Biography
Carlos Pascual Agulló is Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. He studied Civil Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV, Spain) and obtained his PhD from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland), where his research focused on energy-producing composite structures for building envelopes. He subsequently carried out postdoctoral research in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, developing mathematical models for multilayer structural systems.
Before joining the Department of Architecture, he worked for over six years at Bellapart S.A.U. (Spain), a design-and-build company specialising in architectural envelope systems based on glass, steel, fibre-reinforced polymers, and structural adhesives, first as a Research Engineer and later as R&D Director.
His research covers structural design and analysis, façade engineering, and low-carbon construction, with an emphasis on lightweight and spatial structural systems. He is particularly interested in how geometry and mechanics influence structural response in multilayer configurations, with a focus on stability, equilibrium, material efficiency, and non-linear behaviour. His work develops analytical models and mathematical formulations to describe the response of complex structural systems.
A central aim of his research is to identify governing parameters with clear physical meaning, supporting more informed and material-efficient structural design. He also studies how structural form emerges from mechanical principles, using analytical and computational methods.
Publications
Journal papers:
1. Pascual C, Hartwell R, Buskermolen P, Overend M. Shear-lag effects in composite glazing panels. Engineering Structures 2025; 342:120863.
2. Pascual C, Overend M. Buckling of sandwich struts with a particular application in composite multi-layer glazing. Engineering Structures 2021; 230:111545.
3. Pascual C, Nhamoinesu S, Overend M. The flexural response of large scale steel-framed composite glazing panels. Glass Structures & Engineering 2019; 4(2):199-207.
4. Pascual C, Montali J, Overend M. Adhesively-bonded GFRP-glass sandwich components for structurally efficient glazing applications. Composite Structures 2017; 160:560-573.
5. Pascual C, de Castro J, Schueler A, Keller T. Integration of dye solar cells in load-bearing translucent glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates. Journal of Composite Materials 2017; 51(7):939-953.
6. Pascual C, de Castro J, Kostro A, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A, Keller T. Optically-derived mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates for multifunctional load-bearing structures. Journal of Composite Materials 2015; 49(28):3539-3556.
7. Pascual C, de Castro J, Kostro A, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A, Keller T. Diffuse light transmittance of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates for multifunctional load-bearing structures. Journal of Composite Materials 2014; 48(29):3621-3636.
8. Pascual C, de Castro J, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A, Keller T. Total light transmittance of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates for multifunctional load-bearing structures. Journal of Composite Materials 2014; 48(29):3591-3604.
Conference papers:
1. Bedon C, Pascual C, Luna-Navarro A, Overend M, Favoino F. Thermo-mechanical investigation of novel GFRP-glass sandwich façade components. In: Proceedings of Challenging Glass Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 17-18 May 2018, vol.6, pp.501-512.
2. Pascual C, Nhamoinesu S, Overend M. Mechanically Efficient and Structurally Slim Vision Panels. In: Proceedings of Glass Performance Days 2017, Tampere, Finland, 28-30 June 2017, pp.37-41.
3. Pascual C, de Castro J, Kostro A, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A and Keller T. Light diffusion in GFRP laminates for building construction. In: Proceedings of CICE Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 20-22 August 2014.
4. Pascual C, de Castro J, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A and Keller T. Total light transmittance of GFRP laminates for building construction. In: Proceedings of CICE Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 20-22 August 2014.
5. Pascual C, de Castro J, Schueler A, Vassilopoulos A and Keller T. Total light transmittance of glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates for multifunctional load-bearing structures. In: Proceedings of CISBAT International Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-6 September 2013, pp.73-78. Lausanne: LESO-PB.
6. Pascual C, de Castro J, Vassilopoulos A and Keller T. Integration of photovoltaic cells into multifunctional sandwich structures for building construction. In: Proceedings of UAE-Swiss Research Day, Lausanne, Switzerland, 22-23 June 2011, p.75. Lausanne: EPFL-Middle East.
PhD thesis:
Pascual C. Translucent load-bearing GFRP envelopes for daylighting and solar cell integration in building construction. PhD thesis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2014.
