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abhy_vivek · Silver Sponsor Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 688

Schlaich Family

(mofified from following post of sefi by the same author
- Two Generations - of - Structural Engineers)

Mr. Jorg Sclaich - and - Mr. Mike Schlaich

You may heard about the Generations of same Professions from same family, especially it happens with Doctors. But such generation are rarely seen for Engineers. One such rare case of - Two generations of Great Structural Engineers from - Germany is the 'Schlaich' family. You may also have attended some of the Presentations by Mike Schaich in Mumbai, Banglore and Delhi on subjects like - Innovative Structures, Light Wt. Structures, Strut-and-Tie Method, Cable suspended structures etc. His papers are already published in many International Conferences (incluidng India).

(up) left -J�rg Schlaich,(中间,右)Light Structures: The Work of J�rg Schlaich and Rudolf Bergermann,November 15th, 2004 � February 4th, 2005

Mr. J�rg Schlaich(born 1934), studied architecture and building engineering from 1953-55 at Stuttgart University before completing his studies at the Technical University of Berlin until 1959. He spent 1959-60 at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, USA. In 1963 he joined the firm Leonhardt & Andr�, the firm founded by Fritz Leonhardt. Winner of Gold Medal of ICE (Institute of Civil Engineers-London), has credit of designing many grat structures (viz. In 1993, with the roof of the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (Stuttgart), he introduced the "speichenrad" principle to structural engineering). Generated many Accademic, Professional standards / records. Added many new concepts to SE

(up)Foldable bridge near Kiel, Germany. Engineer: Jorg Schlaich. Courtesy of M. Winzenburg.

(UP) Cable Net Roof by - J. Schlaich for Munich Olympic village of 1972.

Mr. Mike Schlaich- (born 1960) did Civil Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (pre-diploma), 1979 - 1981, followed by Civil Engineering at the Suisse Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Z�rich, Switzerland (Dipl.-Ing. ETH) Yr. 1981 - 1985. Later worked as Assistant at the Institute of Computer Science at the ETH with Prof. Anderheggen (Dr.sc.techn. in assoc. with Prof. Th�rlimann) for 4yrs. Then from 1990 till 1993 worked at Structural Engineer with FHECOR, Madrid, Spain. Since 1993 Partern with Schlaich Bergermann und. Also Lecturer at the University of Stuttgart class "Bauen mit Seilen" (building with cables).

