Eike Schling
Prof. Dr.-Ing. (Univ.) | Architect BYAK
Honorary Associate Professor (HKU)
Eike is teaching and researching parametric methods, architectural geometry, and structural behavior with the vision of enabling construction-aware design. His focus lies in interdisciplinary research with mathematicians and engineers to simplify complex lightweight structures without sacrificing their design freedom. Eike completed his doctorate, “Repetitive Structures”, in 2018 with distinction at the Chair for Structural Design, Technical University in Munich. From 2019 until 2024, he worked as Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, collaborating in international projects in Asia and Europe. He now hold a Honorary Associate Professorship there. From 2023-2024 Eike was a panel member of the HKIA / ARB Professional Assessment Committee of Hong Kong, creating the structural exam for architects. He is engaged in the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) as co-founder of the Architectural Geometry Working Group 22.
Since 2024, Eike holds the Professorship for Structural Design at the Institute for Design and Construction, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape at the Leibniz University of Hannover.
Eike’s architectural practice “Geometry.Design.Structure” combines structural and geometric knowledge to realize complex designs at all scales. His collaboration with artists, engineers and manufacturers has produced innovative spaces and gridshells in Germany and Hong Kong. As a computational designer, Eike worked with international architecture offices, to realize large-scale architectural projects such as the Francis Crick Research Institute, One Bishopsgate Hotel & Residential Highrise and Nova Victoria Office Development in London with PLP Architecture (2009-2012), and the Munich Airport T2 Satellite with Koch + Partner Architects (2012-2015).
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Julian Martitz
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Julian Martitz
CURRICULUM VITAE
since 01.2024 Tenure Track Professor in Structural Design, Institute für Entwerfen und Konstruieren, Leibniz University of Hannover
since 07.2024 Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
since 07.2023 Co-Chair of the Working Group Architectural Geometry, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, IASS
2023 Member of the HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment Committee
04.2020 - 08.2020 TUM Global Visiting Professor, Faculty of Architecture
09.2019 – 01.2024 Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Architectural Structures, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Architecture
30.10.2018 Dissertation: Repetitive Structures at TUM, Chair of Structural Design, Advisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Barthel, Prof. Dr. Helmut Pottmann
04.2012 - 08.2019 Academic Counselor, Chair of Structural Design, Prof. Rainer Barthel, TU Munich
11.2012 - 03.2015 Architect (BYAK) at Koch+Partner Architects, Munich
12.2009 - 10.2012 Architect (ARB) at PLP Architecture, Munich
03.2009 - 11.2009 Architectural Assistant at Donath Bickel Architects, Munich
05.2008 - 03.2009 Architectural Assistant at Auer+Weber+Associates, Munich
2002-2008 Architectural studies at the Technical University of Munich
2006-2007 Architectural Studies (MA) at McGill University, Montreal
AWARDS
2022 Faculty Teaching Award 2022, HKU
2020 Metal Construction Award, [Category Special Construction: Hotel Intergroup, Asymptotic Canopy]
2019 Dr. Marschall Prize for Innovative Research, Technical University of Munich
2018 Finalist, Stahl-Innovationspreis 2018 [Category: Stahl im Bauwesen]
2017 Project Sponsorship, “Dr. Marschall Stiftung” [Faculty for Architecture, TUM]
2011 1st Prize, “BE Inspired 2011” [Generative Design Category]
2008 1st Prize, “Pininfarina Design Award 2008” [Architectural Category]
2008 1st Prize, “Deutscher Stahlbaupreis 2008”, German Steel Award, [National Award]
2006 1st Prize, “MAIV-Award” [Munich Engineering and Architecture Award]
2005-08 German National Merit Foundation [National Student Scholarship]
PUBLICATIONS
Dissertation
Schling, Eike (2018): Repetitive Structures - Design and construction of curved support structures with repetitive parameters [summa cum laude]. Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Architektur, Lehrstuhl für Tragwerksplanung. DOI: 10.14459/2018md1449869. ISBN: 978-3-938660-39-3
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
Wan, Zongshuai; Schling, Eike (2022): Structural behaviour of asymptotic geodesic hybrid timber gridshells. In: Engineering Structures. Under Review
Wang, Bolun; Wang, Hui; Schling, Eike; Pottmann, Helmut (2023): Rectifying Strip Patterns. In ACM Trans. Graph. 42 (6), pp. 1–18. DOI: 10.1145/3618378
Douthe, Cyril; Mitchell, Toby; Schling, Eike (2023): New Working Group 22 on "Architectural Geometry". Announcement 64 (3), p. 150. DOI: 10.20898/j.iass.2023
Wan, Zongshuai; Schling, Eike (2022): Structural behaviour of an asymptotic curtain wall stiffened with lamella couplings. In: Journal of Structural Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107938
Oberbichler, Thomas; Schling, Eike (2022): Tracing curvature paths on trimmed multipatch surfaces. In Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2023.01.033
Schling, Eike; Wang, Hui; Hoyer, Sebastian; Pottmann, Helmut (2022): Designing asymptotic geodesic hybrid gridshells. In Computer-Aided Design 152 (0010-4485), p. 103378. DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2022.103378.
