Using Tree Forks to Create Load-Bearing Structures: A Revolutionary Construction Technique from MIT

Engineers at MIT build structures that are load-bearing using tree forks rather than steel joints

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a technique that allows for the use of tree forks to replace joints used in construction projects.

The system uses a combination of generative design and robot fabrication to use tree forks, the wood pieces where a branch or trunk splits in two. These are used to connect straight building components.

The Digital Structures Research Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a five-step method that was used to build a large pavilion on campus.

Source:
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/05/05/tree-forks-mit-digital-structures-architecture/