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4^th Forum – “Economy of Sustainable Construction”

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Chairs

Battula Kalyana Chakravarthy Engineer, and Professor at the Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), India, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. Read CV »

Mohsen Mostafavi Architect and Dean of the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA. Read CV »

Keynote Speakers
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David Chipperfield In his keynote speech Sir David Chipperfield concentrated on durability. He observed that the physical and non-physical aspects of buildings generate sustainability from a cultural sense by providing public space independent of commercial drivers of a building project. Read CV »

Lucas Bretschger In his keynote speech Lucas Bretschger reported on the potential of sustainable construction for controlling CO2 emissions. There are direct economic benefits of sustainable buildings: durability, reduced costs for energy and water, maintenance, and a healthier and more productive environment. Read CV »

Workshop Moderators
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Hansjürg Leibundgut Professor of Building Systems, Institute of Technology in Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland. Read CV »

Harry Gugger Full Professor, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL) in Lausanne, and Principal of Harry Gugger Studio based in Basel, Switzerland. Read CV »

Workshop Reporters
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Sarah Graham Founding Partner, agps architecture in Los Angeles and Zurich, USA/Switzerland. Read CV »

Niklaus Haller Research Assistant, Chair of Building Systems, Institute of Technology in Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland. Read CV »

Concluding Panel Debaters
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Marc Angélil Architect, Deputy Head and Senior Dean of the Department of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland, and Founding Partner of agps.architecture with offices in Los Angeles and Zurich. Read CV »

Nirmal Kishnani Architect, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, and Program Director of the Master of Science in Integrated Sustainable Design at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Editor-in-Chief of FuturArc magazine. Read CV »

Moderators

Devang Khakhar Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), India. Read CV »

Rolf Soiron Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd and Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. Read CV »

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