Wan, Zongshuai; Schling, Eike (2022): Structural principles of an asymptotic lamella curtain wall. In Thin-Walled Structures 180, p. 109772. Available online at doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.109772
Schling, Eike; Wan, Zongshuai (2022): A geometry-based design approach and structural behaviour for an asymptotic curtain wall system. In Journal of Building Engineering, p. 104432. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104432
Schling, Eike; Rainer Barthel (2021): Šuchov’s bent networks: The impact of network curvature on Šuchov’s gridshell designs. In: STRUCTURES Volume 29, February 2021, Pages 1496-1506. DOI: org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.12.021
Tutsch, Joram; Hipper, Andreas; Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer (2017): Modulare Stahllamellenhallen von Hugo Junkers. Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen für eine denkmalgerechte Instandsetzung. In: Bautechnik 94 (3), S. 161–169. DOI: 10.1002/bate.201600071
Peer-Reviewed Proceedings
Schling, Eike; Wan, Zongshuai; Wang, Hui; D’Acunto, Pierluigi (2023): Asymptotic Geodesic Hybrid Timber Gridshell. With assistance of Holzbau Amann GmbH, Eberhard Brandl GmbH. In Kathrin Dörfler, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, Stefana Parascho, Helmut Pottmann, Thomas Wortmann (Eds.): Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023: de Gruyter, pp. 97–110. DOI: 10.1515/9783111162683-008
Schling, Eike; Schikore, Jonas (2022): Morphology of Kinetic Asymptotic Grids. In Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Giovanni Betti, Mariana Popescu, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Jan Wurm (Eds.): Towards Radical Regeneration. Design Modelling Symposium Berlin 2022. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 374–393. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-13249-0_31.
Schling, Eike; Hsu, Chih Lin; Ma, Muye (2021): Asymptotic building envelope. Combining the benefits of asymptotic and principal curvature layouts. With the assistance of GOMORE. In Anastasia Globa, Jeroen van Ameijde, Adam Fingrut, Nayeon Kim, Tian Tian Sky Lo (Eds.): Projections. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia. CAADRIA 2021, vol. 1. Hong Kong, pp. 341–350. Available online: papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/caadria2021_293.pdf
Jiang, Caigui; Wang, Cheng; Schling, Eike; Pottmann, Helmut (2021): Computational design and optimization of quad meshes based on diagonal meshes. In Olivier Baverel, Helmut Pottmann, Caitlin Mueller, Tomohiro Tachi (Eds.): Advances in Architectural Geometry 2021. Paris, pp. 38-60.
Available at: thinkshell.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AAG2020_03_Jiang.pdf
Schikore, Jonas; Schling, Eike; Bauer, Anna M.; Oberbichler Thomas (2021): Kinetics and Design of Semi-Compliant Grid Mechanisms. In Olivier Baverel, Helmut Pottmann, Caitlin Mueller, Tomohiro Tachi (Eds.): Advances in Architectural Geometry 2021. Paris, pp. 108-129.
Available at: thinkshell.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/AAG2020_06_Schikore.pdf
Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer (2019): Repetitive Structures. In Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Stefan Weinzierl (eds.): Impact: Design With All Senses. Design Modelling Symposium Berlin 2019, pp. 360-375. Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-29828-9. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29829-6_29
Schling, Eike; Kilian, Martin; Wang, Hui; Schikore, Jonas; Pottmann, Helmut (2018): Design and Construction of Curved Support Structures with Repetitive Parameters. In Lars Hesselgren, Karl-Gunnar Olsson, Axel Kilian, Samar Malek, Olga Sorkine-Hornung, Chris Williams (Eds.): Advances in Architectural Geometry 2018. 1. Auflage. Wien: Klein Publishing, pp. 140–165. Available at: www.dmg.tuwien.ac.at/geom/ig/publications/curvedsupport/curvedsupport.pdf
Schling, Eike; Hitrec, Denis; Barthel, Rainer (2017): Designing Grid Structures Using Asymptotic Curve Networks. In: Klaas de Rycke, Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Caitlin Mueller, Minh Man Nguyen et al. (Ed.): Humanizing Digital Reality. Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017. Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 125–140. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6611-5_12.
