Laurent Ney keynote lecturer at IASS2024, Zürich (CH)

Today Laurent Ney gives a lecture at the ETH Zürich for the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS). The main thematic focus of IASS 2024 is the historic and ongoing intersection of technology with informed expression in structural design. The theme of the symposium will be Redefining the Art of Structural Design, and will acknowledge the exemplary history of the IASS and new groundbreaking innovations in their field.

IASS has focused on advancing design, engineering, materials and methods since its foundation in 1959. It attracts architects, engineers, and practitioners who play crucial roles in the integration of structural engineering and architecture. The symposium aims to further develop the classic characteristics of structural design – Efficiency, Economy and Elegance – and extend them with Environment and Ethics to robustly address the current challenges faced by our discipline and planet.

Copyright image: Kevin Vaessens.