- 1. Frei Otto "Spanning the Future" March 202
- (Events)
- The LSAA and Tensys is joining with MPavilion to bring you a free screening of the documentary film about Frei Otto - "Spanning the Future" Join us in Melbourne on Tuesday March 28 2023 at 7.45pm in the ...
- Created on 08 March 2023
- 2. Frei Otto - Spanning the Future
- (LSAA Events and News)
- ... 20 2020 there is a public screening of the film about Frei Otto. Frei Otto is regarded as the father of lightweight structures and his major works such as the stadia for the Munich Olympics, many fabric ...
- Created on 28 February 2020
- 3. Thinking by Modelling Frei Otto
- (Industry News)
- ... In the 1950s, Frei Otto’s tent structures left their mark on the horticultural shows of the new Bonn Republic; together with Behnisch & Partner he created the roof landscape for the Munich Olympic Games ...
- Created on 26 July 2019
- 4. Frei Otto Cablenet Structures
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- Below are a few of his early cablenet structures - The IL, German Pavilion at Montreal 67 Expo and Munich Olympic Stadium Structures. Photo credits: Peter Kneen [creativeimageslider id="20"]
- Created on 14 June 2016
- 5. Material about Frei Otto
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- There is a wealth of material dealing with Frei Otto is now on the internet. Some links include: YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cII1xV3XVhY YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt-yAiieDn0 (Architectural ...
- Created on 21 March 2016
- 6. The Legacy of Frei Otto
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- The name Frei Otto (1929-2015) is synonymous with the evolution and development of lightweight structures. Otto exerted a huge influence on the industry by way of his visionary creative concepts, exquisite ...
- Created on 23 February 2016
- 7. Frei Otto Awarded 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize Posthumously
- (Industry News)
- The famous German Engineer - Architect Frei Otto has been awarded the 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize one day after his death. Frei Otto was regarded as the most influential person to drive the modern ...
- Created on 17 March 2015
- 8. Reflections of the Fabric Structures Architecture
- (Industry News)
- A short paper by Nicholas Goldsmith - (LSAA Keynote Speaker in 2016). He reflects on a time in 1984 at a dinner with Walter Bird, Frei Otto and Ian Liddell and the path that textile architecture has ...
- Created on 08 December 2020
- 9. LSAA 2016 Conference and Design Awards
- (LSAA Proceedings)
- ... Vinzenz Sedlak Founding Past President LSAA 10.40 Frei Otto Spanning the future documentary – The evolution of tensile membrane architecture Frei Otto Film 11.40 ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 10. Carols by Candlelight Melbourne
- (Blogs and Posts)
- ... It remains perhaps the largest auditorium for concerts. It was at least a decade ahead of the cablenet structures of the better known Frei Otto who developed freeform cable structures for the 1967 Expo ...
- Created on 24 December 2018
- 11. Mini Workshop
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... It is also an opportunity for those in the industry to reflect on the inspirational methods used by Frei Otto - the acclaimed father of modern membrane and other forms of lightweight structures. Frei ...
- Created on 16 August 2016
- 12. Keynote Speakers
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- Nicholas Goldsmith Nicholas Goldsmith is a Senior Principal at FTL Design & Engineering Studio since 1978. Prior to joining the firm, he was a designer at Atelier Frei Otto in Stuttgart, Germany. He ...
- Created on 03 August 2016
- 13. LSAA2016 Program
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... "Shape Making or Formfinding" Session: Reflections on the Contribution of Frei Otto Session: Project Focus Public Lecture Nicholas Goldsmith "From Mass to Membrane" Conference and Design Awards ...
- Created on 03 August 2016
- 14. LSAA 2016 Public Lecture
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... Film Screening Frei Otto: Spanning the Future –The Evolution of Tensile Membrane Architecture A film by Simon K. Chiu, Michael Paglia and Joshua V. Hassel. Article in The Age An article appeared ...
- Created on 28 July 2016
- 15. LSAA 2016 Conference Keynote Speakers
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... It will examine historical traditions of both approaches and look at Frei Otto and his physical modeling approach as an example of the Form Finding process, how it examines material intelligence to set ...
- Created on 15 July 2016
- 16. 2016 Conference Program Outline
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... of the remarkable German Engineer - Architect Frei Otto who passed away in 2015. He had a profound impact on the use of new structural forms and materials. His work covered cablenets, fabric structures, ...
- Created on 23 May 2016
- 17. eNewsletter 2016 V1N2 Save the Date
- (LSAA Newsletters)
- ... and contributions of Frei Otto who perhaps more than anyone did challenge the design boundaries of what is possible. He is regarded as the father of lightweight structures and many regarded him as ...
- Created on 21 April 2016
- 18. LSAA 2016 Conference Wrap Up
- (LSAA 2016 Conference)
- ... of Frei Otto Session: Project Focus Public Lecture Nicholas Goldsmith "From Mass to Membrane" Conference and Design Awards Presentation Dinner Day 2 Friday September 2nd 2016 Keynote Address ...
- Created on 28 October 2015
- 19. LSAA 2016 Conference Wrap Up (2)
- (Past LSAA Events)
- ... of Frei Otto Session: Project Focus Public Lecture Nicholas Goldsmith "From Mass to Membrane" Conference and Design Awards Presentation Dinner Day 2 Friday September 2nd 2016 Keynote Address ...
- Created on 28 October 2015
- 20. Cable Net Structures Introduction
- (Spaceframes, Cablenets, Glazing)
- ... the Expo 67 German Pavilion constructed in Montreal, Canada. This was a larger version of the cablenet roof prototype designed by Frei Otto's team and used now to house the IL at the University of Stuggart. ...
- Created on 12 February 2015