Maxie Schneider

Maxie Schneider is an architect and Research Associate. She studied Architecture in Dresden (Technical University) and Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts). She teaches in the Department of Textile and Surface Design at the weißensee school of art and design berlin. In the affiliated research facility DXM - Design Experiment Material she investigates adaptive facades through the integration of smart materials. In addition to new textile technologies for the architectural context, her particular focus is on the crossover of textile prototyping and computational tools. Within »Matters of Activity« she will be working on »Architectural Yarn«, bridging the research projects »Weaving« and »Material Form Function«.
Material Form Function (Pre-Doctoral Researcher)
Weaving (Associated Member)
Material Form Function (Associated Member)
weißensee school of art and design berlin
Bühringstr. 20
D-13086 Berlin
Denz, P.-R., Sauer, C., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Vongsingha, P. 2021. »Smart Textile Sun-Shading : Development of Functional ADAPTEX Prototypes.« Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 9 (1): 101-116.
https://doi.org/10.7480/jfde.2021.1.5539
Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Denz, P.-R., Vongsingha, P., Suwannapruk, N., Sauer, C. 2020. »Adaptive Textile Facades Through the Integration of Shape Memory Alloy.« In ACADIA 2020 Distributed Proximities: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Volume I: Technical Papers, Keynote Conversations, edited by Slocum, B., Ago, V., Marcus, A. with Doyle, S., Yablonina, M., del Campo, M. 360-370.
http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/acadia20_360
Schneider, M., Tripod, S., Houdmont, L.T., Belis J. 2019. »Experimental Design and Building of a Cable Reinforced Plastic Brick Arch.« ed. Cruz, P. In Structures and Architecture - Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA 2019). London: CRC Press, 1099–1106.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315229126-131/experimental-design-building-cable-reinforced-plastic-brick-arch-schneider-tripod-houdmont-belis
Highlighted by Domus & Baunetz.
Schneider, M. 2017. »Pneu and Shell: Constructing Free-Form Concrete Shells with a Pneumatic Formwork.« Singapore: Springer, 639-655.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6611-5_53
Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. eds. 2023. Architectures of Weaving. From Fibers and Yarns to Scaffolds and Skins. Berlin: Jovis.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783868598315
Articles in Edited Volumes
Schneider, M., Waldhör, E. F. 2023. »Designing Performative Surfaces: A Textile Approach to Active Architectural Facades.« In Material Trajectories: Designing With Care?, edited by Perraudin, L., Winkler, C., Mareis, C., Held, M. Future Ecologies Series. Lüneburg: Meson press, 215-226.
https://doi.org/10.14619/2201
Denz, P., Suwannapruk, N., Vongsingha, P., Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Sauer, C. 2022. »Development and testing of real size smart material sun-shading: R&D ADAPTEX.« In Structures and Architecture. A Viable Urban Perspective?, edited by Marie Frier Hvejsel, Paulo J.S. Cruz CRC Press, 422-429.
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003023555-51
Guiducci, L., Schneider, M., Shone, J., Sauer, C. 2022. »Woven Paper Bridge.« In Architectures of Weaving. From Fibers and Yarns to Scaffolds and Skins, edited by Sauer C., Stoll M., Fransén Waldhör E., Schneider M. Berlin: Jovis, 41-43.
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C., Schneider, M., Shone, J. 2022. »Architectural Yarns.« In Material Legacies, edited by Büsse, M., Winberg, A., Pinto, H. Berlin. 8-9.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/files/Material_Legacies_booklet.pdf
Highlighted by TAZ, Am Knotenpunkt des Materials, 15. 11. 2022, Noemi Molitor.
Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Sauer, C. 2022. »Adaptex.« In Zumtobel Group Award 2021: Innovations for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment, edited by Feireiss, K., Mlecek, M., Feireiss, K., Commerell, H.-J. Berlin: Aedes.
Denz, P.-R., P. Vongsingha, M. Schneider, E. Fransen Waldhör, and C. Sauer. 2021. »Integration of SMA-driven Smart Textile Sun Shading into real-size façade units.« In Engineered Transparency, Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 451-463.
Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Denz, P.-R., Vongsingha, P., Suwannapruk, N., Sauer, C. 2020. »Adaptive Textile Facades Through the Integration of Shape Memory Alloy.« In ACADIA 2020 Distributed Proximities: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Volume I: Technical Papers, Keynote Conversations, edited by Slocum, B., Ago, V., Marcus, A. with Doyle, S., Yablonina, M., del Campo, M. 360-370.
http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/acadia20_360
Belis J., Houdmont, L.T., Schneider, M., Tripod, S., 2019. »Experimental Design and Building of a Cable Reinforced Plastic Brick Arch.« In Structures and Architecture : Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA 2019), edited by Paulo J.S. Cruz London: CRC, 1099–1106.
Schneider, M. 2017. »Pneu and Shell: Constructing Free-Form Concrete Shells with a Pneumatic Formwork.« Singapore: Springer, 639-655.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6611-5_53
Articles
Ou, Y., Schneider, M., Hückler, A., Köllner, A., Völlmecke, C. 2023. »Improving climate resilience: Reduced-order mechanical modelling of a temperature-adaptable sun protection facade system.« Composites and Advanced Materials, 32: 263498332211440.
https://doi.org/10.1177/26349833221144058
Denz, P.-R., Sauer, C., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Vongsingha, P. 2021. »Smart Textile Sun-Shading : Development of Functional ADAPTEX Prototypes.« Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 9 (1): 101-116.
https://doi.org/10.7480/jfde.2021.1.5539
Engelhardt, M., Schneider, H., Gast, T., Picht, T. 2019. »Estimation of the resting motor threshold (RMT) in transcranial magnetic stimulation using relative-frequency and threshold-hunting methods in brain tumor patients.« Acta Neurochirurgica, 161 (9): 1845-1851.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03997-z
Conference Proceedings
Denz, P., Suwannapruk, N., Vongsingha, P., Waldhör, E. F., Schneider, M., Sauer, C. 2022. »ADAPTEX: Physical and Digital Prototyping of Smart Textile Sun Shading.« Design Modelling Symposium,Towards Radical Regeneration, University of the arts Berlin, 2022. Springer International Publishing, 237-248.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13249-0_20
Schneider, M., Tripod, S., Houdmont, L.T., Belis J. 2019. »Experimental Design and Building of a Cable Reinforced Plastic Brick Arch.« ed. Cruz, P. In Structures and Architecture - Bridging the Gap and Crossing Borders : Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA 2019). London: CRC Press, 1099–1106.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781315229126-131/experimental-design-building-cable-reinforced-plastic-brick-arch-schneider-tripod-houdmont-belis
Highlighted by Domus & Baunetz.
Architectural Projects
Iva Rešetar, Maxie Schneider, Josephine Shone, Christiane Sauer 2022. Tangled Wall. Architectural Project. Presented in Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023. In collaboration with Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e. V. (STFI). Berlin. Since 2 February 2022.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
Research Objects
Guiducci, L., Schneider, M., Shone, J., Sauer, C. 2022. »Structural Paper Workshop.«
Guiducci, L., Schneider, M., Shone, J., Sauer, C. 2021. »Woven paper bridge.«
Exhibitions
Léa Perraudin (project lead), Martin Müller (project lead), Eva Bullermann (exhibition design), Antje Nestler, Kristin Werner (concept) Julia Blumenthal, Richard Ley (support), Dimitra Almpani-Lekka, Bastian Bayer, Eva Bullermann, Michaela Eder, Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten, Natalija Miodragović, Anna Schäffner, Maxie Schneider (contributors) Visiting Material Futures. Pop-up Exhibition at Futurium. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Futurium. 4 May 2024 - 31 August 2024.