List of Awards

2009 DETAIL Preis 2009, M-11 Memorial, Madrid
2008 Balthasar-Neumann-Preis 2008, Mahnmal 11. M�rz, Madrid
2008 Deutscher Br�ckenbaupreis 2008, Kategorie Sta�en- und Eisenbahnbr�cken
Humboldthafenbr�cke, Berlin Hauptbahnhof
2008 Premio Jos� Entrecanales-Ibarra,
a la ingenieria civil Prof. Dr. Ing. J�rg Schlaich
2007 Outstanding Structure Award 2007, Commerzbank Arena
2007 zumtobel group award Aufwindkraftwerk
2006 Ingenieurbau-Preis 2006 Hauptbahnhof Berlin
2006 Outstanding Structure Award 2006 Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof Hamburg
2005 Footbridge Awards 2005 Aesthetics (medium span) Winner Fu�g�ngerbr�cke Greenville
2005 Footbridge Awards 2005 Technology (long span) Winner
Fu�g�ngerbr�cke �ber die Gahlensche Stra�e in Bochum
2004 Ingenieurbau-Preis Auszeichnung Fu�g�ngerbr�cke �ber die Gahlensche Stra�e in Bochum
2004 Auszeichnung f�r Beispielhaftes Bauen �berdachung Bahnhofsvorplatz, Heilbronn
2003 AIV Hamburg Bauwerk des Jahres 2003 Zentral-Omnisbus-Bahnhof, Hamburg
2003 Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania Arthur G. Hayden Medal
Duisburg Inner Harbor Footbridge
2003 Hugo-H�ring-Preis Aussichtsturm Killesberg, H�henpark Killesberg
2002 Ingenieurbau-Preis 2002 Auszeichnung Killesbergturm, Stuttgart
2002 Footbridge Awards 2002 Bridge design and engineering Technology medium span:
Br�cke Innenhafen Duisburg
2002 RENAULT traffic design award 2002 Award: Werreku�br�cke, Bad Oeynhausen
Flughafen Leipzig Konstruktion Parkhaus �berdachung Bahnhofsvorplatz Heilbronn
Anerkennung: Fu�g�ngerbr�cke �ber die B 312, Reutlingen
2002 BDA - Auszeichnung Guter Bauten Bosch-Areal Stuttgart (Glasdach)
Killesbergturm, H�henpark Killesberg Stuttgart Schutzdach R�mertherme, Badenweiler
�berdachung Bahnhofsvorplatz, Heilbronn
2002 Auszeichnung f�r Beispielhaftes Bauen 2002 Killesbergturm, Stuttgart
2001 Preis Attestato Acai 2001 R�mertherme in Baden
2000 Holzbaupreis Nordrhein-Westfalen 2000 Fortbildungsakademie Mont-Cenis, Herne
2000 Balthasar-Neumann-Preis 2000 Expo- und Messehalle 8/9 und 13 in Hannover
2000 Preis des deutschen Stahlbaues 2000 Fu�g�ngerbr�cken, EXPO 2000, Hannover
2000 traffic design award 2000
Preis - Fu�g�ngerbr�cken: Br�cke Duisburg-Innenhafen
Preis - Autobr�cken: Nesenbachtal, Stuttgart
Anerkennung - Fu�g�ngerbr�cken: Glacisbr�cke, Minden
1999 Architekturpreis Beton, Lobende Erw�hnung Glacisbr�cke in Ingolstadt
1999 BDA - Auszeichnung Guter Bauten Turm und Br�cke an der Landesgartenschau in Weil am Rhein
1998 Preis des Deutschen Stahlbaus Messehalle 26 in Hannover
1998 Ingenieurbau-Preis Glacisbr�cke in Ingolstadt
1997 Besondere Auszeichnung des Europ�ischen Preises f�r Industriearchitektur
Skoda Automobilfabrik, Mlad� Boleslav (Tschechien)
1996 S�chsischer Staatspreis f�r Architektur und Bauwesen 1996
Verkehrsanlage Neue Messe Leipzig. Merkurpromenade, Merkurbr�cke
1996 Ingenieurbau-Preis, Auszeichnung Messehalle 26 in Hannover
1995鲁班d ' or,猫�成员国——芳ouvrages d 'art Grand prix du jury - Pont de Normandie - A 29
1994 Hugo-H�ring-Preis Membran�berdachung Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart
1994 Architekten- und Ingenieurverein Hamburg Bauwerk des Jahres: Wolfgang-Meyer-Sporthalle
1993 Europ�ischer Stahlbaupreis Plenarbereich des Bundestages in Bonn
1992 Deutscher Holzbaupreis 1992 Sporthalle Schorndorf-Oberberken
1991 BDA-Preis Fu�g�ngerbr�cke �ber den Neckar bei Stuttgart
1991 Ingenieurbau-Preis Dach des Innenhofes im Museum f�r Hamburgische Geschichte
1991 Hugo-H�ring-Preis Fu�g�ngerbr�cke �ber den Neckar bei Stuttgart
1991 Stahl-Innovationspreis '91 2. Preis f�r Netzkuppeln f�r Fl�chentragwerke
1990 FIP-Award for Outstanding Structures Fu�g�ngerbr�cke Kelheim
1990 Mies-van-der-Rohe-Preis 1990 Glasdach Museum Hamburg
1989 Stahl-Innovationspreis '89 1. Preis f�r Parabolkonzentrator
1988 Ingenieurbau-Preis 1988, Auszeichnung Fu�g�ngerbr�cke Kelheim
1988 Design Concept Award Wettbewerb Williamsburg Bridge Replacement
1987 pci - Prestress Concrete Institute State-of-the-Art Award for publication about precast and prestressed concrete
1984 Mies-van-der-Rohe-Preis Eislaufhalle im Olympiapark M�nchen
1983 Deutscher Architektur-Preis '83 �berdachung Eisstadion Olympiadach M�nchen
1983 BDA-Preis Bayern �berdachung Eisstadion Olympiapark M�nchen
1983 BDA-Preis Baden-W�rttemberg Europahalle Karlsruhe
1982 Preis des Deutschen Stahlbau-Verbandes (DSTV) Aufwindkraftwerk Manzanares
1979 Paul-Bonatz-Preis Neugestaltung unterer Schlossgarten (mit Leonhardt und Andr�, Stuttgart)

