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Selected Press
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                    ![BBC]()  BBC World NewsInterview of Catherine De Wolf about her research on BBC World News. 
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                    ![]()  Neue Zürcher Zeitung“Weniger ist mehr, auch beim Bauen” at the Swiss Sustainability Forum 
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                    ![WEF]()  World Economic ForumAgenda Blog about 4 promising digital technologies for circular construction 
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                    ![De Tijd]()  De TijdInterview on circular construction with De Tijd (‘The Times’) in Belgium 
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                    ![Detail]()  Detail MagazineInterview in Detail Magazine, the leading international magazine for architecture and structural engineering. 
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                    ![Le Temps]()  Le TempsWith Prof. Dillenburger & Prof. Habert, Prof. De Wolf was interviewed by Le Temps. 
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                    ![Archinect]()  ArchinectArticle about the dome built by ETH students with reused materials. 
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                    ![Hochparterre]()  HochparterreAs a board member of Cirkla, Catherine was mentioned in Hochparterre. 
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                    ![Absoluut]()  AbsoluutInterview of Catherine De Wolf about the twin digital-circular transition. 
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                    ![De Morgen]()  De MorgenArticle about visionary architects and interview with Catherine De Wolf 
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                    ![De Standaard]()  De StandaardInterview of Catherine De Wolf about the Innovator Under 35 award. 
Labs and Centres
CEA Chair
Catherine is the founder and director of the Chair of Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA) at ETH Zurich.
DiCE Lab
This knowledge sharing hub was co-founded by Sultan Çetin and Catherine De Wolf to bring academia, practice, and policy-makers together.
Library of Reuse
Catherine is curator of a collection of books, films, and podcasts about reuse, co-founded with Barbara Buser and Daniel Stockhammer.
ETH AI Center
Catherine joins the ETH AI Center as a new faculty member. Applications for PhD and postdoc positions are open.
NCCR Dfab
As a PI in the National Competence Centre in Research on digital fabrication (dfab), Catherine supervises research on dfab and circularity.
Design++
Catherine was elected Advisory Board Chair of the Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction.
Selected Talks
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                    ![Prix SIA Talks]()  Prix SIA TalksCatherine was a jury member of the award of the Swiss Institute for Engineers and Architects (SIA) and gave a talk with Emanuel Christ und Cristina Zanini Barzaghi. 
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                    ![TEDx Talk]()  TEDx Talk“Les nouveaux matériaux”, A talk by Catherine De Wolf at TEDxPanthéonSorbonne about how to lower the embodied carbon of our buildings and how to look at them differently. 
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                    ![Inaugural Lecture]()  Inaugural LectureThis event marks the inauguration of Prof. Dr. Catherine De Wolf at ETH Zurich. Watch her talk “This is not a pipe: how digital innovation can help circular construction.” 
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                    ![Engadin Art Talks]()  Engadin Art TalksCatherine spoke at the Engadin Art Talks about hope towards a circular construction! 
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                    ![Berlin Science Week]()  Berlin Science WeekCatherine De Wolf, Jennifer Giroux and Annemie Wyckmans spoke at the Rethinking Cities panel moderated by Chris Luebkeman. 
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                    ![Maddy Keynote]()  Maddy KeynoteInvited as a Maddy Keynote speaker, Catherine shares her visions for more sustainable architecture during this major, live-broadcasted event about innovation in France. 
News
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                    ![]()  As part of the Future Cities Lab, Catherine was interviewed by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).
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                    ![]()  Interviewed by Detail, Catherine was featured mong 20 other architects including Shigeru Ban and Barbara Buser.
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                    ![Architekturtage]()  Catherine was interviewed as ambassador for Austria Architekturtage 2024.
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                    ![]()  Global Giving Donations enabled to build a school made from natural materials in Venezuela.
Selected Awards
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                    ![MIT Innovators Under 35]()  MIT Innovators Under 35Awarded as one of the 35 global innovators under 35, Catherine De Wolf is recognised in the category “Artificial Intelligence”. 
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                    ![ArcAward]()  Arc AwardTogether with Momoyo Kaijima, Barbara Buser, Elias Knecht and their students, Catherine De Wolf won the Arc Award for their Reuse Pavilion “CircÛbi”. 
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                    ![Innovedum]()  InnovedumFostering innovative teaching and learning at ETH. 
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                    ![Innovator Under 35]()  Innovator Under 35 EuropeCatherine De Wolf is on the list of Innovators Under 35 Europe who are recognised for their advancements in diverse technical fields. 
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                    ![]()  Circular FlandersSupport for circular construction projects in the Flanders. 
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                    ![Marie Curie Fellowship]()  Marie Curie FellowshipCatherine De Wolf obtained a Marie Curie Fellowship to conduct a postdoc at EPFL. 
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                    ![MIT]()  MIT Presidential FellowshipThe MIT Presidential Fellowship is a prestigious program to recruit the most outstanding PhD students worldwide. 
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                    ![WBI]()  World ExcellenceWallonia Brussels International (WBI) World Excellence Fellowships provides funding for training abroad 
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                    ![ACSA Awards]()  ACSA AwardsThe ACSA Award recognised our TAD paper on benchmarking embodied carbon as best research contribution. 
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                    ![Hangai]()  Hangai PrizeThe Hang Prize is given to the best papers of the IASS conference. 
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                    ![BAEF]()  Belgian American Educational FoundationPhilanthropy fostering higher education of deserving Belgians and Americans. 
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                    ![Innovators]()  Innovators BelgiumCatherine De Wolf was one of the laureates of the Innovators under 35 Belgium Awards. 
 
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
            
              
            
            
          
             
            
              
            
            
          
             
            
              
            
            
          
             
            
              
            
            
          
             
            
              
            
            
          
             
            
              
            
            
          
             
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                      