Werner Sobek - Finding gold between architecture and engineering | Architects, not Architecture.

As part of AnA Hamburg in November 2024, we had the opportunity to get to know the architect and engineer Werner Sobek. Check our website for more architecture talks: architectsnota...
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About Werner Sobek:
Werner Sobek is an architect and consulting engineer. He is the founder of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart and initiator of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1244 on “Adaptive Envelopes and Structures for the Built Environment of Tomorrow”. Werner Sobek is also the founder and honorary president of several non-profit initiatives such as aed e.V. In 2022, he was the only architect and engineer to be included in Cicero magazine’s list of the 500 most important German-speaking intellectuals. In the same year, he was also awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon. Werner Sobek is the founder of a globally active planning office with more than 450 employees. The company works on all types of buildings and materials. Special emphasis is placed on the design and planning of supporting structures, façades and technical building equipment as well as building physics consulting. The aim here is a built environment that is breathtakingly beautiful and at the same time does justice to the interests of future generations - Werner Sobek wants to build for more people, without emissions and with fewer materials. www.wernersobek.com