Lecture by Craig Schwitter

Monday, 18 April

Fj Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103

The School of Design is happy to welcome Craig Schwitter to the Louisiana Tech University campus.

Craig Schwitter is a structural engineer and principal of BuroHappold Engineering in New York City. BuroHappold is known for their ingenious engineering solutions for some of the most daring buildings being constructed today. As an international firm, BuroHappold has work with world renowned architects on iconic building across the globe, emphasizing unique structural systems, green solutions, and integrated design. Mr. Schwitter established the first BuroHappold office in the United States, and also is an associate professor at Columbia University. Mr. Schwitter will lecturer on the future of engineering in architecture, with a specific focus on performative building envelopes. Projects he would present include the new Atlanta Falcons retractable dome and the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi by Jean Novel.

For more information about the firm, please visit: http://www.burohappold.com/

CONTACT

For more information about the lecture, please call the School of Design at 318.257.2816 or visit the School of Design website at http://www.design.latech.edu