Wang, Qianqing; Andò, Edward; Gamerro, Julien; Beyer, Katrin; Weinand, Yves
Published in Construction Robotics in
The influence of wood surface treatments with different biomolecules on dry and wet strength of linear friction welded joints
Stucki, Sandro; Lange, Heiko; Dreimol, Christopher H.; Weinand, Yves; Burgert, Ingo
Published in Journal Of Adhesion Science And Technology in
Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Damien Lambert Alain Félicien Gilliard
Past EPFL PhD Students
Johannes Natterer (2010), Hans Ulrich Buri (2010), Ivo Stotz (2010), Gilles Gouaty (2010), François Marie Alain Demoures (2012), Markus Hudert (2013), Benjamin Hahn (2014), Seyed Sina Nabaei (2014), Christopher Robeller (2015), Stéphane Nicolas Roche (2017), Andrea Stitic (2017), Anh Chi Nguyen (2020), Julien Gamerro (2020), Aryan Rezaei Rad (2020), Petras Vestartas (2021), Nicolas Rogeau (2023), Andrea Settimi (2025)