In line with the general theme of the TensiNet 2019 Symposium, “Softening the Habitats: Sustainable Innovation in Minimal Mass Structures and Lightweight Architectures”, the exhibition will focus on the change tensile architecture is undergoing. The IN.TENSION exhibition aims at presenting cutting-edge projects, techniques and materials that have recently been implemented in the field of tensile architecture and have the potential of changing the construction and the lifespan of membrane structures for a more sustainable built environment.
- Have you developed an architectural project in the last 5 years using membranes, that was built using a technique that pushed the boundaries of what practice thought to be possible?
- Have you provided a solution to a complex structural or environmental requirement regarding a tensile construction, that you think is going to be implemented more and more in the future?
- Have you customised a construction material to be especially suited to a specific application?
- Have you designed or reinvented a building component from scratch with the intention of achieving a more sustainable alternative to the conventional?
- Have you participated in an interdisciplinary team that has resulted in a particularly innovative project or that has defined new modes of collaboration and exchange between the design and the construction phase of the project?
Participate in the IN.TENSION exhibition to share your achievement and provide more visibility for your project, as well as pave the way for a widespread use of innovative technologies within the field of architecture, design and engineering, and especially tensile construction. We invite firms, companies and academics to submit a 300-word text, a render/photo of the project and a significant detail drawing organised in an A2 poster until the 18th of February. The chosen projects will be exhibited at Politecnico di Milano within a tensile installation in the exhibition hall Guido Nardi from the 3rd to the 15th of June 2019, providing prolonged exposure and visibility to the projects on display.
Please consult the Exhibition Call Guidelines for the full method of application.
In addition to the Call for Posters, we are also launching a Call for Prototypes within the context of the IN.TENSION exhibition. The prototypes aim at showcasing experimental tensile projects having a relatively medium or small scale. They can either be scaled models of from 1:10 to 1:2, or 1:1 mock-ups, but the latter is preferred, even if it is a partial model of the real structure. These prototypes will be distributed in the green open-air areas of Politecnico di Milano according to their size. The prototypes will be installed and dismantled by their authors within two days prior and after the conference, and will be on display for the whole duration of the conference, from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2019. Thus, authors are kindly reminded to consider the transport and handling time on site of the prototype components beforehand.
The call for prototypes will require you to submit by email, until the 18th of February, a poster in A2 format of maximum 15 MBs, containing at least the following elements: one 3D view of your prototype, one plan view with clear principal dimensions specified in meters and a short text of 300 words on why your prototype complies with the theme of the IN.TENSION exhibition. You can optionally also send sketches/final drawings of sections, elevations or assembly drawings, with the latter being highly recommended.
Please consult the Exhibition Call Guidelines for the full method of application.
In addition, make sure to check the available areas and suggested sizes for the prototypes on the link on the left.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
IN.TENSION presents a selection of cutting-edge, innovative and sustainable projects in the field of tensile architecture; projects that still remain an intention, not yet disseminated in the common construction practice, but aiming at changing the future building culture.