Newton Fund - Membrane material testing & modelling for urban transformations, sustainability & efficiency The proposed project will represent a completely new collaboration established as a result of common interests and research in the same subject. The Brazilian partners have developed a method for constitutive relations for new materials and the UK partners have the expertise in experimental analysis and constitutive material modelling. The partnership will promote the improvement of technologies for membrane structures and offer novel solutions for transformable urban spaces. The Newton Fund builds research and innovation partnerships with developing countries across the world to promote the economic development and social welfare of the partner countries.