Arno D.C. Pronk

Arno D.C. Pronk is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) within the Built Environment faculty's Innovative Structural Design department. He also holds a 0.2 FTE lecturing role at KU Leuven's Faculty of Architecture. His academic background includes a PhD in flexible moulding for fluid architecture, an MSc in Architecture from TU Delft, and extensive industry experience in architectural and technical design.

Education:

• PhD (university unspecified, focus on fluid architecture)
• MSc Architecture, TU Delft (1994)

Research Interests: Sustainable construction, eco-friendly materials (e.g., fiber-reinforced ice, biobased composites), advanced manufacturing techniques, 3D printing, and structural innovation. His work emphasizes reducing environmental impact through materials like ice and recycled composites.

Awards:

• First prize in Harbin International Ice Competition (2019)
• 4TU Lighthouse Project Terra Ink (2017)
• Ice Torch Award (2022)

Advising/Grants: Supervised 57 projects including the Smart Circular Bridge (SCB) NWE993 project. Active in organizing international workshops and conferences like IASS 2015 and Adaptables 2006.

Labs/Teams: Leading research in ice molding technologies, collaborating with companies like Boskalis on structural optimization and ADAPA on Dubai's Museum of the Future project.