Keynote Speakers
Prominent experts in the membrane architecture and engineering world introduced each plenary session:
- Shajay Bhooshan (Zaha Hadid Architects)
- 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)
- Martin Tamke (School of Architecture, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts)
- Jürgen Wacker (Wacker Ingenieure)
- Steve Webb (Webb Yates Engineers)
The keynote lectures were followed by presentation of the related papers.
Shajay Bhooshan
- Associate
- Zaha Hadid Architects
- Keynote Lecture: Formfinding and Tectonic Articulation - Making Performative Logics Speak
Shajay Bhooshan: Zaha Hadid Architects
Shajay Bhooshan: Zaha Hadid Architects
Shajay Bhooshan: Zaha Hadid Architects
Raul Fangueiro
- Mentor and coordinator of the FIBRENAMICS International Platform; Professor and Senior Researcher, School of Engineering
- University of Minho
- Keynote Lecture: Bespoke Materials for Bespoke Textile Architecture (with Martin Tamke)
Raul Fangueiro: University of Minho
Raul Fangueiro: University of Minho
Raul Fangueiro: University of Minho
Al Fisher
- Associate, Lightweight Structures and Stadia
- BuroHappold Engineering
- Keynote Lecture: How to Build Lightweight - Advances in Computational Engineering
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
- Keynote Lecture: Fibres Rethought - Towards Novel Constructional Articulation
Jan Knippers: itke
Jan Knippers: itke
Jan Knippers: itke
Julian Lienhard
- Managing Director
- str.ucture GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Keynote Lecture: Pushing the Boundaries of Textiles in Architecture
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
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Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec
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Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec
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Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec
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Carl Maywald: Vector Foiltec
Gordon Mungall
- Associate Director
- Arup
- Keynote Lecture: Unlocking the Potential of Insulated Fabric
Gordon Mungall: Arup
Gordon Mungall: Arup
Gordon Mungall: Arup
Martin Tamke
- Associate Professor
- Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA)
- Keynote Lecture: Bespoke Materials for Bespoke Textile Architecture (with Raul Fangueiro)
Martin Tamke: CITA
Martin Tamke: CITA
Jürgen Wacker, Prof. Dipl.-Ing.
- Honorary Professor, University of Applied Science, Frankfurt/Main, Germany; Owner and Managing Director
- Wacker Ingenieure
- Keynote Lecture: Wind Impact on Textile Structures
Jürgen Wacker: Wacker Ingenieure
Jürgen Wacker: Wacker Ingenieure
Jürgen Wacker: Wacker Ingenieure
Steve Webb
- Director
- Webb Yates Engineers
- Keynote Lecture: The Potential of Stone
Steve Webb: Webb Yates Engineers
