Werner Sobek

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Werner Sobek (2008)

Werner Sobek (born May 16, 1953 in Aalen ) is a German civil engineer and architect . He is a full professor at the University of Stuttgart and head of the Institute for Lightweight Design and Construction (ILEK) - thus the scientific and organizational framework of the Stuttgart School of Structural Engineering has undergone a significant further development. Sobek is the owner of the Werner Sobek group of companies. He is one of the initiators of the German Sustainable Building Council .

Life

From 1974 to 1980 Sobek completed a degree in civil engineering and architecture at the University of Stuttgart. Between 1980 and 1986 he was a research assistant at the Collaborative Research Center SFB 64 Wide-Spanned Structures at the University of Stuttgart. In 1987 he received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Stuttgart. Between 1987 and 1991 he worked in the engineering office Schlaich Bergermann und Partner in Stuttgart .

In 1992 he founded the Werner Sobek office , which in addition to its main location in Stuttgart is now also represented in Berlin , Buenos Aires , Dubai , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg , Istanbul , Moscow and New York . In 1991 he was appointed professor and head of the Institute for Structural Design and Building Research at the University of Hanover (successor to Bernhard Tokarz ).

Since 1994 Sobek has been a professor at the University of Stuttgart, succeeding Frei Otto and director of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and the Central Laboratory for Structural Engineering. In 1998 he became a member of the board of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Engineers and appointed test engineer for structural engineering for all disciplines.

In 2000 he took over a second chair to succeed Jörg Schlaich and founded the Institute for Lightweight Design and Construction (ILEK). The same year: Shanghai Engineering License. From 2000 to 2001 he was visiting professor at the Technical University of Graz . Since 2002 he has been a member of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, an extraordinary member of the BDA and a member of the German Academy for Urban Development and State Planning.

In 2003 Werner Sobek was named a Peer Review Engineer in Chicago. In 2004 the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich honored his work with the exhibition show me the future - ways into the future. engineering and design by werner sobek . In 2009 a major exhibition followed in the Ringturm Gallery in Vienna under the title Sketches for the Future - Werner Sobek and the ILEK . This exhibition was also shown at the 2010 Moscow Architecture Biennale, where it received an award for best guest exhibition.

Werner Sobek was a member of the Research and Technology Advisory Board of Graz University of Technology and Chairman of the University Council of the newly founded HafenCity University Hamburg in Hamburg from 2006 to 2010 . In 2007-2008 Werner Sobek held a visiting professorship at the GSD (Graduate School of Design) at Harvard. In April 2008 Werner Sobek became President of the German Sustainable Building Council. V. ([DGNB]), of which he is a founding member. He held this office until June 21, 2010. In June 2013 Werner Sobek decided not to run for the Presidium of the DGNB anymore. From summer 2008 to spring 2014, Werner Sobek was also Mies van der Rohe Studio Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

On June 10th, 2009 the TU Dresden awarded him the academic degree “Doctor of Engineering Honors” for his services to the development of modern architecture, especially with regard to the creative collaboration between architects and engineers and his commitment to rethinking building for the future halber “(Dr.-Ing. E. h.). On November 8, 2013, Graz University of Technology awarded him an honorary doctorate (Dr. hc) “in recognition of his outstanding scientific and technical achievements in the fields of architecture and civil engineering” . In 2012 Werner Sobek worked as a professor and owner of a group of companies with over 200 employees and as a test engineer for structural engineering.

The Institute for Lightweight Construction, Design and Construction (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart , headed by Werner Sobek, combines the areas of design and design that are dominant in architecture with the areas of analysis and construction as well as materials science, which are the focus of civil engineering. On the basis of a goal-oriented and interdisciplinary approach, the institute deals with the conceptual and cross-material development of all types of construction methods and supporting structures. The range of work areas ranges from building with textiles and glass to new structures in reinforced and prestressed concrete. From the individual detail to the entire structure, it is a matter of optimizing shape and construction with regard to material and energy consumption, durability and reliability, recyclability and environmental compatibility.

Werner Sobek is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Building Culture Foundation .

In December 2011 Werner Sobek founded the Stuttgart Institute of Sustainability Stiftung e. V., a non-profit association whose aim is to promote research on sustainable building techniques.

Werner Sobek has been the speaker of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1244 "Adaptive Shell and Structures for the Built Environment of Tomorrow" since January 2017 .

