The appointment was made, with the support of the DFG within the Collaborative Research Centre 1244 Adaptive skins and structures for the built environment of tomorrow, as an early successor to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. e.h. Dr. h.c. Werner Sobek.
Prof. Blandini's life path so far
- 1994-2000: Studies of civil engineering at the universities of Catania/ITALY and Bologna/ITALY with degree
- 2001-2004 Research assistant at the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design at the University of Stuttgart
- 2004-2006 Studies of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania/USA, degree: Master
- 2005 Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the Faculty 2 of the University of Stuttgart with the topic "Structuiral Use of Adhesives in Glass Shells"
- 2005 Project engineer in the office Appold, New York/USA
- 2006 Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture of IUAV Venice/ITALY
- Since 2006: Project manager (since 2012 authorised signatory&team leader, since 2018 board member&partner) in the office Werner Sobek
- since April 1st, 2020: Professor for Lightweight Structures, Design and Construction at Faculty 2
The result of his research for his dissertation is the glass dome standing next to the ILEK tent, designed together with Prof. Sobek. Other important projects of Prof. Blandini are
- Structural/facade planning Terminal 2 of the Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait City/KUWAIT
- Optimization and reinforcement planning Cup supports/light eyes, Stuttgart Main Station new
- Digital TWIN (Digital Tools and Workflow Integration for Building Lifecycles)
- Facade planning wasl Tower and Etihad Museum, Dubai/UAE
- Structural/facade planning Casa Natale Enzo Ferrari, Modena/ITALY
In his research, Prof. Blandini wants to focus on the stragegic question "How can you build more with less?" In interdisciplinary cooperation with partners from Germany and abroad, solutions and methods will be developed and the above-mentioned SFB 1244 shall be continued in a second and possibly third funding period. The current ILEK focus (building with glass, with textiles and ropes, with UHPC and with air) will be continued and supplemented. In addition, gradient materials, in which research will focus on pure, complete recycling, and the design and construction with recycled and renewable materials, will be added.
The whole faculty is pleased and wishes him a good start!
| Contact | Prof. Dr.-Ing. L. Blandini, Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design, Pfaffenwaldring 14, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, +49 711 685-66578 , lucio.blandini@ilek.uni-stuttgart.de |
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