Norman Blank Prize

The Norman Blank Prize for Innovation in Digital Fabrication was awarded annually to a research project team in recognition of outstanding work and dedication to the development of novel, sustainable, and impactful innovation and design in the field of Digital Fabrication for Architecture Engineering and Construction.

The prize consists of a certificate of recognition, and a cash award shared by winners. The funding of this prize was donated to the ETH Foundation as an endowment by Dr. Norman Blank, a highly respected research leader in the field of material science and Chief of Research Officer at Sika until July, 2014.
 

Norman Blank Prize - For Innovation in Digital Fabrication has been awarded to:

NBP 2019 - KnitCandela: Mariana Popescu and Lex Reiter

NBP 2020 - Eggshell and Future Tree: Ena Lloret Fritschi and Joris Burger

NBP 2021 - HiLo Funicular Floors: Francesco Ranaudo, Andrei Jipa Mihail and Gearoid Lydon

NBP 2023 - Concrete 3D Printing: Ana Anton, Lex Reiter and Lukas Gebhard

NPB 2024 - #Caschlatsch Tower: Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Oliver Bucklin, Ananya Kango + MAS DFAB