MoMA Symposium

Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design

Saturday, April 30, 2016

9:00am - 5:00pm

In conjunction with the exhibition A Japanese Constellation: Toyo Ito, SANAA, and Beyond, seven leading structural engineers will speak on Japanese structural design from 1950 through today. 

This symposium is organized by The Museum of Modern Art and Guy Nordenson of Princeton University, with John Ochsendorf of MIT. Speakers and panelists also include: 

• William Baker of SOM Chicago
• Seng Kuan of Washington University
• Marc Mimram, architect and engineer, Paris
• Laurent Ney of Ney + Partners, Brussels
• Mike Schlaich of Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Berlin
• Jane Wernick of Jane Wernick Associates, London

Additional panelists include Sigrid Adriaenssens of Princeton University; Caitlin Mueller of MIT; and Mutsuro Sasaki of SAP, Tokyo; with concluding remarks by Martino Stierli, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA. 

Please use the Film entrance at The Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder Building, east of the main entrance on 53 Street.

RSVP to adevents@moma.org. 

Space is limited and RSVP is required