Benjamin Schmid - SPP 2255 Kulturerbe Konstruktion

His research focuses on architectural history and construction history in the fields of engineering and architecture throughout the 20th century.

Education

Since 2019: Doctoral Programme Architecture at the University of Innsbruck
2016-2018: Master Programme Architecture at the University of Innsbruck
2013-2016: Bachelor Programme Architecture at the University of Innsbruck
2013: High School Diploma at the Realgymnasiums „Nikolaus Cusanus“ Brunico

Professional experience

Seit 2024/01: Scientific Assistant at the institute of architectural history at the University of Stuttgart
2023/10 – 2024/03: Lecturer at the institute of architectural history at the University of Stuttgart
2021/02 – 2023/12:
Scientific Project-Assistant at the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck
2017/10-2023/04: Technician at FIBY ZT-GmbH in Innsbruck, engineering office for building physics and acoustic

Memberships

Since 2021: Gesellschaft für Bautechnikgeschichte (since 2023 responsible for the homepage)
Since 2021: The Construction History Society
Since 2021: European Architectural History Network

Awards

2023: Award for best contribution of Young Engineers at the IABSE Symposium 2023 in Istanbul

Publications

2023 – Journal article: Schmid, Benjamin: The development of a fast assembly method using steel in nuclear power plant construction based on a physical model in the GDR, in: The Construction Historian 2023, 12, S. 32 – 35.
2023 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane/Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard: Tool – Object – Fragment: The Afterlife of Physical Measurement Models, in: Endo, Yohei/Hanazato, Toshikazu (Hg.): SAHC 2023, RILEM Bookseries 46, Volume 2, Chapter 75. Heidelberg 2023, S. 924 – 934.
2023 – Paper in conference proceedings: Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard/Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: The hybrid statics by Heinz Hossdorf – interaction between physical models, material and the first computers, in: Xie, Yi Min/Burry, Jane/Lee, Ting-Uei/Ma, Jiaming (Ed.): Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2023 – Integration of Design and Fabrication. Melbourne 2023, pp. 1122 – 1132.
2023 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane/Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard: From Leonardo da Vinci to Fritz Leonhardt – The Role of Physical Measurement Models in Bridge Engineering, in: IABSE (Ed.): IABSE Symposium Istanbul Proceedings, 2023 – Long Span Bridges. Zürich 2023, pp. 928 – 935.
2022 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: New Materials for Model Analysis of Engineering Structures – Micro-concrete versus Acrylic Plastic, in: Campbell, James W.P./Baker, Nina/Bill, Nicholas/Driver, Michael/Heaton, Michael/Ruamsanitwong, Natcha/Smyth, Fiona/Yeomans, David (Ed.): Studies in Construction History. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society. Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, 12–13 April 2023. Cambridge 2023, pp. 473 – 485.
2023 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: Das Messmodell für die Alster-Schwimmhalle Hamburg – ein interdisziplinäres Zusammenwirken Stuttgarter Bauingenieure auf dem Gebiet der Modellstatik, in: Rauhut, Christoph/Weber, Christiane/Bastgen, Michael/Sieder, Mike/Kuban, Sabine (Ed.): Materialgerecht konstruiert!?!. Tagungsband der Fünften Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Bautechnikgeschichte, 10–11 Juni 2021. Petersberg 2023, pp. 207 – 222.
2022 – Paper in conference proceedings: Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard/Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: The hanging model for the Mannheim Multihalle and its digital twin, in: Xue, Su-duo/Wu, Jin-zhi/Sun, Guo-jun (Ed.): Conference Proceedings of IASS/APCS 2022 – Innovation, Sustainability and Legacy. Peking 2022, pp. 2834 – 2843.
2022 – Paper in conference proceedings: Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard/Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane/Nett, Julia: The physical model for the IL pavilion and the usage of its digital twin, in: Holschemacher, Klaus/Quapp, Ulrike/Singh, Amarjit/Yazdani, Siamak (Ed.): Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction – State-of-the-art Materials and Techniques in Structural Engineering and Construction. Fargo 2022, pp. AAE-17-1 – AAE-17-6.
2022 – Paper in conference proceedings: Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard/Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane/Morgenthal, Guido: The New Little Belt Bridge – the role of the physical model and it’s digital twin, in: IABSE (Ed.): Report of the IABSE Symposium Prague, 2022 – Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures. Zürich 2022, pp. 702 – 709.
2022 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: From physical to digital – the form-finding and measuring models of the Mannheim Multihalle, in: Campbell, James W.P./Baker, Nina/Driver, Michael/Heaton, Michael/Ruamsanitwong, Natcha/Wall, Christine/Yeomans, David (Ed.): Timber and Construction. Proceedings of the ninth Conference of the Construction History Soceity. Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, 1–3 April 2022. Cambridge: The Construction History Society, 2022, pp. 485 – 495.
2021 – Paper in conference proceedings: Wenzel, Baris/Möller, Eberhard/Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: Last Witness and digital twin – physical and digital modeling the Munich Olympic sport hall – a case study, in: Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe/Wüchner, Roland/Lázaro, Carlos (Ed.): X. International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures – Structural Membranes 2021.
2021 – Paper in conference proceedings: Schmid, Benjamin/Weber, Christiane: The experiments on measurement models for the Munich Olympic site, in: Mascarenhas-Mateus, João/Pires, Ana Paula/Marques Caiado, Manuel/Veiga, Ivo (Ed.): History of Construction Cultures. Volume 1. Proceedings of the seventh International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH). Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021. Boca Raton 2021, pp. 625 – 631.

