Wednesday, December 2
7:00 p.m.
The Great Hall
The Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street

Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Engineering and Design
Introduced and moderated by Toshiko Mori
Welcome by Annabelle Selldorf
Tickets are free for Arch League members
$10 for non-members

Werner Sobek, founder of Werner Sobek Engineering and Design, will present the 3rd Annual Franzen Lecture for Architecture and the Environment. The lecture is given by an international figure whose work has significant implications for understanding and reconceiving the relationship between architecture and the environment. Sobek will discuss a radical approach for building that combines the sustainability concepts of zero energy, zero carbon emission, and zero waste called triple zero building. He will also discuss experiments at the Light Structure Institute and its exploration of material use, façade design for energy conservation, harvesting and storage, and other strategies to reduce resource use.

The annual lecture was created in honor of long-time League trustee Ulrich Franzen. Toshiko Mori, principal of Toshiko Mori Architect, will introduce and frame Sobek's presentation by identifying current issues in the intersection of architecture and the environment and follow his lecture with a moderated discussion.