SYMPOSIUM PRESENTERS CRAIG SCHWITTER | BUROHAPPOLD | MANAGING PRINCIPAL Craig Schwitter established BuroHappold’s first U.S. office in 1999 because of his interest in providing an integrated approach to engineering and planning across disciplines. The firm has grown to a staff of over 200 in five U.S. offices including NY, Boston, Chicago, LA and San Francisco. Working with world-renowned architects, the firm has solved the most complex high performance engineering problems. Recent successes include the topping off of PNC Bank Headquarters, the first naturally ventilated commercial skyscraper in the U.S. and the opening of the third phase of the Highline. AARON SEWARD | THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Aaron Seward is AN’s Executive Editor and the Editor of its Southwest edition. He has 14 years of experience as a journalist and an editor focusing on architecture, design, and engineering.
MICHAEL STEIN | SCHLAICH BERGERMANN AND PARTNER | MANAGING DIRECTOR In his 20 year-long career with schlaich bergermann and partner, Michael has designed projects around the world in different areas of advanced engineering, such as lightweight cable roofs, transparent facades, innovative bridges and moveable structures. He believes in the creative skills of structural engineers and the potential benefits of an early cooperation between architects and engineers in construction projects. OLIVER STEPE | YKK AP AMERICA INC. | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, Oliver is Senior Vice President of YKK AP America, the USA arm of the global producer of specialized facades systems, YKK AP. Overseeing the company’s domestic business unit operations he is responsible for overall strategic direction in the USA where he has fostered a culture based on innovation and emerging technologies with a vision to add value to the built environment through advanced product development and exceptional business practice. A graduate of the State University of New York, he is a current member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and has been a member of the Construction Specifications Institute since 1993 where he holds CDT certification. In 2012, Oliver was listed as one of the most influential people in the glass and metal industry by US Glass Magazine. MICHAEL TURNER | YKK AP AMERICA INC. | VICE PRESIDENT Michael heads YKK AP America’s technical services and marketing teams. He has held roles including drafting, design engineering, and project management, developing unique software to improve efficiencies. He is a member of the International Code Council and on the Board of Directors for the American Architectural Manufacturers Assoc. Michael chaired the development of several voluntary industry performance standards, and is involved in codes and regulatory affairs affecting the fenestration industry. He is a recipient of the USGlass “Top 50″most influential people in the glass and glazing industry recognition. DR. ANTONY WOOD | CTBUH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Antony Wood has been Executive Director of the CTBUH since 2006, responsible for the day-to-day running of the Council. Based at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Antony is also a Research Professor in the College of Architecture and a visiting professor of tall buildings at Tongji University, Shanghai. His field of specialty is the design, in particular the sustainable design, of tall buildings. His PhD explored the multi-disciplinary aspects of skybridge connections between tall buildings.
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