Professor John Orr

John has a strong research interest in all aspects of flexible formwork, including its potential to significantly reduce concrete consumption through optimised design processes, and its inherent architectural appeal. His work takes an holistic approach to the unique optimisation, design and construction requirements of these innovative concrete structures. Their optimised geometries mean that new analysis tools are required, and John’s recent work has focused on developing techniques for the computational modelling of concrete using peridynamics. This offers many advantages and will allow us to model all of the complex behaviour of reinforced concrete structures of any geometry, ensuring that material efficiency can be at the centre of the design process.