Vale - Jörg Schlaich
Jörg Schlaich (1934 – 4 September 2021) was a highly respected German engineer especially for his creative and elegant design of bridges, long-span roofs, and other innovative structures. In 1980 he was a co-founder of the consulting firm Schlaich Bergermann Partner based in Stuttgart.
Jörg Schlaich was one of a select group who studied both architecture and civil engineering at Stuttgart University and at Berlin from 1953 to 1959.
In 1963, he joined the firm Leonhardt & Andrä. He later became a partner where a highlight was being responsible for the Olympic Stadium in Munich. He stayed with the firm until 1969.
In 1974 he became an academic at Stuttgart University, before founding his own firm.
In terms of large span roof structures – of particular interest to LSAA members – he pioneered the concept of the “bicycle wheel” with an outer compression ring resisted the tension of radial cables coupled to an inner cable ring. This was used in 1993 with the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium (later known as the Mercedes Benz Arena in Stuttgart. Another example was the main stadium in Kuala Lumpur for the 1998 Commonweath Games. Many recent stadia have adapted this principle.
LSAA Design Awards 2022
The date for the presentation of the LSAA Design Awards "2022" has been set at February 24 2022.
This meeting is likely to be a virtual meeting owing to the ongoing Covid-19 situation.
The closing date for entries is 17 December 2021.
The documents for entry requirements are available for download - RULES and the ENTRY FORMS.
Structures completed since the last Design Awards in October 2018 are eligible.
Entries from non-members as well as LSAA financial members are welcome.
For New Members, we are offering one free Entry (member fee $400) upon joining prior to the closing date and payment of the yearly subscription fee which has been reduced to $400 for the current year because of Covid.
LSAA Financial Member Benefits include:
- Recognition by industry peers for the quality and ethics
- Ability to have a company profile listed on our website
- Ability to submit items of news to be included on the website
- Discounts for Conference fees
- Networking opportunities at Conferences
- Ability to enter completed projects into the Premier Industry Design Awards and have details of these projects published
- Discounted fees for Award entries
- To benefit from work done by the Association on issues such as Fire
- The ability to use the LSAA logo on your website and letterhead
LSAA Website Revamp
The LSAA website is being revamped with more images of the exciting structures our members have been involved with.
Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have postponed our planned 2020 Conference and Design Awards.
The next Design Awards Event will be February 24 2022 and Entries will close December 17 2021.
New members are offered one free entry for this event.
The Design Awards enable members and non-members to enter projects that have been completed since the last Awards (October 2018).
August 2021 update: Some material for earlier Design Awards (1990, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002) have been added. See the sub-menus under Awards.
Membership Information Pack
Are you working in the area of lightweight structures - tensioned fabric or membrane structures, cablenets, high tech glazing or other forms of innovative structures?
Possibly you should consider becoming a member of LSAA?
Most LSAA Members have been involved with either membrane structures (design, fabrication, erection, or supply of materials and fittings) for a considerable period of time. Others are involved with innovative new forms of architecture.
Being a financial member offers an opportunity to display your company profile on the LSAA website, to benefit from discount fees to conferences and LSAA Design Awards.
There is also the opportunities to have access to a network of helpful members in your industry and to contribute news items to our website. Financial members may display the LSAA logo on their letters and website and link to the LSAA website.
For New Members, we are offering one free Design Award Entry (member fee $400) upon joining prior to the closing date (Dec 17 2021) and payment of the yearly subscription fee which has been reduced to $400 for the current year because of Covid.
Download a membership information pack
Download a membership application form (Word doc 2020-21) PDF
Download the LSAA Members Code of Ethics
Download a brochure about the LSAA
Download a booklet on Membrane Structures
Download a copy of our Constitution
