IAAC Lecture Series 2016/17

OPENING LECTURE
Wednesday 19th of October
Lecture by Ben van Berkel – UNStudio

@ 19.00, IAAC Auditorium
Open to the Public

19.00 – Opening
19.20 – Welcome Areti Markopoulou
19.30 – Ben van Berkel Lecture
20:30 – Book Presentation and Signing Session
21:00 – Refreshments

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Ben van Berkel, born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is the Founder and Principal Architect of UNStudio in Amsterdam, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Ben van Berkel studied architecture at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the Architectural Association in London, receiving the AA Diploma with Honours in 1987. He was recently awarded the Kenzo Tange Visiting Professor’s Chair at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. UNStudio is a network of specialists in architecture, urban development and infrastructure. Current projects include the design for Doha’s Integrated Metro network in Qatar, the Raffles City mixed-use development in Hangzhou and the Canaletto Tower in London.