Category Archives: Publications
Design and construction of an asymptotic kinetic transformable canopy
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Design and construction of an asymptotic kinetic transformable canopyYear: 2025Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Haotian Man, Kristoff Crolla, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Automation in ConstructionAvailable: September 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106508Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Transformable structures offer significant
Design and construction of an asymptotic kinetic transformable canopy
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Design and construction of an asymptotic kinetic transformable canopyYear: 2025Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Haotian Man, Kristoff Crolla, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Automation in ConstructionAvailable: September 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106508Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Transformable structures offer significant
Geometry-driven development of semi-compliant kinetic asymptotic structures
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Geometry-driven development of semi-compliant kinetic asymptotic structuresYear: 2025Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Kirstof Crolla, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Advanced Engineering InformaticsAvailable: August 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2025.103762Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Kinetic structures possess the unique ability to adapt
Geometry-driven development of semi-compliant kinetic asymptotic structures
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Geometry-driven development of semi-compliant kinetic asymptotic structuresYear: 2025Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Kirstof Crolla, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Advanced Engineering InformaticsAvailable: August 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2025.103762Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, The University of Hong Kong Abstract Kinetic structures possess the unique ability to adapt
Engineering Structures – 2024 Best Paper Award
Type: AwardTitle: Best Paper of the Year (Novel Structures & Metamaterials)Year: 2024Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Pierluigi D’Acunto, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Engineering StructuresDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117918 Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover “As the Publisher of Engineering Structures, and on behalf of the Editors-in-Chief, it is my great
Engineering Structures – 2024 Best Paper Award
Type: AwardTitle: Best Paper of the Year (Novel Structures & Metamaterials)Year: 2024Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Pierluigi D’Acunto, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Engineering StructuresDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117918 Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover “As the Publisher of Engineering Structures, and on behalf of the Editors-in-Chief, it is my great
Kit-of-Parts Gridshell
Type: Conference ProceedingsTitle: Kit-of-Parts Equilateral Constant Normal Curvature (ECNC) GridshellYear: 2024Authors: Haotian Man, Zongshuai Wan, Davide Pellis, Eike SchlingPublished in: Design Modelling Symposium Kassel, 2024ISBN: ISBN 978-3-031-68274-2 ISBN 978-3-031-68275-9 (eBook)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68275-9_11Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, University of Hong Kong Abstract. This paper investigates the design
Kit-of-Parts Gridshell
Type: Conference ProceedingsTitle: Kit-of-Parts Equilateral Constant Normal Curvature (ECNC) GridshellYear: 2024Authors: Haotian Man, Zongshuai Wan, Davide Pellis, Eike SchlingPublished in: Design Modelling Symposium Kassel, 2024ISBN: ISBN 978-3-031-68274-2 ISBN 978-3-031-68275-9 (eBook)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68275-9_11Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover, University of Hong Kong Abstract. This paper investigates the design
Structural behaviour of asymptotic geodesic hybrid timber gridshells
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Structural behaviour of asymptotic geodesic hybrid timber gridshellsYear: 2024Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Pierluigi D’Acunto, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Engineering StructuresAvailable: April 2024DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117918 Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover Abstract Asymptotic geodesic gridshells are a novel structural system that is fabricated from
Structural behaviour of asymptotic geodesic hybrid timber gridshells
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Structural behaviour of asymptotic geodesic hybrid timber gridshellsYear: 2024Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Pierluigi D’Acunto, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Engineering StructuresAvailable: April 2024DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117918 Office: Leibniz Universität Hannover Abstract Asymptotic geodesic gridshells are a novel structural system that is fabricated from
Professorship for Structural Design LUH
Since 1st of February, I proudly hold the Professorship for Structural Design, Tragwerke, at the Institute for Design and Construction, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover.
Professorship for Structural Design LUH
Since 1st of February, I proudly hold the Professorship for Structural Design, Tragwerke, at the Institute for Design and Construction, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover.
