Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Moritz

Personal Data
1963	born in Hannover, Germany

Education/Higher Education
1982	Final secondary-school examinations, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
1982-1983	Basic military service, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
1992	Graduated Structural Engineer (Dipl.-Ing. univ.), University of Hannover, Germany
1997	Graduated architect (Dipl.-Ing. univ.), University of Hannover, Germany
2007	Doctoral examination (Dr.-Ing.), Technical University of Munich, Germany

Professional Activities and Research
1992-1997	Project manager, OBERMEYER PLANEN + BERATEN GmbH, planning and consulting company for buildings, environment, traffic and technical equipment, department of architecture and building construction, Hannover, Germany
1997-1999	Deputy chief of engineering department, KOCH MEMBRANE STRUCTURES GmbH (later: SKYSPAN EUROPE GmbH), company for planning and building in the field of membrane constructions Rimsting, Germany; 10/1998: Deployment for a training, TENSYS Ltd., office for structural design and engineering of membrane constructions, Bath, U.K.
2000-2005	Research in the field of structural design and assistant lecturer, Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Architecture, chair of structural design, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Barthel, Munich, Germany
2000-2007	Formation and association, ENGINEERING + DESIGN GbR, office for engineering, structural design and consulting in the field of membrane constructions, Rosenheim, Germany
since 2007	Teaching position, University of Appplied Sciences, FH Anhalt, Dessau, masterstudy membrane structures, mandatory module MM6, structural design concepts – dimensioning, Dessau, Germany
since 2007	Head of department Research & Development (R&D), seele cover GmbH Obing, Germany

Publications

Polymers used in Construction, Schiemann, L., Moritz, K., Chapter 5, in TEXTILES AND POLYMERS FOR BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2010

Transparency Carried by Air – Pneumatic ETFE-Foil-Cushion Technology, Moritz, K., Hafner, A., Proceedings, NASCC - “The Structures Congress“: Steel Conference, Structural Glazing Session: „Innovative Transparency“, ASCE, Orlando, USA, 2010

Transparent Lightweight Constructions, Moritz, K., Hafner, A., Extended Abstract, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Symposium Spatial Structures – Permanent and Temporary, Shanghai, China, 2010

Design Aspects of ETFE Foil Cushions, Moritz, K. INNOVATIV KONSTRUIEREN, DETAIL, DEVELOPMENT, pp. 48 - 52, available in German, French and English Language, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, Munich, 2009

Development of Lightweight Building Envelopes, Moritz, K. INNOVATIV KONSTRUIEREN, DETAIL, DEVELOPMENT, pp. 53 - 57, available in German, French and English Language, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, München, 2009

Time Temperature Shift (TTS) of ETFE-foils, Moritz, K., Proceedings, International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures “Structural Membranes“, Stuttgart, 2009

Pneumatic Structures, Moritz, K., Schiemann, L., Lecture/Manuscript, Optional Module OM01, Master’s course Membrane Structures, University of Applied Sciences (FH) Anhalt, Dessau, since 2009 (annual)

National stadium Beijing, Moritz, K., DETAIL, issue 7/8 2008, pp. 771 - 779, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, Munich, 2008

ETFE film as a structural element, Moritz, K., dissertation, faculty for architecture, Technical University Munich, 2007

Structural Design Concepts, Moritz, K., Schiemann, L., Lecture/Manuscript, Mandatory Module MM06, Master’s course Membrane Structures, University of Applied Sciences (FH) Anhalt, Dessau, since 2006 (annual)

Construction Methods of ETFE Foil Systems, Moritz, K., Steel Construction, Issue 5/2007, pp. 336 - 342, Publisher Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2007

The Outer Enclosure of the Allianz Arena, Moritz, K., DETAIL KONZEPT, Issue 9/2005, pp. 976 - 978, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, Munich, 2005

Steel Service Station Roofs with Plastic Membranes, Moritz, K., Brengelmann, T., Schiemann, L., DETAIL, Issue 7/8 2005, pp. 798 - 804, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, Munich, 2005

Moritz, K., Barthel, R., Building with ETFE-Film (Bauen mit ETFE-Folien), Detail Praxis - Translucent Materials, Page 70 – 78, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, München, 2003

Moritz, K., Membrane Materials in Building – Fabric and Film (Membranwerkstoffe im Hochbau – Gewebe und Folien), Detail Praxis - Translucent Materials, Page 58 – 69, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, München, 2003

Moritz, K., Membrane Constructions – Transparent Claddings made of ETFE-film (Membranbau - Transparente Gebäudehüllen aus ETFE-Folie), Paper for the Symposium “Steel, Glass and Membranes in Industrial Building“, Chapter 6, Page 48 – 57, Dresden, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Industriebau e.V. (Hrsg.), Callwey Verlag, 2003

Moritz, K., Barthel, R., Transparent Architecture – Building with ETFE-Film (Transparente Architektur – Bauen mit ETFE-Folien, Detail, Issue 12, Page 1616 – 1620, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, München, 2002

Moritz, K., Membrane Materials in Building (Membranwerkstoffe im Hochbau), Detail Issue 6, Page 1050 – 1058, Institut für Internationale Architekturdokumentation, München, 2000

Moritz, K., Application and Fabrication of Membrane Materials (Materialeinsatz und Konfektionierung von Membranwerkstoffen), Stahlbau, Issue 8/2000, Page 619 – 626, Verlag Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000

Moritz, K., Covering up – an open and shut case, Stadia, Issue 10, Page 69 – 72, 2000

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