TENSINET - COST Action TU1303 SYMPOSIUM 2016
‘Novel Structural Skins’
Improving sustainability and efficiency through new structural textile materials and designs.
Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 2016
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
The 5th TensiNet Symposium, October 2016, is organized by the TensiNet Association, under COST
Action TU1303 and hosted by Newcastle University in the north of England.
The three-day symposium will refer to the TensiNet and COST Action TU1303 Working Groups, with
five main topics:
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New applications of structural skins and new concepts
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Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis of structural skins
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Building physics and energy performance of structural skins
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Materials and analysis
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From material structure and limit states: codes and standardization
On Wednesday afternoon and evening there will be an ‘open session’ involving keynote speakers,
where prominent experts in the architectural and engineering world will present inspiring built
projects and attract an audience of architects, engineers, academics and professionals involved in the
design and delivery of the built environment.
Keynote speakers
The following keynote speakers have already confirmed: Patrik Schumacher (Zaha Hadid Office,
London), Julian Lienhard (str.ucture GmbH, Stuttgart), Carl Maywald (Vector Foiltec, Bremen), Raul
Fanguiero (Fibrenamics department, Minho University) and Gordon Mungal (ARUP, Newcastle). It is
hoped to attract other prominent speakers, such as Philip Johnson (Populous Architects, London) and
Al Fisher (Buro Happold, Bath).
Scientific Committee
New applications of structural skins and new concepts
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Prof. Lars De Laet (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
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Prof. Tim Ibell (University of Bath, UK)
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Prof. Philippe Block (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
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Prof. Christoph Gengnagel (Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany)
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Dr. Julian Lienhard (str.ucture GmbH, Germany)
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Ass. Prof. Martin Tamke (Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture,
Denmark)
Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis of structural skins
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Prof. Alessandra Zanelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
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Prof. Jan Cremers (Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Germany)
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Prof. Joost Hartwig (Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
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Prof. Eija Nieminen (Tampere University of Technology, Finland)
Building physics and energy performance of structural skins
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Prof. John Chilton (University of Nottingham, UK)
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Dr. Monika Rychtáriková (Ku Leuven, Belgium)
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Prof. Heidrun Bögner-Balz (Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies;
DEKRA,
Germany)
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Prof. Jan Cremers (Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Germany)
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Arch. Benson Lau RIBA (University of Nottingham, UK)
Materials and analysis
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Prof. Peter Gosling (Newcastle University, UK)
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Prof. Natalie Stranghöner (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
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Dr. Ben Bridgens (Newcastle University, UK)
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Prof. Heidrun Bögner-Balz (Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies, Germany)
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Prof. Kai-Uwe Bletzinger (Technische Universität München, Germany)
From material to structure and limit states: codes and standardisation
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Prof. Marijke Mollaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
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Dr. Jean-Christophe Thomas (Université de Nantes, France)
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Dr. Jean-Marc Bourinet (Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée, France)
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Prof. Peter Gosling (Newcastle University, UK)
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Prof. Franck Schoefs (Université de Nantes, France)
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Prof. Natalie Stranghöner (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
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Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Uhlemann (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Call for abstracts and papers
Abstracts should not be longer than 300 words and should indicate the topic. Papers should not be
longer than 2500 words and 10 pages figures included. Abstracts and papers will be reviewed by the
Scientific Committee.
5 topics have been defined. The Scientific Committee also welcomes abstracts and papers on built
projects, especially when they illustrate advancements related to the topics. An extra topic "Others" is
included.
Deadlines
Abstract submission - 15 October 2015
Abstract acceptance - 18 December 2015
Paper submission - 1 March 2016
Paper acceptance - 1 May 2016
More information at http://conferences.ncl.ac.uk/tensinet2016/