Riccardo La Magna
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About
Riccardo La Magna is a leading researcher at the intersection of biomimetic design, computational simulation, and advanced fabrication for architecture. His work focuses on developing lightweight, high-performance structures by translating biological principles into buildable systems, particularly using glass and carbon fibre composites. La Magna’s major contributions include pioneering an integrative design methodology that bridges form-finding, structural analysis, and robotic fabrication—most notably through coreless filament winding (CFW). His highly cited 2014 paper on fibrous structures (99 citations) established a foundational approach for designing and manufacturing complex, biomimetic spatial structures. He further demonstrated this through the *Maison Fibre* project (2022, 26 citations), a full-scale timber-fibre hybrid building that showcases CFW’s potential for sustainable construction. His earlier work on Echinoid-inspired jointing techniques (2013, 63 citations) and novel coreless winding methods (2016, 34 citations) have collectively shaped a new paradigm for efficient, material-aware architectural design. With over 240 combined citations, La Magna’s research continues to influence how architects and engineers conceive and produce lightweight, biologically inspired building components.
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