Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Bischoff is a full professor of “Institute for Structural Mechanics” at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He received his Doctoral Degree 1999 from the same University and his habilitation 2005 from the Technical University of Munich. In 1999 – 2000 he was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. Furthermore, since 2021 he is Deputy Spokesperson of SFB 1244.

Lucio Blandini is an engineer and architect with a special interest for sustainable lightweight systems and the relationship between architecture and technology.  Within the SFB 1244 he focuses on the design and development of light and sustainable façade systems as well as on the engineering of ultralight structures.
Since 2020 he has been the new head of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart, where he obtained in 2005 his PhD with the design and development of the Stuttgart Glass Shell, a filigree glass-only shell structure. After completing a master's degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Architectural Association in London, he has spent several years in the praxis, focusing on innovative facades and special structures. Projects as the Ferrari Museum in Modena, the railway Station Stuttgart 21, the House of European History in Brussels, and the Terminal 2 at Kuwait International Airport, show how a creative use of digital tools and an integral approach to planning can lead to beautiful and efficient architectures.