Keynote Lectures

Prominent experts in the membrane architecture and engineering world will introduce each plenary session. The keynote speakers:

  • Raul Fangueiro (University of Minho)
  • Al Fisher (Buro Happold)
  • Jan Knippers (Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, University of Stuttgart)
  • Julian Lienhard (str.ucture)
  • Carl Maywald (Vector Foiltec)
  • Gordon Mungall (Arup)
  • Patrik Schumacher (Zaha Hadid Architects)
  • Martin Tamke (School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts)
  • Jürgen Wacker (Wacker Ingenieure)

have already confirmed.

The keynote lectures will be followed by presentation of the related papers.

Schedule and speakers may be subject to change.

Al Fisher

Al Fisher: BuroHappold

Al Fisher: BuroHappold

Jan Knippers, Prof. Dr. Ing.

  • Partner and co-founder of Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering; Head of Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (itke) University of Stuttgart
  • Email:
  • Keynote Lecture: Fibres Rethought - Towards Novel Constructional Articulation

Jan Knippers: itke

Jan Knippers: itke

Jan Knippers: itke

Julian Lienhard

Julian Lienhard: str.ucture

Julian Lienhard: str.ucture

Julian Lienhard: str.ucture

Carl Maywald

  • Head of Department, Research and Development Vector Foiltec
  • Keynote Lecture: Sustainability – the art of modern architecture

Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec

Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec

Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec

Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec

Patrik Schumacher: Zaha Hadid Architects