Presentations

2023/11/15 – Presentation: Accumulation and transfer of knowledge in the construction industry of the high modern age using the example of model analysis at the 12^th research colloquium of the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck.
2023/09/12 – Presentation: Tool – Object – Fragment: The Afterlife of Physical Measurement Models at the 13^th Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC), Kyoto.
2023/08/15 – Presentation: The local development and global spread of the electrical resistance strain gauge and its role in model analysis in the 20^th century at the 50^th Annual Meeting of the ICOHTEC, Tallinn.
2023/05/12 – Presentation: The Use of Wind Tunnels in Structural Engineering – Aerodynamic Model Tests in the 20^th Century at the 6^th Annual Conference of the German Society for Construction History, Berlin.
2023/04/27 – Presentation: From Leonardo da Vinci to Fritz Leonhardt – The Role of Physical Measurement Models
in Bridge Engineering at the IABSE Symposium 2023, Istanbul.
2023/04/20 – Presentation: The clash between nuclear fission and steel cell composite construction – model tests for containment vessels of nuclear power plants in the GDR at the conference „Steel on new paths“, Stuttgart.
2023/04/12 – Presentation: New Materials for Model Analysis of Engineering Structures – Micro-concrete versus Acrylic Plastic bei der 10^th Annual Conference of the Construction History Society am Queens’ College, Cambridge.
2023/01/18 – Presentation: Die Verwendung physischer Modelle im Brückenbau des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts at the 11^th research colloquium of the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck.
2022/11/11 – Presentation: The potential of reverse engineered physical models – Digital twins as an innovative method for technical and cultural heritages at the 27^th Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, Vienna.
2022/09/21 – Presentation: The hanging model for the Mannheim Multihalle and its digital twin at the Annual Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, online (Beijing).
2022/04/02 – Presentation: From physical to digital – the form-finding and measuring models of the Mannheim Multihalle at the 9^th Annual Conference of the Construction History Society at Queens’ College, Cambridge.
2022/01/19 – Presentation: Das erhaltene Formfindungs- und Messmodell der Multihalle Mannheim: Eine Gitterschale für die Bundesgartenschau at the 10^th research colloquium of the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck.
2021/10/21 – Presentation: Modellstatik im 20. Jahrhundert – Personelle und institutionelle Netzwerke at the 4^th Austrian PhD-Symposium of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture, Innsbruck.
2021/07/12 – Presentation: The experiment on measurement models for the Munich Olympic site at the 7^th International Congress on Construction History, online (Lisbon).
2021/06/11 – Presentation: The measurement model for the Alster swimming hall in Hamburg – an interdisciplinary cooperation of Stuttgart engineers in the field of model statics at the 5th Annual Conference of the German Society for Construction History, online (Zurich).
2021/02/23 – Guest Lecture: Frei Otto and model testing with Christiane Weber at “Simulation of structural elements” by Mario Rinke at the University of Antwerpen, online.
2019/12/11 – Presentation: Wind tunnel tests in structural engineering – bridges and lightweight structures at the 9^th research colloquium of the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck.
2019/11/07 – Presentation: Wind tunnel tests in structural engineering – bridges and lightweight structures at the workshop “Wind tunnels. Knowledge, politics and aesthetics of moving air” an der Leuphana University, Lüneburg.
2018/06/27 – Presentation: The innovations on model analyses in the 20^th century at the 7^th research colloquium of the unit for building history and preservation at the University of Innsbruck.