Rectifying Strip Patterns
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Rectifying Strip PatternsYear: 2023Authors: Bolun Wang, Hui Wang, Eike Schling, Helmut PottmannPublished in: ACM Trans. Graph., Vol. 1, No. 1, Article 256.Available: January 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3618378Office: KAUST, Saudi Arabia; University of Hong Kong Abstract Straight flat strips of inextensible material can
Rectifying Strip Patterns
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Rectifying Strip PatternsYear: 2023Authors: Bolun Wang, Hui Wang, Eike Schling, Helmut PottmannPublished in: ACM Trans. Graph., Vol. 1, No. 1, Article 256.Available: January 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3618378Office: KAUST, Saudi Arabia; University of Hong Kong Abstract Straight flat strips of inextensible material can
Asymptotic Geodesic Hybrid Timber Gridshell
Type: Peer-Reviewed Conference PaperTitle: Asymptotic Geodesic Hybrid Timber GridshellYear: 2023Authors: Eike Schling, Zongshuai Wan, Hui Wang, Pierluigi D’AcuntoPublished in: Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023. Stuttgart, pp. 97-110Available: October 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111162683-008Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract This paper presents a strategy to design and
Asymptotic Geodesic Hybrid Timber Gridshell
Type: Peer-Reviewed Conference PaperTitle: Asymptotic Geodesic Hybrid Timber GridshellYear: 2023Authors: Eike Schling, Zongshuai Wan, Hui Wang, Pierluigi D’AcuntoPublished in: Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023. Stuttgart, pp. 97-110Available: October 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111162683-008Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract This paper presents a strategy to design and
IASS Working Group 22: “Architectural Geometry”
The IASS Executive Council has approved the creation of a new working group, WG 22, on Architectural Geometry. Its mission is to spread knowledge on architectural geometry in the structural engineering community and to enrich the architectural geometry domain with
IASS Working Group 22: “Architectural Geometry”
The IASS Executive Council has approved the creation of a new working group, WG 22, on Architectural Geometry. Its mission is to spread knowledge on architectural geometry in the structural engineering community and to enrich the architectural geometry domain with
Structural Behaviour of Lamella Couplings
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Structural behaviour of an asymptotic curtain wall stiffened with lamella couplingsYear: 2023Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Constructional Steel ResearchAvailable: April 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107938Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract Asymptotic structures are a novel construction system that allows fabrication
Structural Behaviour of Lamella Couplings
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Structural behaviour of an asymptotic curtain wall stiffened with lamella couplingsYear: 2023Authors: Zongshuai Wan, Eike SchlingPublished in: Journal of Constructional Steel ResearchAvailable: April 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107938Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract Asymptotic structures are a novel construction system that allows fabrication
Tracing Curvature Paths on Trimmed Multipatch Surfaces
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Tracing curvature paths on trimmed multipatch surfacesYear: 2023Authors: Thomas Oberbichler, Eike Schling, Kai-Uwe BletzingerPublished in: Applied Mathematical ModellingAvailable: January 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2023.01.033Office: University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Munich AbstractAdvances in architectural geometry and computation have created strategies to rationalize
Tracing Curvature Paths on Trimmed Multipatch Surfaces
Type: Journal PaperTitle: Tracing curvature paths on trimmed multipatch surfacesYear: 2023Authors: Thomas Oberbichler, Eike Schling, Kai-Uwe BletzingerPublished in: Applied Mathematical ModellingAvailable: January 2023DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2023.01.033Office: University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Munich AbstractAdvances in architectural geometry and computation have created strategies to rationalize
AS4 – Asymptotic Construction
Title: AS4 – Asymptotic ConstructionType: Teaching PublicationYear: 2022Course: Structural Research, MA ElectiveEditor: Sherene Ng, Eike SchlingPublished in: Architectural Structures Series Preface This publication exhibits the work created by graduate and 4th-year-undergraduate students at the Department of Architecture, HKU, during the elective course „Structural
AS4 – Asymptotic Construction
Title: AS4 – Asymptotic ConstructionType: Teaching PublicationYear: 2022Course: Structural Research, MA ElectiveEditor: Sherene Ng, Eike SchlingPublished in: Architectural Structures Series Preface This publication exhibits the work created by graduate and 4th-year-undergraduate students at the Department of Architecture, HKU, during the elective course „Structural
Baunetz Campus
Type: Online PublicationTitle: Gitterschalen mal einfachYear: 2023Authors: Johannes Medebach, Eike SchlingPublished in: Baunetz CampusAvailable: January, 2023www: https://www.baunetz-campus.de/news/asymptotic-geodesic-timber-vault-gitterschalen-mal-einfach-8117275Office: University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Munich Materialersparnis, Stabilität und die Ausbildung von großen Spannweiten kennzeichnen Gitterschalen. Die räumliche Krümmung solcher Konstruktionen macht es möglich.
Baunetz Campus
Type: Online PublicationTitle: Gitterschalen mal einfachYear: 2023Authors: Johannes Medebach, Eike SchlingPublished in: Baunetz CampusAvailable: January, 2023www: https://www.baunetz-campus.de/news/asymptotic-geodesic-timber-vault-gitterschalen-mal-einfach-8117275Office: University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Munich Materialersparnis, Stabilität und die Ausbildung von großen Spannweiten kennzeichnen Gitterschalen. Die räumliche Krümmung solcher Konstruktionen macht es möglich.
Morphology of Kinetic Asymptotic Grids
Type: Conference ProceedingsTitle: Morphology of Kinetic Asymptotic Grids, in DMSB Towards Radical RegenerationYear: 2022Authors: Eike Schling, Jonas SchikorePublished in: Design Modelling Symposium Berlin, 2022Available: September 23, 2022ISBN: eBook ISBN 978-3-031-13249-0 , Print ISBN 978-3-031-13248-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13249-0_31Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract. This paper investigates the kinetic behaviour
Morphology of Kinetic Asymptotic Grids
Type: Conference ProceedingsTitle: Morphology of Kinetic Asymptotic Grids, in DMSB Towards Radical RegenerationYear: 2022Authors: Eike Schling, Jonas SchikorePublished in: Design Modelling Symposium Berlin, 2022Available: September 23, 2022ISBN: eBook ISBN 978-3-031-13249-0 , Print ISBN 978-3-031-13248-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13249-0_31Office: University of Hong Kong Abstract. This paper investigates the kinetic behaviour
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