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XII International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures

The main objective of Structural Membranes 2025 is to collect and disseminate state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile, tensile and inflatable structures. Contributions on other lightweight structural systems are also very welcome. The conference will address all aspects related to design, analysis, planning, manufacturing, testing, construction and maintenance of tensile structures. Contributions including advances in materials, life-cycle analysis, environmental conditions, monitoring and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence are encouraged.

Structural Membranes 2025 aims to be a forum of experts of all different fields related to tensile and lightweight structures for discussing recent progress and identifying future research directions within a relaxed environment.

CANCELLED

The VIII Latin American Tensile structure Symposium will take place in Buenos Aires between the 14th and 16th October 2024.

Organizers

Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the University of Buenos Aires (FADU UBA) / Faculty of Architecture of the Interamerican Open University (UAI). The management is being resolved between WAGG, the Vice dean of the FADU Arq. Walter Gómez Diz, and the dean of the UAI Arq. Glory Ten.

A series of activities

Among its 2024 activities, FADU has two events that bring together a large audience: academic, professional, and students, and that they want to organize together with VIII Latin American Tensile structure Symposium in the same October week:

• ARQUISUR, Congress of the Association of Public Schools and Faculties of Architecture of South America, which will take place between 16th and 18th October where academics and professionals are the main attendants.
• CRETA, Regional Congress of Technology in Architecture that will take place between 15th and 17th October, where students, teachers and professionals are the main attendants.

For this reason, VIII Latin American Tensile structure Symposium will take place between 14th and 16th October, within the same week. Additionally, the IMS Bauhaus will launch an intensive course of tensile structures after SLTE VIII on 17th and 18th October that will be taught at the same University. This combination of events proposes a synergy of attendance related to technologies applied to architecture where VIII Latin American Tensile structure Symposium will focus on Tenso structures and their contribution to sustainable architecture.

Symposium

Topics related to design, project, calculation, engineering, manufacturing and specific assembly of technology will be covered, as well as its relationship with technical and environmental aspects that involve them in the concerns of current architecture. The event will take place over 3 days, with a traditional set of magistral keynote presentations in the morning with national and international guests, and presentations proposed by the participants during the afternoon, adding parallel workshops, presentations by sponsoring companies and visits to tensile structures in Buenos Aires.

Sponsorship

For their feasibility, the Tensile structures symposiums require the contribution of those companies that are part of the provision of raw material, software, tools, engineering and all those activities that add to technology. For those companies interested, we attach the link to the Symposium website, where we have different SPONSORSHIP categories, which will offer different advertising alternatives to collaborate with the realization of the event, and some additional options.

Next summer IASS 2024 REDEFINING THE ART OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN is hosted by the National Centre of Competence in Research Digital Fabrication (NCCR DFAB) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) of ETH Zurich. The NCCR DFAB is Switzerland’s initiative to lead the development and integration of digital technologies within the fields of architecture and construction.

The conference chairs are Philippe Block, Jacqueline Pauli, Catherine De Wolf and Walter Kaufmann. The Block Research Group at ETH Zurich recently became a university member of TensiNet. In the video you can get to know the chairs and get an impression of the beautiful city of Zurich in Switzerland. IASS has several Working Groups of which WG6 “Tension and Membrane Structures” is chaired by Ken'ichi Kawaguchi and Marijke Mollaert.

We encourage you to write an abstract about an interesting project, research or new product. Abstracts must be submitted online by 23:59 (CEST), Sunday 31.12.2023. See link for more detailed information.

TensiNet's response to the PFAS restriction proposal is available. Link (login)

If someone receives any information on how the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is analysing/evaluating the situation for PVDF-top-coated PVC-coated polyester membranes, PTFE-coated glass fabrics or ETFE-foils, the WG Sustainability and Comfort would be happy to be informed: carol.monticelli@polimi.it or marijke.mollaert@vub.be.

IASS ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 2025

Merging of the Living Past as a Source of Innovation

Mexico has already held two previous editions of this symposium – the first time in 1967 in Mexico City and the second time in 2008 in Acapulco, Guerrero. The third edition would be at the Palacio de Minería, located in the historic center of Mexico City.

The Palacio de Minería was built from 1797 to 1813; it is the work of the Spanish architect Manuel Tolsá, and it is considered in its genre one of the most beautiful and important buildings in America. It is currently the headquarters of the Center for Continuing Education of the Faculty of Engineering - UNAM and other societies and associations of engineers.

ORGANIZED BY:
Faculty of Architecture
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM

On the occasion of the institute's 25th anniversary, a symposium is scheduled from 27 till 29th September 2024. The organisers will be happy to welcome you at Dessau-Rosslau where the institute is located and where they have trained so many students in membrane construction coming from all over the world. Registration fee 200€/conferencce participant

For more information see IMS BAUHAUS® Symposium 2024 (ims-institute.org)

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Redefining the Art of Structural Design

IASS 2024 is hosted by the National Centre of Competence in Research Digital Fabrication (NCCR DFAB) at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) of ETH Zurich. The NCCR DFAB is Switzerland’s initiative to lead the development and integration of digital technologies within the fields of architecture and construction. The conference chairs are Philippe Block, Jacqueline Pauli, Catherine De Wolf and Walter Kaufmann.

Podcasts by Serge Ferrari Group + TensiNet

In these podcasts, you'll discover the benefits of tensile architecture, and in particular how tensile structures help to reduce the carbon footprint of construction. Our experts, world-renowned for their expertise in this field, share their thoughts on this fascinating subject. The 4 podcasts were recorded during the symposium TENSINANTES2023 at Nantes Université on Thursday 8^th June 2023.

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The planning for Techtextil and Texprocess from 23 to 26 April 2024 is off to a promising start.

Exhibitors from over 40 countries have already registered to take part. This also includes exhibitors who have decided not to participate in 2022.

The coming trade fair editions will revolve around the theme of sustainability and present future-oriented solutions for the textile industry.

Start-ups are given an high-visibility platform at the world's leading trade fairs to find business partners. Techtextil and Texprocess reflect the innovative power of technical textiles, textile manufacturing and processing technologies. This is demonstrated by a broad spectrum of exhibitor presentations and a comprehensive complementary programme, including the Techtextil or Texprocess Innovation Awards.

Join more than 4000 attendees at the textile industry’s flagship show.

Access the industry’s leading companies, enjoy live product demonstrations on the show floor and social events, discover the latest innovations in technology and textiles.

Organized by Advanced Textiles Association (ATA).