Physics & Contemporary Architecture: Lecture 4

5:30–6:30 pm Zoom

Lectures are open to the general public via Zoom. Register here.

Lecture 4: Shanghai Tower: Mega-Tall Structure Design

Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic, Gensler

Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic has over 22 years of experience on a wide range of complex, high-profile projects – including award winning Shanghai Tower, Manila’s Finance Centre Tower, World Plaza and the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Chicago. Sasha strives to design beautifully crafted, high performance buildings for clients around the globe. Serving as a Studio Director and Design Principal in Gensler’s Chicago Office, Sasha also leads the Commercial Office Buildings Practice for the North Central Region, and sits in the firm’s Global Practice Area Management Committee, working to deliver innovative solutions for clients through his continued passion for excellence. Sasha’s most recent work includes projects in Chicago’s West Loop: Fulton West – 1330 West Fulton which was completed in 2017 and 333 North Green which was completed in 2020.

Professors Heinrich Jaeger and Sidney Nagel of the Physics Department at the University of Chicago are pleased to offer a public guest lecture series, about innovative approaches to resolving physical forces in architecture and design, as part of their spring 2022 course. This lecture series is supported by the College Curricular Innovation Fund and organized in cooperation with the Arts, Science & Culture Initiative at The University of Chicago.

Event Type

Colloquia and Lectures

Apr 28