Projects

Residential houses

Post Tower in Bonn

Werner Sobek plans one house every year. These projects serve the office as an experiment and demonstration object for new technologies, which are then often used in the larger projects of the office. One of these buildings is R128, the Sobek family's private residence in Stuttgart. The cube-shaped, four-story building , completely glazed on all sides, is almost completely recyclable and emission-free. R128 has a modular structure. The electricity required for heating and control technology is generated photovoltaically. Other reference buildings in the single-family home sector are H16, D10, F87 ( Efficiency House Plus with electric mobility ) and B10. His study R129 deals with a transparent shell that offers people protection, but allows them close contact with the surrounding nature.

More buildings

The Thyssenkrupp test tower, a tower for testing new elevators, with glass fiber fabric as a membrane

design

  • Doppelmayr cabin design, Koblenz , 2010
  • NY City Lights, New York City , 2004
  • Cable end fitting, 2001
  • Airport Chair, 2001

Publications (selection)

  • Werner Sobek: To design in lightweight construction. In: Bauingenieur , 70/1995, pp. 323–329.
  • Christian Schittich, Gerald Staib , Dieter Balkow, Matthias Schuler, Werner Sobek: Glasbau Atlas. 1st edition. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5944-7 .
  • HC Schulitz, W. Sobek, KJ Habermann: Stahlbau Atlas. Birkhäuser, Basel / Boston / Berlin 1999.
  • W. Sobek, M. Kutterer, R. Messmer: Investigations into the shear bond in laminated safety glass - determination of the time and temperature-dependent shear modulus of PVB. In: civil engineer. 75/2000, No. 1, pp. 41-46.
  • W. Sobek, W. Haase, P. Teuffel: Adaptive Systems. In: Stahlbau , 69 (7), 2000, pp. 544–555.
  • W. Sobek: Archi-Neering - Visions of an Architecture for the 21st Century. In: Glass Processing Days. Conference Proceedings 18 to 21 June 2001. Tamglass Ltd. Oy, Tampere, Finland. Tampere 2001, pp. 331-334.
  • W. Sobek, W. Sundermann, N. Rehle, HG Reinke: Structures for transparent high-rise buildings. In: civil engineer. 76, 2001, pp. 326-335.
  • W. Sobek, P. Teuffel: Adaptive Structures in Architecture and Structural Engineering. Smart Structures and Materials (SPIE Vol. 4330): Proceedings of the SPIE 8th Annual International Symposium, March 4-8, 2001, Newport Beach, CA, USA. Ed. Liu, SC, SPIE, Bellingham, pp. 36-45.
  • W. Sobek, P. Teuffel: New developments in lightweight construction: Adaptive structures. In: Civil engineering in Germany. Yearbook 201. Junius, Hamburg 2001.
  • W. Sobek, P. Teuffel: Adaptive Lightweight Structures. In: JB Obrebski (Ed.): Lightweight Structures in Civil Engineering: Proceedings of the International IASS Symposium 24-28 June 2002, Warsaw, Poland. Micro Publisher, Wydawnictwo Naukowe, pp. 203-210.
  • Werner Sobek: About horsetail, towers and skyscrapers. In: The dream of the tower. Skyscrapers: Myth - Engineering Art - Building Culture. Catalog for the exhibition of the same name at the NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft Düsseldorf from November 6, 2004 to February 20, 2005. Hatje-Cantz, Ostfildern 2004, pp. 42–57.
  • Werner Sobek: Glass Structures. In: The Structural Engineer. Vol. 83, No. 7, April 5, 2005, pp. 32-36.
  • Werner Sobek, Lucio Blandini: The "glass dome". Prototype of a frameless self-supporting glass bowl. In: Consulting engineers. 11/12, 2005, pp. 23-28.
  • W. Sobek, P. Teuffel, A. Weilandt, C. Lemaitre: Adaptive and Lightweight. Adaptables2006, TU / e, International Conference On Adaptable Building Structures, Eindhoven The Netherlands 03–05 July 2006.
  • Werner Sobek, Stephen Hagenmayer, Michael Duder, Thomas Winterstetter: The “Highlight Munich Business Towers” ​​in Munich. Structural planning and structural analysis. In: Structural Engineering. 4/2006, pp. 247-253.
  • Werner Sobek: Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok - structure and form-finding. In: Detail , 7/8 (2006), pp. 818-919.
  • Werner Sobek: Thoughts on reforming civil engineering training. In: Building on the move ?! Series of publications by the Bauwesen Foundation. Issue 11, pp. 65-73.
  • Werner Sobek: The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Structural engineering - complex geometry in 3-D. In: Detail. 9, 2006, pp. 9801-9981.
