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Newcastle University: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB

Professor of Regenerative Architecture (School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape)
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Benjamin Bridgens

Newcastle University: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, GB

2008-08-18 to present | Professor of Regenerative Architecture (Architecture)
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Human Building Interaction and Design for Climate Change

2024-07 | Conference paper
Contributors: Eleni Margariti; Caroline Claisse; Sara Nabil; Ben Bridgens; Abigail C Durrant; David Kirk
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Evaluating the Humidity Responsiveness of Bacterial Cellulose for Application in Responsive, Breathable Building Skins

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Natalia Pynirtzi; Kumar Biswajit Debnath; Giannis Lantzanakis; Karolina Bloch; Jane Scott; Colin Davie; Ben Bridgens
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Adaptability of space habitats using the Rhythmic Buildings strategy

Acta Astronautica
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Layla van Ellen; Ben Bridgens; Neil Burford; Matthew Crown; Oliver Heidrich
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Material Ecology 3—Smart Materials

The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking
2022-07 | Other
Contributors: Emily Birch; Martyn Dade-Robertson; Ben Bridgens; Meng Zhang
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Material Ecology 3—Smart Materials

The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking
2022-07 | Other
Contributors: Artem Holstov; Ben Bridgens; Graham Farmer
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Knitted cultivation: Textiling a multi-kingdom bio architecture

Structures and Architecture A Viable Urban Perspective?
2022-07-08 | Other
Contributors: J. Scott; R. Kaiser; D. Ozkan; A. Hoenerloh; A. Agraviador; E. Elsacker; B. Bridgens
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Clay 3D printing as a bio-design research tool: development of photosynthetic living building components

Architectural Science Review
2022-04-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-8628
Contributors: Assia Crawford; Pichaya In-na; Gary Caldwell; Rachel Armstrong; Ben Bridgens
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Beyond biomimicry: developing a living building realm for a postanthropocene era

Materials Experience 2
2021 | Other
Contributors: Assia Stefanova; Rachel Armstrong; Ben Bridgens
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Material change: transforming experience

Materials Experience 2
2021 | Other
Contributors: Debra Lilley; Ben Bridgens
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State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice

Lecture Notes in Production Engineering
2021 | Book
Part of ISSN: 2194-0525
Contributors: Kyungeun Sung; Jagdeep Singh; Ben Bridgens
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Rhythmic Buildings- a framework for sustainable adaptable architecture

Building and Environment
2021-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0360-1323
Contributors: L.A. van Ellen; B.N. Bridgens; N. Burford; O. Heidrich
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Introduction: State-of-the-Art Upcycling Research and Practice

Lecture Notes in Production Engineering
2021-06 | Other
Part of ISSN: 2194-0525
Contributors: Kyungeun Sung; Jagdeep Singh; Ben Bridgens; Tim Cooper
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Photosynthetic textile biocomposites: Using laboratory testing and digital fabrication to develop flexible living building materials

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
2021-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2191-0359
Contributors: Assia Stefanova; Pichaya In-na; Gary Stephen Caldwell; Ben Bridgens; Rachel Armstrong
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Bacterial Spore-Based Hygromorphs: A Novel Active Material with Potential for Architectural Applications

Sustainability
2021-04-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Emily Birch; Ben Bridgens; Meng Zhang; Martyn Dade-Robertson
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Architectural Laboratory Practice for the Development of Clay and Ceramic-Based Photosynthetic Biocomposites

Technology|Architecture + Design
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2475-1448
Contributors: Assia Stefanova; Ben Bridgens; Pichaya In-na; Gary Caldwell; Rachel Armstrong
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How biotechnology can transform delivery and operation of the built environment

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering
2020-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0965-089X
Contributors: Ben Bridgens
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Ageing (dis)gracefully: Enabling designers to understand material change

Journal of Cleaner Production
2019-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: D. Lilley; B. Bridgens; A. Davies; A. Holstov
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Skin deep. Perceptions of human and material ageing and opportunities for design

The Design Journal
2019-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1460-6925
Contributors: Ben Bridgens; Debra Lilley; Hannah Zeilig; Caroline Searing
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Closing the Loop on E‐waste: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Journal of Industrial Ecology
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ben Bridgens; Kersty Hobson; Debra Lilley; Jacquetta Lee; Janet L. Scott; Garrath T. Wilson
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A Bayesian approach to modelling the impact of hydrodynamic shear stress on biofilm deformation

PLoS ONE
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045444608

Contributors: Oyebamiji, O.K.; Wilkinson, D.J.; Jayathilake, P.G.; Rushton, S.P.; Bridgens, B.; Li, B.; Zuliani, P.
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Creative upcycling: Reconnecting people, materials and place through making

Journal of Cleaner Production
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047465208

