News | November 2022, Chicago

We are thrilled to announce that ADAPTEX was honored by CTBUH at this year’s conference in Chicago as the 2022 Award of Excellence Winner in the Innovation category!

The ADAPTEX research project explores adaptable textile solar shading elements that can open and close independently in response to temperature changes.
R&D Team at Priedemann Facade Experts: Paul-Rouven Denz, Puttakhun Vongsingha, Natchai Suwannapruk, Jens Böke

Congratulations to the whole project team on this significant achievement and our great collaboration!

We want to take this opportunity to thank our project partners for our successful collaboration and support:
- Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (KHB)
- Carl Stahl ARC GmbH
- Verseidag-Indutex GmbH
- i-Mesh | Customizable Textile for Architecture & Design
- Fraunhofer IWU
- Schütz Goldschmidt Schneider GmbH
- ITP GmbH
- German University of Technology (GUTech) in Muscat

BMBF Zwanzig20 funds the project within the innovation network smarthoch3.

We are also impressed by the amazing work of the other finalists! Read the list of award winners here:

News | October 2022, Oman

The ADAPTEX research project explores adaptive textile sunshade elements, able to open and close independently in response to temperature changes. Two different design concepts have been developed: ADAPTEX Wave is based on the deformation of textile strips, while the second approach, ADAPTEX Mesh, superimposes two textile layers to open or close the structure. In both approaches, the opening mechanism is enabled by the integration of smart materials, in particular, shape memory alloys (SMA).

Having already demonstrated the operating principle of ADAPTEX wave and mesh prototypes under laboratory conditions, the developments were further investigated in real-world applications. Muscat in Oman, with its particularly high temperatures, offers an ideal climate to test the behaviour under extreme conditions. Therefore, in August 2022, the Priedemann R&D team visited the German University of Technology (GUTech) in Muscat together with representatives of Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin (KHB) and Carl Stahl ARC GmbH to install the solar shading system at the university’s ECO House. A decentralized sensor network is part of this implementation and sends data via the cloud as part of long-term monitoring, providing information about the behaviour of the system during operation.

Many thanks to the GUTech, for the opportunity to realize this project and for the great cooperation during the installation. Other project partners are Verseidag-Indutex GmbH and i-Mesh | Customizable Textile for Architecture & Design, whom we also thank very much for their support and cooperation in the ADPATEX KLIMA+ research project. The project is funded by BMBF Zwanzig20 within the innovation network smarthoch3.

Lecture | 09-12 November 2022, Chicago

The CTBUH 2022 International Conference theme this year is “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism,” featuring, among other events, the 2022 CTBUH Awards Program.

We are delighted to have Priedemann Facade Lab, with Paul-Rouven Denz as a speaker, representing Adaptex for the Innovation award on Friday, 11 November 2022.

To get a detailed overview of the conference schedule, please visit the website

Lecture | 07 November 2022, Tel Aviv

The first edition in Tel Aviv is coming up.
There is already a great lineup of speakers at the ZAK conference, and Lars will open the conference with his keynote, “Multi-Layered & Adaptable – Our Façades for Tomorrow”. We look forward to seeing you.

Please have a look at the conference’s website for more information:

Lecture | 25 October 2022, Riyadh

We are excited to join the 6th edition of the World Of TECHNAL- Seminar and delighted to announce Lars Anders as keynote speaker- who will be speaking on-“Sustainable Facade Construction for KSA”.

Check out the conference’s website for more information.

Lecture | 20-21 October 2022, Bern

At this year’s ADVANCED BUILDING SKINS Conference, the signs all point to “Ultra Input”! This time, the international event on innovative building skins features a special session (B5) on the ACT Facade. Our Head of Projects, Paul-Rouven Denz, will present together with our project partners “Active Cavity Transition (ACT) Façade – From Realization to Future Application”.
Our partners are: Jaschek Architects, Fraunhofer ISE, Fraunhofer IBE and Transsolar.

Be excited!

For more information, please visit the

Lecture | 20 October 2022, Berlin

We are looking forward to Lars Anders’ and Jens Böke’s keynotes at the ZAK event in Berlin this year. Lars will open the event with his keynote “Multi Layered & Adaptable – Our Façades for Tomorrow”, and Jens will present his talk on “Active Cavity Transition (ACT) Facade – From Research to Application” in the afternoon. We are excited and look forward to seeing you there.

For more information and registration, please visit the organizer page:

Lecture | 12-13 October 2022, Los Angeles

It is coming up in October! The Facade Tectonics Institute’s biennial World Congress in Los Angeles.

On October 13th, in session 2 of the EFN European Façade Network, Stefan Goebel will give his presentation on “ACT-Facade – Combining facade and ventilation technology for energy efficiency and comfort.”

Do not miss out on this one.

Check out the conference’s website for more information