  • Werner Sobek, Martin Kobler: Form and design of concrete bowls. In: concrete calendar . 2007 Part 2, pp. 1-18.
  • Werner Sobek, Wolfgang Straub, Jan Ploch: Partial covering of an inner-city federal road with pre-stressed concrete parts. In: Concrete and reinforced concrete construction. 2/2007, pp. 114-119.
  • Werner Sobek, Hans Georg Reinke, Tobias Berger, Dietmar Klein, Patrick Prasser: Lufthansa Aviation Center. The new head office in Frankfurt. In: Consulting engineers. 1/2, 2007, pp. 18-21.
  • Werner Sobek: Building construction - also in terms of sustainability. In: archplus. 184, Oct. 2007, p. 88 f.
  • Werner Sobek, Wilfried Laufs, Angelika Schmid, Ed Rossier: Innovative Steel Structures for Museo del Acero in Mexico. In: Structural Engineering International. 1/2008, pp. 15-19.
  • Werner Sobek: How do you continue to live? In: Werner Sobek, Bettina Hintze (ed.): The best single-family houses - innovative and flexible. Callwey, Munich 2008, pp. 8-13.
  • Werner Sobek, Angelika Schmid, Frank Heinlein: Innovative steel structures for the Museo del Acero in Mexico. In: Steel construction. 77, No. 8, 2008, pp. 551-554.
  • Karl Gertis, Gerd Hauser, Klaus Sedlbauer, Werner Sobek: What does “platinum” mean? For the development of sustainability assessment procedures. In: Bauphysik 30, Heft 4, 2008, pp. 244–256.
  • Werner Sobek, Heiko Trumpf, Lena Stork, Nik Weidler: The Hollaenderbruecke. Economic and architecturally sophisticated design employing steel and GFRP. In: Steel Construction 1, Issue 1, 2008, pp. 34–41.
  • Werner Sobek, Angelika Schmid, Frank Heinlein: From Mill to Museum. In: Modern Steel Construction. June 2008, pp. 26-29.
  • Werner Sobek, Wolfgang Straub, Angelika Schmid: Horizon Serono - construction of the world's largest openable glass roof and the forum facade below. In: Steel construction. 78, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 1-10.
  • Werner Sobek: Engineered Glass. In: Michael Bell, Jeannie Kim (Eds.): Engineered Transparency - The Technical, Visual, and Spatial Effects of Glass. Princeton Architectural Press, New York 2009, pp. 169-182.
  • Werner Sobek, Klaus Sedlbauer, Heide Schuster: Sustainable Building. In: Hans-Jörg Bullinger (Ed.): Technology Guide. Principles - Applications - Trends. Springer, Heidelberg 2009, pp. 432-435.
  • Werner Sobek: From the Institute for Solid Construction to the Institute for Lightweight Design and Construction. The institute after Fritz Leonhardt retired. In: Joachim Kleinmanns, Christiane Weber (eds.): Fritz Leonhardt 1909–1999. The art of construction. The Art of Engineering. Axel Menges, Stuttgart 2009, pp. 160-163.
  • Werner Sobek: The German Sustainable Building Seal of Approval - a new instrument for planning and certifying sustainability. In: VDI annual edition 2009/2010 of the specialist journal "Bauingenieur" Volume 84, September 2009, pp. 90–91.
  • Werner Sobek, Frank Tarazi: Another step towards the dematerialized building envelope - the new administration building of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. In: civil engineer. Volume 85, January 2010, pp. 29-35.
  • Werner Sobek, Holger Hinz: The new building of the Emil Schumacher Museum in Hagen. In: Stahlbau Spezial 2010 - Constructive glass construction. Pp. 30-33.
  • Werner Sobek: How to continue building? Editorial. In: Concrete and reinforced concrete construction. 105, issue 4, 2010, p. 205.
  • Werner Sobek, Holger Hinz, Wolfgang Sundermann: The Sanaya Towers in Amman. A structural engineering challenge. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 105, Heft 4, 2010, pp. 244–247.
  • Werner Sobek, Heiko Trumpf, Frank Heinlein: Recyclable design in steel construction. In: Steel construction. 79, No. 6, 2010, pp. 424-433.
  • Werner Sobek: The future of lightweight construction: challenges and possible developments. In: Bautechnik 92 (2015), issue 12. pp. 879–882.
  • Sobek, Werner: Modular construction for inexpensive housing - the example of the active house settlement in Winnenden. In: Federal Chamber of Engineers (ed.): Ingenieurbaukunst 2018. Made in Germany. Ernst & Sohn : Berlin, 2017. pp. 32–37.
  • Werner Sobek: La légèreté: comment réinventer le construire. In: Jana Revedin (ed.): Construire avec l'immatériel. Editions Gallimard: Paris, 2018. pp. 82–95.