(up) Concepts from Nature / Life used in the designs of Schlaich family

Regards
Vivek Abhyankar
Structural Engineer
Mumbai

Dr. N. Subramanian

Dear Er Vivek,

Very interesting article about Prof. J�rg and Mike Schlaich. though I have met and heard senior Prof. J�rg Schlaich, till now I have not heard Prof. Mike's lecturers.

Prof. J�rg Schlaish contributions are enormous and his work on light weight structures, Strut-and-tie models of concrete structures and energy structures are really superb. He is one of the many great professors of our era, who deserves a prize similar to 'Nobel prize'.

Once again thanks for the info.

Regards,
Subramanian
[quote="abhy_vivek"]Schlaich Family

(mofified from following post of sefi by the same author
- Two Generations - of - Structural Engineers)

Mr. Jorg Sclaich - and - Mr. Mike Schlaich

Dr. N. Subramanian · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:54 pmPost subject:

With a heavy heart, I report the death of one of the greatest structural engineers, Prof. Jörg Schlaich, the Founder of Schlaich Bergermann & Partner, Stuttgart, on September 4th 2021, at the age of 86 in Stuttgart, Germany. He is internationally known for his revolutionary design of bridges, shells, towers and concrete buildings.

Prof. Dr. Ing. Drs. h.c. Jörg Schlaich is a German structural engineer. He studied architecture and civil engineering from 1953 to 1955 at Stuttgart University before completing his Dr.Ing. degree at the Technical University of Berlin in 1959. During 1959-60, he received his MS from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Dr. Jörg Schlaich was made a partner of the structural engineers, Leonhardt und Andrä and was responsible for the outstanding tensile structure roof of the Olympic Stadium, Munich, built during 1968-72.

From 1974 to 2000 he served as a Full Professor and Director of the Institute for Concrete Structures (Institut für Massivbau), later called as Structural Design (Konstruktion und Entwurf) at the University of Stuttgart.

In 1980, he and his partner, Dr. Rudolf Bergermann, founded their own firm, Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in Stuttgart and Prof. Schlaich managed it until 2002. He introduced the "speichenrad" principle to structural engineering in 1993, for the roof of the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (since 2008 Mercedes-Benz-Arena) in Stuttgart. Since then, his company has successfully employed it in stadium projects across the globe. Other structures include the observation tower at the Killesbergpark in Stuttgart.

Most of his projects as well of that of his company with offices in Stuttgart, Berlin, New York, Sao Paulo and Shanghai is documented on their website (www.sbp.de). The work of Schlaich Bergermann und partner focuses on the three main themes of building, surveying and solar energy.

Dr. Jörg Schlaich is also the developer of the Solar Updraft Tower for large scale solar energy generation. He is credited with advancing the strut and tie model for reinforced concrete. His seminal 76 page paper "Toward a Consistent Design of Structural Concrete " was published in the PCI journal, May-June 1987.

Prof. Schlaich was made a Honorary member of ACI in 1988 for his "creative engineering achievements in connection with concrete structures and contributions to the understanding the behavior of concrete". He was also an active member of IABSE.

vikram.jeet · General Sponsor Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 3699

It is sad to know that Prof Schlaich , one of great Structural engineering Personality is no more as per posting on sefi from Dr NS Sir.

He was definitely a towering personality of this field with deep sense of aesthetic designs and a GEM of Structural engineering .

Though he is laid to rest in resting place , but his aesthetic Structural Creations will live and speak of the excellence of Dr Schlaich.