Deadline early bird approaching! 30.06.2026 - Symposium 2026 SHAPING THE PATHWAY TO FUTURE TENSIONED MEMBRANE DESIGN

8^th TensiNet Symposium 2026 & 7^th Essener Membranbau Symposium 2026 SHAPING THE PATHWAY TO FUTURE TENSIONED MEMBRANE DESIGN 30 September – 2 October 2026, University of Duisburg Essen, Campus Essen

The symposium is hosted by the Institute for Metal and Lightweight Structures, University of Duisburg Essen, campus Essen. The symposium is dedicated to the latest developments in tensile architecture and membrane structures. The main topics are 1/ Design, Modelling and simulation of structural membranes; 2/ Materials and executions and 3/ Sustainability and building physics.

The symposium will take place after the summer, so the organising committee is in full preparation mode. Papers have been reviewed by the scientific committee. In addition to a whole series of paper presentations, a number of interesting speakers have been invited to give a keynote presentation:

• Roberto Canobbio (Canobbio Textile Engineering – Italy) La mia vita, una passione per le membrane (My life, a passion for membranes)
• Marc Gabriel (Werner Sobek AG – Germany) Shading of places
• Abigail Matthews (Momentum Engineering – UK) Membranes and rapid build entertainment venues - balancing lightweight forms with acoustic requirements
• Christoph Paech (schlaich bergermann partner – Germany) Durability assessment and enhancement of membrane structures
• Farid Sahnoune (Serge Ferrari Group – France) Fire safety of textiles
• Bernd Stimpfle (formTL – Germany) Membranes refreshed
• Alessandra Zanelli (Politecnico di Milano – Italy) Membrane as sunlight controller: The crucial role of textile architecture in cultural heritage protection
• Natalie Stranghöner & Dr. Jörg Uhlemann (Universität Duisburg-Essen – Germany) Advancements in testing, modelling and standardization of structural membrane

Below is a preliminary programme. A more detailed programme will follow shortly.

Registration. Benefit from a lower registration fee by registering before 30^th June.

More information on the event, see https://www.uni-due.de/iml/tensinet-ems2026.php#

We look forward to seeing many of you at Essen University for an interesting edition of the symposium 2026 SHAPING THE PATHWAY TO FUTURE TENSIONED MEMBRANE DESIGN!

Universität Duisburg-Essen                                                                  

Prof. Dr. Natalie Stranghöner                                                                   

Dr. Jörg Uhlemann                                                                                     

Dominik Runge                                                                                          

Stefanie Schülpen

Felix Surholt

André Westerhoff

TensiNet Association

Evi Corne

Prof. Dr. Marijke Mollaert

Bernd Stimpfle