Selected awards

Exhibitions

  • 05/2010 - 06/2010: Sketches for the Future. Werner Sobek and the ILEK (Architecture Biennale Moscow 2010)
  • 03/2010 - 05/2010: Designing the Future (Goethe-Institut La Paz et al. (Traveling exhibition))
  • 11/2009 - 12/2009: Sketches for the future. Werner Sobek and the ILEK (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Spittal)
  • 06/2009 - 09/2009: Sketches for the future. Werner Sobek and the ILEK (Ringturm Gallery Vienna)
  • 05/2009 - 06/2010: Designing the Future (Goethe-Institut Jakarta et al. (Traveling exhibition))
  • 02/2005: Merging Architecture and Engineering - Lightweight, Adaptivity and Transparency (American University of Cairo)
  • 09/2004 - 11/2004: Sobek and Seele - glass facades with high performance (Architekturmuseum Schwaben, Augsburg)
  • 05/2004 - 08/2004: show me the future - ways into the future (Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich)
  • 11/2003 - 11/2004: Beyond Materiality - China Tour (Beijing, Houa Zhong Keij, Beifang Jidaoda, Suzhou, Zhejiang, Fuzhou, Canton, Shenzhen)
  • 11/2003: Beyond Materiality (Tokyo Fair)
  • 09/2002 - 10/2002: Beyond Materiality (Aedes Galerie East, Berlin)
  • 06/1999 - 11/1999: Archi-neering (Leverkusen City Museum)

literature

  • Conway Lloyd Morgan: Show me the future. Engineering and Design by Werner Sobek. avedition, Ludwigsburg 2004, ISBN 3-89986-031-4 .
  • Frank Heinlein, Maren Sostmann: Werner Sobek - Light Works. avedition, Ludwigsburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-89986-087-0 .
  • Adolph Stiller (Ed.): Sketches for the future. Werner Sobek - Architecture and Construction in Dialog. Müry Salzmann, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-99014-000-0 .
  • Frank Heinlein: Residentials by Werner Sobek. av edition, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-89986-235-5 .

Web links

Commons : Werner Sobek  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annette Bögle and Karl-Eugen Kurrer : The structural composition of supporting structures with Jörg Schlaich . In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 109 (2014), issue 11, pp. 829-837 (here: p. 836).
  2. ↑ Locations. Retrieved July 15, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ Architect / Structural Engineer Werner Sobek Joins IIT as Mies van der Rohe Studio Professor
  4. ^ Honorary doctorate from Prof. Sobek. ( Memento from December 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Press release from TU Dresden, accessed on December 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Honorary doctorate for Prof. Sobek. Press release from Graz University of Technology, accessed on December 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Board of Trustees. June 5, 2015, accessed July 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ www.neuer-montagskreis.de. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Collaborative Research Center 1244 | University of Stuttgart. Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
  9. ↑ wernersobek.de
  10. ↑ Erik Raidt: Werner Sobek honored for his life's work . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . No. 152 , July 6, 2015, p. 16 .
  11. ↑ aalen.de: City of Aalen honors Professor Dr. Sobek with the large silver plaque of honor
  12. ^ [1] Website of the Baden_Württemberg Chamber of Engineers. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. ^ [2] Website of the German Timber Construction Award. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  14. ^ [3] Press release of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs from June 18, 2018. Accessed June 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2019. Accessed June 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Sobek, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German civil engineer and architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Bask