Prof. Alejandro Bernabeau Larena from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid is invited to give a lecture titled On the relationship between structure and architecture. The lecture is taking place on 1 Oktober 2024 at Väre, L101, at 16:00 and everyone is welcome to join.
Abstract: Structure is a key element of any construction, assuring its stability and resistance. Further, it also contributes to its design and configuration. Starting from this principle, the talk presents several ideas, relating to the relationship between structure and architecture and its design process, as points of reflection and design strategies. Each idea is introduced with an artistic reference, relating architectural and structural design with art creative thinking and processes, and presented alongside projects in which the author has participated, as reference and application.
Alejandro Bernabeu Larena, Ph. Civil Engineer, Professor at the School of Architecture (UPM), is an expert in structures of singular buildings with more than 20 years of experience. Director of his own consultancy firm, he has developed projects worldwide working in collaboration with well-known architects such as Herzog & de Meuron, David Chipperfield, Dominique Perrault, Nieto Sobejano, Rafael de La Hoz or Burgos & Garrido. His work focus on structural design and the relationship between structures and architecture.