Angela Yoo is a researcher and educator at the chair of Digital Building Technologies (DBT) at ETH Zürich. Together with Andrei Jipa, she is co-founder of Contouro GmbH, a digital fabrication and computational design spin-off based in Zürich.
Originally from New Zealand, Angela graduated with a Master of Architecture from the University of Auckland and gained professional experience at Monk Mackenzie Architects. In 2018 she completed the Master of Architecture and Digital Fabrication programme at ETH Zürich where she cultivated a deep interest in design for innovative fabrication technologies.
Her research projects include:
– Generative design with Large Language Models
– 3D printed formwork for bespoke stairs and slabs
– Robotically 3D printed concrete structures
Her teaching activities at ETH include:
– Computational Design I-II (DARCH), HS21-FS25
– Computational Design III (DARCH), HS25-FS26
– Diploma, Studio Christ & Gantenbein (DARCH), HS21-HS23
– MAS Architecture & Digital Fabrication (ITA), various