Büsse, M. (curator), de Visscher, E. (curator), Banz, C., Dean, M., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Eigen, L., Guiducci, L., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Jalkh, H., Kycia, A., Mareis, C., Nyakatura, J. A., Rasehorn, F., Rešetar, I., Ribault, P., Sauer, C., Sauer, I., Schneider, M., Stock, R., Shone, J., Wenig, C. Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
Douny, L. (curator), Krauthausen, K. (curator), Sattler, F. (curator), Thindi, T. (film installation). DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way. Exhibition. In cooperation with Séré, A., Sawadogo, S., Dayo, L., Dayo, H., Fofana, A., Sakira, S., Dao, D., Sanogo, B., Séré, M., Konate, A., Ilboudo, M. in Burkina Faso and Bonavia, E., Buch, S., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Hathroubi, S., Hengge, R., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Illing-Günther, H., Hassoune, S., Mählmann, J., Panzer, M. M., Rešetar, I., Rosenthal, N., Santos Thomas, C., Sauer, C., Sermonet, J., Shone, J., Schneider, M., Strauß, W. in Germany. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Tieranatomisches Theater. 17 November 2022 - 29 April 2023.
https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/en/project/2022-11_daoula-sheen_exhibition_en/
Patents
Boxberger, L., Denz, P.-R., Fransén Waldhör, E., Sauer, C., Schneider, M., Vongsingha, P. 2020. Anordnung für ein architektonisches Bauelement und architektonisches Bauelement. DE102020115054 filed on 5 June 2020.
Boxberger, L., Denz, P.-R., Fransén Waldhör, E., Sauer, C., Schneider, M., Vongsingha, P. 2020. Architektonisches Bauelement. DE102020115072 filed on 5 June 2020.
Bauer, F., Schneider, M. Constraints as Chance. 11th International New Materialisms Conference: New Materialist Informatics, Computing and Worldmaking. University of Kassel. Virtual. 22 March 2021.
Sauer, C., Denz, P., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. ADAPTEX – shading system with shape memory materials. Keynote at the »Interzum« fair Cologne. Virtual. 5 May 2021.
https://www.interzum.de/event/adaptex_-_smart_textile_shading_system
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Beyer, B., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Petruschat, J. (organizers). Architectures of Weaving. A Symposium. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 2 July 2021.
Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E. ADAPTEX. Adaptivity in Textile Solar Shading Membranes Through the Integration of Shape Memory Alloys. Panel Presentation at the 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF) »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care«. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Project-Panel-Co-Creation-Sympoiesis-Prototyping
Talks & Presentations
B, Beyer, M, Schneider Hydrogel Workshop. Talk at the Smartes Material für überhitze Städte, Futurium, Berlin. 14 March 2024.
https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-abend/open-lab-abend-smartes-material-fuer-ueberhitzte-staedte/open-lab-abend-smartes-material-fuer-ueberhitzte-staedte
Highlighted by https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/13731/materialzukunfte-besuchen.
Denz, P., Schneider, M. ADAPTEX – Physical and Digital Prototyping of Smart Textile Sun shading. Talk at the design modelling symposium berlin 2022, Berlin. Berlin University of the Arts. 25 September 2023.
Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer), Schneider, M. (organizer), Fransén Waldhör, E. (moderator), Fratzl, P. (panelist), Guiducci, L. (panelist), Hengge, R. (panelist), Illing-Günther, H. (panelist), Krauthausen, K. (panelist) Book Launch of "Architectures of Weaving". Transdisciplinary Roundtable Discussion with Editors and Contributors of the Multidisciplinary Anthology "Architectures of Weaving", Architecture Gallery Aedes / Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin. 25 January 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9582/?preview
Schneider, M. Rethinking Material. Talk at the Bauwende Festival, Berlin. 27 May 2022.
Weber, R., Werner, B. M., Eger Domingos, D., Yang, B., Kim, Y., Almpani-Lekka, D., Bauer, F., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Rosenthal, N., Siquera Rodrigues, L., Shams, B., Schneider, M., Rasehorn, F. Indoor Water Bio-Remediation System. Poster presentation at the Scaling Matters: From the Lab to the Field, MoA Retreat at the Landgut Stober. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 13 September 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9125/scaling-matters-from-the-lab-to-the-field
Weber, R., Werner, B. M., Eger Domingos, D., Yang, B., Kim, Y., Almpani-Lekka, D., Bauer, F., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Rosenthal, N., Siquera Rodrigues, L., Shams, B., Schneider, M., Rasehorn, F. »Minus Zero. Interspecies Design in Underwater Environments«. Talk at the Scaling Matters: From the Lab to the Field, Landgut Stober. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 13 September 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9125/scaling-matters-from-the-lab-to-the-field
Sauer, C., Denz, P., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. ADAPTEX – shading system with shape memory materials. Keynote at the »Interzum« fair Cologne. Virtual. 5 May 2021.
