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Werner Sobek

Structural minimalist

Background
Degree in Engineering and Architecture, University of Stuttgart; Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, University of Stuttgart. Founder, Werner Sobek Ingenieure; Professor, University of Stuttgart; Director of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and the Central Laboratory for Structural Engineering; Founder, 3e — Werner Sobek Exhibition and Entertainment Engineering; Founder, Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design

Awards

  • Dupont Benedictus Award
  • Design Award of the Industrial Fabrics Association International
  • European Gluelam Award
  • Fritz Schumacher Award of the Alfred Topfer Foundation
  • SEAOI Award of Structural Excellence
  • RIBA Award
  • Higo Haering Award
  • Auguste Perret Prize of the UIA
  • Fazler Rahman Khan Medal

Books About

  • Show me the Future. Engineering and Design by Werner Sobek, by Conrad Lloyd Morgan (2004)
  • R128 by Werner Sobek, by Werner Blaser and Frank Heinlein (2002)
  • Helmut Jahn, Werner Sobek, Matthias Schuler — Architecture Engineering, by Werner Blaser (2002)
  • Werner Sobek: Art of Engineering, by Werner Blaser (1999)

Books By

  • Archi-Neering: Helmut Jahn - Werner Sobek, with Helmy Jahn, Susanne Anna and Nicola Kuhn (2000)
  • SOM Journal 2, with Wilfried Wang and Douglas Garofalo (2003)
  • Steel Construction Manual, with Princeton Architectural Staff (2000)
  • Glass Construction Manual (1999)