Lightweight Design and Structures

Motivation

Lightweight structures enable material‑efficient, sustainable, and architecturally expressive designs by harnessing the inherent strength of the interaction between geometry and structural behavior. At the Chair of Structural Analysis, we investigate how advanced numerical methods, formfinding strategies, and digital design tools can be integrated to develop innovative structural systems with minimal resource use. Our research spans the entire process—from conceptual geometry generation to nonlinear simulation and optimization—bridging engineering insight with architectural creativity to shape the next generation of efficient, resilient, and elegant built environments.

Research topics

Formfinding of Membrane Structures

Cutting Pattern Generation of Membrane Structures

Isogeometric Analysis and Design of Membrane Structures

Projects and cooperations

Flexible Membrane Wings

Wind-induced Vibrations of Membrane Structures

Fluid-Structure-Interaction for flexible Structures

Isogeometric B-Rep Analysis

Who to contact

Dr.-Ing. Ann-Kathrin Goldbach