https://www.interzum.de/event/adaptex_-_smart_textile_shading_system
Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E. ADAPTEX. Adaptivity in Textile Solar Shading Membranes Through the Integration of Shape Memory Alloys. Panel Presentation at the 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF) »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care«. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Project-Panel-Co-Creation-Sympoiesis-Prototyping
Schneider, M. Architecture in motion – Adaptive textiles between light and shadow. Talk at the WÆ:sf – women from arts to engineering for a sustainable future, Berlin. Technische Universität Berlin. Virtual. 7 October 2021.
Schneider, M. Shape Memory Textiles for Adaptive Facades. Talk at the Colloquium Curvobio Workshop. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Virtual. 7 April 2021.
Invited Moderation/ Comment
Schneider, M. (moderator), Fransén Waldhör, E. (moderator). Invited moderation. From Fiber to Yarn: A Discussion Between Textile, Biology and Design, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 16 October 2020.
Events & Workshops
Schneider, M., Shone, J., Guiducci, L. Sructural workshop »Papier weben« at the Bauwende Festival 2022 »Wie können wir klima- und sozialgerecht (um)bauen?«. Atelier Gardens der BUFA Studios, Berlin. 27 May 2022 - 28 May 2022.
https://www.architects4future.de/festival
Bauer, F., Schneider, M. Constraints as Chance. 11th International New Materialisms Conference: New Materialist Informatics, Computing and Worldmaking. University of Kassel. Virtual. 22 March 2021.
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Beyer, B., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Petruschat, J. (organizers). Architectures of Weaving. A Symposium. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 2 July 2021.
Sauer, C., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Illing-Günther, H., Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn. Design Research Studio., With contributions by Bastian Beyer, Michaela Eder, Iva Rešetar, and Daniel Suarez. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 12 April 2021 - 9 July 2021.
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Scaling Fibre. Invited Critic, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2021 - 6 July 2021.
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020.
https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Teaching & Courses
Bauer, F., with guests Kim, Y., Rasehorn, F., Schneider, M., Tebbe, M., Wenig, C., Yang, B., Situated Digital Agencies. Seminar, B.A./M.A. Architecture. Universität der Künste Berlin. 16 April 2021 - 16 July 2021.
https://www.udk-berlin.de/studium/architektur/fachgebiete/digitales-und-experimentelles-entwerfen/seminar-situated-digital-agencies/
Sauer, C., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Illing-Günther, H., Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn. Design Research Studio., With contributions by Bastian Beyer, Michaela Eder, Iva Rešetar, and Daniel Suarez. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 12 April 2021 - 9 July 2021.
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Scaling Fibre. Invited Critic, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2021 - 6 July 2021.
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020.
https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Sauer, C., Schneider, M. at weißensee school of art and design berlin, Priedemann Facade-Lab, Germany 2022. Zumtobel Group Award Nominee Special Prize for Innovation. »Adaptex.« Zumtobel Group.
https://z.lighting/en/group/company/zumtobel-group-award/
Prizes & Competition Awards
Sauer, C., Schneider, M. at weißensee school of art and design berlin, Priedemann Facade-Lab, Germany 2022. Zumtobel Group Award Nominee Special Prize for Innovation. »Adaptex.« Zumtobel Group.
https://z.lighting/en/group/company/zumtobel-group-award/
Press Articles
Molitor, N. 2022. »Ausstellungsempfehlung für Berlin: Am Knotenpunkt des Materials. Das 13. Design Lab im Kunstgewerbemuseum geht den Geschichten diverser Bau- und Designmaterialien auf den Grund. Befragt werden Werke aus der Sammlung.« taz, 15 November 2022.
https://taz.de/Ausstellungsempfehlung-fuer-Berlin/!5892190/