Book Chapters
Schling, Eike; Rainer Barthel (2021): Šuchovs gebogene Netze – Krümmung und Verformung. in ‘Vladimir Šuchov’, Ed. Rainer Graefe 2020, Innsbruck.
Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer (2021): Experimentelle zweifach gekrümmte Gitterstrukturen. With assistance of Denis Hitrec. In Jakob Schoof (Ed.): Struktur und Natur. Holztragwerke. With assistance of Charlotte Petereit Roland Pawlitschko. Munich: DETAIL Verlag, pp. 24–29, DOI: 10.11129/9783955535513
Schling, Eike (2015): Modular Structures. In: T. U.M. Fakultät für Architektur (Hg.): Jahrbuch 2015. Year Book. München: Technische Universität München, S. 148–151. Online available: issuu.com/magazin.ar.tum/docs/jahrbuch2015_web
Conference Papers (Abstract reviewed)
Schling, Eike; Jonas Schikore, Thomas Oberbichler: (2021): D-Nets on rotational surfaces. Equilibrium gridshell layout, symmetric to the principal stress directions. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2021, Surrey. Available at: eikeschling.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/211115_schling_schikore_oberbichler_d-nets.pdf
Schling, Eike; Hitrec, Denis; Schikore, Jonas; Barthel, Rainer (2017): Design and Construction of the Asymptotic Pavilion. In: K.-U Bletzinger, Eugenio Oñate und B. Kröplin (Ed.): VIII International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures. STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES 2017. Barcelona: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), S. 178–189. Online available: congress.cimne.com/membranes2017/frontal/Doc/Ebook2017.pdf
Eversmann, Philipp; Schling, Eike; Ihde, André; Louter, Christian (2016): Low Cost Double Curvature. Geometrical and Structural Potentials of Rectangular, Cold-Bent Glass Construction. In: K. Kawaguchi, M. Ohsaki und T. Takeuchi (Ed.): Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2016: IASS. Available at: mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1468895/1468895.pdf
Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer; Ihde, André; Tutsch, Joram; Huth, Sebastian (2015): Bending-Activated Tensegrity. In: Eugenio Oñate, K.-U Bletzinger und B. Kröplin (Hg.): Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures VII. Barcelona: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE). Available at: www.researchgate.net/publication/317096037_Bending-Activated_Tensegrity
Professional Journals
Medebach, Johannes; Schling, Eike (2023): Asymptotic Geodesic Timber Vault. Gitterschalen mal einfach. Komplexe Strukturen aus einfachen Holzbrettern – ein Forschungs- und Bauprojekt beschäftigt sich mit der Konstruktion von leichten Gitterschalen. In München entstand mit dem „Asymptotic Geodesic Timber Vault“ ein Testbau. University of Hong Kong, Technical University of Munich (8117275). Available online at www.baunetz-campus.de, updated on 1/3/2023, checked on 1/10/2023
Schling, Eike (2018): Komplexe Formen einfach bauen: Die Asymptotische Gitterschale der TU München. In: structure-magazine.de, 17.12.2018. Availabel at: www.structure-magazin.de/artikel/komplexe-formen-einfach-bauen-die-asymptotische-gitterschale-der-tu-muenchen-33474/
Schling, Eike (2018): Forschung für "freien" Stahlbau. In M&T Metallhandwerk (3.2018), pp. 12–14.
Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer (2017): Experimental Studies on the Construction of Doubly Curved Structures. Fachwissen. In: DETAILstructure 10/17 (01), pp. 52–56.
Schling, Eike (2017): Aufwendiges einfacher planen. Ratgeber Produktivität. In: M&T Metallhandwerk (10.2017), pp. 32–34.
Schling, Eike; Barthel, Rainer; Tutsch, Joram (2014): Freie Form - experimentelle Tragstruktur. In: Bautechnik 91 (12), S. 859–868. DOI: 10.1002/bate.201400086
Posters
Kilian, Martin; Wang, Hui; Schling, Eike; Schikore, Jonas; Pottmann, Helmut (2018): Curved Support Structures and Meshes with Spherical Vertex Stars. In - (Ed.): ACM SIGGRAPH 2018. ACM SIGGRAPH 2018. Vancouver, Canada, August 2018: ACM Press. DOI: 10.1145/3230744.3230787
Schling, Eike; Hitrec, Denis (2016): Asymptotic Gridshell. Using Asymptotic Lines to Construct the Curved Support Structure of a Minimal Surface. In: Advances in Architectural Geometry. Poster. Zurich, 9/9/2016. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24792.90887
