Prof. Dr. Robert Off
Personal Data
16.09.1957 | Born in Augsburg, Germany |
1980 | Married to Sabrina Motaleb-Off |
Education
1979-1984 | Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Department of Architecture - Special Prize of the BAI for Diploma thesis “Integrated Living in Spatial Polyeder Structures“ |
1984-1987 | Technical University Berlin, Department of Architecture |
1995 | PhD in Architecture at the TU-Berlin Faculty of Architecture, Germany |
Professional and Academic Career
1983-1985 | Employed as an Architect at: Dipl.-Ing. E.C. Müller , Augsburg Germany |
1985-1987 | Architect of the parental construction company, Adolf Off GmbH; and General Contractor Off GmbH & KG; Augsburg, Germany |
1987 | Member of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects |
1987-1994 | Lecturing Architectural Theory at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
1988-2004 | Established an architectural consultancy practice. Director of the Atelier 1, Augsburg, Germany |
1990-1994 | Research Assistant at the Technical University-Berlin, Germany |
1994 | Visiting lecturer at the Khulna University in Bangladesh lecturing on “Engineering Details for the climatic conditions in Germany” |
1998-2002 | Lecturing on Membrane Structures at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
1999 | Founder and director of the non-profit Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies: |
2002 | Professor for Real Estate Development at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics in Bernburg, Germany |
2004 | Professor in-charge for developing the International Master Course on Membranes Structures at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Surveying, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany |
2005 | The Institute of Membrane and Shell Technologies (IMS e.V.) becomes an Associated Institute of the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences |
2006 | Start of the first ever academic master program in Membrane Structures in the world. Professor in-charge for the organization and conducting of the master course at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany |
2009 | Workshop Iran Tehran with IMS DIBA and University Tehran Membrane Structure and Architecture |
2014 | Government avocation to Professor for Real Estate and Membrane Structures, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany |
2014 | Vice President and founding member of the American Institute of Membranes and Shell Technologies, Networks and Communications, Corp., A-IMS Massachusetts, USA |
Research projects at the IMS BAUHAUS and the Anhalt University
1998 | Erecting the membrane structure "Romeo and Juliet" at the Atrium of the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. First ever "free roll" membrane in the world |
2001 | First ever design and use of Art-acoustic internal membrane structure, Bobingen, Germany |
2003 | Started research on Bekaert belt-foil system for large-span roofs |
2004 | Development of stiffened foam-membrane shell, Project Audra, Augsburg, Germany |
2005 | Design- development and construction of the first ever Bat-Wing membrane structure at the Monastery Hülfensberg, Germany |
2005 | Research project at the IMS e.V. and the Anhalt University on prototype Bat-Wing structures |
2011 | Federal Research Project “Stiffening of Membrane Structures with sprayed concrete” |
Patents and inventions
1998 | Composite membrane-foam building material |
2004 | Inventor of: An Architectural Fabric |
2010 | Solar membrane for thermal conditioning of buildings |
2013 | Patent application at the Anhalt University |