Young Engineers Awards 2026 - TensiNet Symposium & Essener Membranbau Symposium

During the conference dinner, prizes were awarded for the best papers by young engineers. These upcoming talents will have the opportunity to develop their work further and publish it as an open-access article in the journal Steel Construction. Congratulations! Link paper

First prize

Emma de Groen | Rogier Houtman | Pauline van Dongen

The Umbra Pavilion: A lightweight shading structure composed of Heliotextile and a cable net

Runner-ups

Manuel Blum

Façade greening with stainless steel cable systems – design, technology and ecology in harmony

Mohamed Salam |Alexandra S.M. Wittmar |Jörg Uhlemann |Corina Andronescu |Natalie Stranghöner |Mathias Ulbricht

Factors affecting the all-cellulose composites (ACC) structure formation and their impact on mechanical properties and biodegradability

Siman Zhang | Alessandra Zanelli

Photovoltaic-Integrated Textiles in Buildings: Materials, Integration Strategies and Applications