Werner Sobek stands throughout the world for engineering, design, and sustainability. The firm has offices in Stuttgart, Cairo, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Moscow, New York and Sao Paulo. The work of Werner Sobek is defined by premium design on the basis of high-class engineering combined with sophisticated green technologies. Founded in 1992, the studio has now more than 200 employees. They work on all types of buildings and materials. Special emphasis lies on lightweight load-bearing structures, highrise buildings and transparent facade systems. Another focus of the activities of Werner Sobek are special structures in steel, glass, titanium, textiles and wood as well as advanced concepts for sustainable buildings. Owner of the firm is Prof. Dr. Werner Sobek. He is architect, consulting engineer, proof engineer for all fields of structural engineering, and holds a Shanghai Engineering License as well as a Structural Engineering License for Illinois. The office is also licensed to offer professional engineering services in many other states such as Dubai and Russia. As a successor to architect Frei Otto and structural engineer Jörg Schlaich, Werner Sobek heads the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design at the University of Stuttgart. In addition, he is also Mies van der Rohe Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
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