Arc-Award 2022: Hilo wins in “Digitalization” category

Francesco Ranaudo (Block Research Group), Prof. Philippe Block, Prof. Arno Schlüter, Michael Knauss, Theo Bürgin (from left to right) at the Arc-Award 2022 Ceremony on November 9th, 2022.

And the winner is...HiLo! Yesterday evening, the HiLo unit at EMPA was awarded the Arc-Award 2022 in the category "Digitalization."

"HiLo is the architectural child of an unconventional partnership between research and industry that aims to explore novel digital approaches to the design and creation of architecture to address the global climate, energy, and resource crises."
Read the full Jury Laudatio by Jeffery Huang.

At HiLo, our group has contributed two multifunctional elements: the Adaptive Solar Facade and the Performance Integrated Digitally Fabricated Components in form of a lightweight floor system. Find more about our contribution on our website.

We would like to especially thank all our partners and teams!