Architect and structural engineer Werner Sobek, founder of Werner Sobek Group, was honored during the second International Research and Design Forum for his contributions to the fields of architecture and engineering. In 1983, Sobek received the Fazlur Rahman Khan International Fellowship from the SOM Foundation.
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Werner Sobek was presented with the recognition by William Baker, SOM Structural Engineering Consulting Partner and inaugural honoree of the International Research and Design Forum.
“Werner Sobek is a brilliant engineer, architect, and environmentalist who has dedicated his career to innovation. He has continually strived to create new architecture and systems through research and design. He is a perfect choice to be honored at the SOM Foundation International Research and Design Forum in Stuttgart.”
William Baker
B10, Stuttgart. © Zooey Braun. Courtesy of Werner Sobek.
D1244, Stuttgart. © Rene Mueller. Courtesy of Werner Sobek.
UMAR, Dübendorf. © Zooey Braun. Courtesy of Werner Sobek.
R128, Stuttgart. © Rene Mueller. Courtesy of Werner Sobek.
R128, Stuttgart. © Pasi Toiviainen. Courtesy of Werner Sobek.
Werner Sobek is an architect and consulting engineer. He is the founder of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart. From 2017 until 2020, he was chairman of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 1244 on Adaptive Building Skins and Structures for the Built Environment of Tomorrow. Sobek initiated and headed several nonprofit initiatives such as the aed e.V. In 2022, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, one of Germany’s highest distinctions. Sobek is the founder of a globally active planning office with more than 350 employees. The company processes all types of buildings and materials. Special emphasis is placed on the design and planning of structures, facades, and technical building equipment as well as on consulting in building physics. The aim is a built environment that is breathtakingly beautiful and at the same time meets the interests of future generations—Sobek wants to build emission-free for more people and with less material.
