Pelin Asa

Pelin Asa studied civil engineering at Princeton University and completed her master's at the Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research program at the University of Stuttgart in 2022.

As a Pre-Doctoral Researcher in the project Material Form Function and in the department of biomaterials at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, she works on reclaiming waste wood for structural applications and the integration of computational design and digital fabrication tools in reuse processes.

Field
Civil Engineering
Projects
Material Form Function (Pre-Doctoral Researcher)
Email Address
pelin.asa [​at​] mpikg.mpg.de
Address

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Department of Biomaterials

Research Campus Golm
Am Muehlenberg 1

14424 Potsdam

Publications

Articles

Asa, P., El Feghali, C., Steixner, C., Tahouni, Y., Wagner, H. J., Knippers, J., Menges, A. 2024. »Embraced Wood: Circular construction method for composite long-span beams from unprocessed reclaimed timber, fibers and clay.« Construction and Building Materials, 416: 135096.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135096

Asa, P., Krauthausen, K., Stock, R., Dierichs, K. 2024. »Architectures of syntopia: An interdisciplinary speculative model for constructions with insect-infested wood.« In Material transitions in architecture and construction: Social implications, appropriation, and outcomes for sustainability, special issue. TATuP - Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis, 33 (3): 48-56.
https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.7153

Knowledge Transfer

Public Engagement

Almpani-Lekka, Dimitra, Asa, Pelin, Dierichs, Karola, Ficht, Johanna, Göngrich, Erik, Kieffer, Lynn Hyun, Kubelík, Anna, Meyer, Vera, Stock, Robert, Wilhelm, Nora. 2024. Symbiotic Futures 1.0. Workshop. Berlinische Galerie, with Philippi, Nils. Berlin. Germany. 5 June 2024.
https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/symbiotic-futures-1-0/

Talks & Events

Talks & Presentations

Asa, P., Rosen, A., Winstanley, N. Designing with Alternative Resources. Panel Presentation at the EAAE Annual Conference: Less is Must, Resources + Circularity. FH Münster, Münster. 30 August 2024.
https://eaaemuenster.eu/

Kim, H.W. Building with Damaged Wood. Talk at the Bauforschungslabor Studio. Hybrid. 26 April 2024.

Invited Moderation/ Comment

Sicher, E., Weber, R., Kesselring, R., Asa, P. MATTERSCAPES. A Studio Visit. Doctoral Presentations, repair, restore, regenerate, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Moderation by Perraudin, Léa. 27 June 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11320/matterscapes-a-studio-visit

Events & Workshops

Vera Meyer, Nora Wilhelm, Erik Göngrich (Mitkunstzentrale), Dimitra Almpani-Lekka, Pelin Asa, Karola Dierichs, Lynn Hyun Kieffer, Aarhus School of Architecture, Anna Kubelík, Robert Stock. Symbiotic Futures 1.0. Berlinische Galerie. 5 June 2024.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/13726/?preview

Teaching & Supervision

Teaching & Courses

Asa, P., Neuhäuser, S., Noda, S., Wolff, K. Digital Design and Fabrication for Timber. Seminar, TU Berlin. 17 April 2024 - 17 July 2024.

Asa, P., Neuhäuser, S., Wolff, K. Digital and analogue form-finding. Seminar, TU Berlin. 18 October 2023 - 14 February 2024.

Asa, P., Wolff, K. M.Sc. Architecture design seminar. Seminar, Rethinking Timber. TU Berlin. 19 April 2023 - 19 July 2023.

Dierichs, K., Asa, P. Materials Design. International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS). Block Seminar, Potsdam. 22 May 2023 - 6 July 2023.
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/events/34066/133590