Contributors: Bridgens, B.; Powell, M.; Farmer, G.; Walsh, C.; Reed, E.; Royapoor, M.; Gosling, P.; Hall, J.; Heidrich, O.
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A mechanistic Individual-based Model of microbial communities

PLoS ONE
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85026759143

Contributors: Jayathilake, P.G.; Gupta, P.; Li, B.; Madsen, C.; Oyebamiji, O.; González-Cabaleiro, R.; Rushton, S.; Bridgens, B.; Swailes, D.; Allen, B. et al.
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Extracellular polymeric substance production and aggregated bacteria colonization influence the competition of microbes in biofilms

Frontiers in Microbiology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030152015

Contributors: Jayathilake, P.G.; Jana, S.; Rushton, S.; Swailes, D.; Bridgens, B.; Curtis, T.; Chen, J.
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Design for Next… Year. The Challenge of Designing for Material Change

The Design Journal
2017-09-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1460-6925
Contributors: Ben Bridgens; Debra Lilley
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Sustainable Materialisation of Responsive Architecture

Sustainability
2017-03-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Artem Holstov; Graham Farmer; Ben Bridgens
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Cosmetic obsolescence? User perceptions of new and artificially aged materials

Materials and Design
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84963593731

Contributors: Lilley, D.; Smalley, G.; Bridgens, B.; Wilson, G.T.; Balasundaram, K.
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Influence of surface roughness on the initial formation of biofilm

Surface and Coatings Technology
2015-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yasmine Ammar; David Swailes; Ben Bridgens; Jinju Chen
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Hygromorphic materials for sustainable responsive architecture

Construction and Building Materials
2015-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Artem Holstov; Ben Bridgens; Graham Farmer
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Shear behaviour of architectural fabrics subjected to biaxial tensile loads

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
2014-11 | Journal article
Contributors: A.G. Colman; B.N. Bridgens; P.D. Gosling; G.-T. Jou; X.-Y. Hsu
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A predictive model for the design of functional textiles structural membranes 2013

Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures VI - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, Structures Membranes 2013
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84891276157

Contributors: Iliffe, C.N.; Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.
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Analysis and design of membrane structures: Results of a round robin exercise

Engineering Structures
2013-03 | Journal article
Contributors: P.D. Gosling; B.N. Bridgens; A. Albrecht; H. Alpermann; A. Angeleri; M. Barnes; N. Bartle; R. Canobbio; F. Dieringer; S. Gellin et al.
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Adoption of a reliability approach for membrane structure analysis

Structural Safety
2013-01 | Journal article
Contributors: P.D. Gosling; B.N. Bridgens; L. Zhang
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Form and function: The significance of material properties in the design of tensile fabric structures

Engineering Structures
2012-11 | Journal article
Contributors: B. Bridgens; M. Birchall
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Inter-laboratory comparison of biaxial tests for architectural textiles

Journal of The Textile Institute
2012-07 | Journal article
Contributors: B. Bridgens; P. Gosling; G.-T. Jou; X.-Y. Hsu
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Monitoring the testing, construction and as-built condition of membrane structures by close range photogrammetry

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives
2010 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84897011136

Contributors: Wang, C.-H.; Mills, J.P.; Gosling, P.D.; Bridgens, B.; Grisdale, R.J.
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A predictive model for flexible woven composites

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)
2009 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-74949128362

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.
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A predictive fabric model for membrane structure design

Computational Methods in Applied Sciences
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-84962921771

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.
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A Predictive Fabric Model for Membrane Structure Design

Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures II
2008 | Other
Contributors: Benjamin N. Bridgens; Peter D. Gosling
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Material testing & computational mechanics - A new philosophy for architectural fabrics

International Journal of Space Structures
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-58849096215

Contributors: Gosling, P.D.; Bridgens, B.N.
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Material Testing & Computational Mechanics - A New Philosophy For Architectural Fabrics

International Journal of Space Structures
2008-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Gosling; Bridgens
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A new biaxial test protocol for architectural fabrics

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-12344267099

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.
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Membrane material behaviour: Concepts, practice & developments

Structural Engineer
2004 | Other
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2-s2.0-12344287343

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.; Birchall, M.J.S.
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Tensile fabric structures: Concepts, practice & developments

Structural Engineer
2004 | Other
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2-s2.0-12344284118

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.; Birchall, M.J.S.
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Direct stress–strain representation for coated woven fabrics

Computers & Structures
2004-09 | Journal article
Contributors: B.N. Bridgens; P.D. Gosling
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NURBS representation of coated woven fabric behaviour

International Conference on Computational Structures Technology - Proceedings
2002 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-0036926886

Contributors: Bridgens, B.N.; Gosling, P.D.
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NURBS representation of Coated Woven Fabric Behaviour

Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology
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Contributors: B.N. Bridgens; P.D. Gosling
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