A new shell structure will be tested on April 16 in Stuttgart. (Courtesy Universität Stuttgart ILSCD)

We have written about the Universität Stuttgart’s Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design before, but they keep pushing the boundaries of exciting new building technology. On April 16 they will introduce the “world’s first adaptive shell structure spanning 10 meters by 10 meters (to a scale of 1:1.), ” and the shell will be “exposed to hydraulic drives that produce movements at the support points in order to specifically reduce loads and deformations caused by externally applied loads.” Check back in on April 17th to see the test results!

The lightweight structure has a 10 meter x 10 meter span. (Courtesy Universität Stuttgart ILSCD)