Program

Please find below the programme of last year’s edition of Textile Roofs. The experts were invited specifically because of their expertise. 

Sunday, May 25th 2025

MorningWelcomeProf. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie WagnerKIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Bernd Stary, academus GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Introducing the Venue – The basic concept and the role of the Aedes – Architectural ForumM.A. Dunya Bouchi; Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Germany
Textile Roofs: Building System or Architecture?Prof. Josep I. Llorens, University of Catalonia, Spain
My 51 Years with Membrane Structures (cancelled)Matti Orpana, Tensotech Consulting, Finland
Tensile Structures and Energy Benefit?Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rosemarie Wagner, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Computational Modeling of Lightweight Tensile StructuresDipl.-Ing. Jürgen Holl, technet GmbH, Germany
Introduction to the „Practical Workshop“Stev Bringmann, 3dtex GmbH, Germany

Janek Jeschke, Stoffdach GmbH, Germany

Lunch Break
AfternoonWorkshops

  • Participant Project #01/03
  • Physical Modelling
  • Computational Modelling
  • Tensile Tests

 Networking 

 17:00Visit at the Museum for Architectural Drawing (optional & on request)
18:00Evening Guest Lecture:  Textile Potentials – Of Soft Constructions and Active Materials

Prof. Christiane Sauer, Weißensee School of Art and Design, Germany

 EveningBarbecue at the Venues Garden

Monday, May 26th 2025

MorningDesigning for the Future: Embracing Lightweight Materials in Versatile Architectural SolutionsAntonio DiaferiaMaffeis Engineering SpA, Italy
Modern Solutions for Traditional Requirements; Antalya Fruit Wholesale MarketBahadir Senol, snl tensi, Turkey
High Frequency Welding SolutionsBjörn Bojara, FIAB HF, Poland
Self-Cooling Textiles – Energy Free Method Using Radiative Cooling TechonolgyPD Dr.-Ing. Thomas Stegmaier, Deutsches Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf, Germany
Beyond the Surface: The Art and Science of Architectural Facade MeshMaxime Durka, Sioen, Belgium
Transparent and Translucent Roofs in Open SpacesBernd Stimpfle, form TL, Germany
Lunch Break
AfternnoonWorkshops

  • Participant Project #02/03
  • Physical Modelling
  • Computational Modelling
  • Tensile Tests

 Networking 

 15:45Departure from Venue to the tourboat 
16:00Tourboat Trip with the „Kaiser Friedrich“
 EveningEvening Dinner at the Pfefferberg Schankhalle

Tuesday, May 27th 2025

MorningDWA Conform Static Dimensioning of Gas Storages: Comparison with valid DIN EN standardsOliver Lippert , Ryklin Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany
Textile Netting Constructions: From Granulate to the ApplicationAchim Wichtler, Manfred Huck GmbH , Germany
Structures, Then and NowProf. Ruy Marcelo Pauletti, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Textile Challenges – Doing our Business in Rumbling EnvironmentsDipl.-Ing. Arch. Katja Bernert, MehlerHeytex, Germany
Give a Little Love to Your StructureAoife BrennonFabric Architecture,  Leamington Spa, UK
Lightweight Footprint: Membrane DesignDI Dr. techn. Robert Roithmayr, formfinder GmbH, Austria
Beyond Specialisation: The Expert’s Role in Advancing Lightweight Tensile Fabric StructuresRaju Mahadevan, Techno Specialist Consulting Engineers, UAE & India

Integration of Computational and CAD Software in Membrane Structure Projects – A Case Study of the Ujsoły Amphitheatre

Lukasz Dlucik, abastran sp. z o.o., Poland

A Photogrammetry-Based Method for Surface Stress and Strain MeasurementXuetao Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R China & KIT, Germany
Lunch Break
AfternoonWorkshops

  • Participant Project #03/03
  • Physical Modelling
  • Computational Modelling
  • Tensile Tests

 Networking 

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