Design Matters Lecture - Biological Design and Integrative Structures

March 8, 2017 - March 8, 2017
University of Calgary Downtown Campus (906 8 Ave. SW).

Elytra Pavilion

 Image:  Elytra Pavilion, designed by Achim Menges with Moritz Dörstelmann, Jan Knipps and Thomas Auer. Photo by NAARO

The seventh installment of the 2016-2017 Design Matters Lecture Series presents Jan Knippers of Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering (Germany), who is also the head of the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (itke) at the Faculty for Architecture and Urban Design at University of Stuttgart. This lecture will explore the potential for a future where fiber-based building materials play a larger role in architecture and building construction .

Join us on Wednesday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Calgary Downtown Campus (906 8 Ave. SW).

Limited seating - RSVP is strongly recommended.

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