Master Lecture: Hanif Kara

Hanif Kara is a practicing Structural Engineer and Professor in Practice of Architectural Technology at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard. His work is recognized as being linked with the research and education of areas of design. He co-tutored a Diploma Unit at the Architecture Association, London from 2000 to 2004 and was Visiting Professor of Architectural Technology at KTH Stockholm from 2007 to 2012.

As Design Director and co-founder of AKTII (est. 1996), his particular "design-led" approach and interest in innovative form, material uses, and complex analysis methods have allowed him to work on numerous award-winning, pioneering projects. The practice has won over 250 design awards including the RIBA Stirling Award for the Peckham Library, London in 2000 and for the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge in 2012 as well as the RIBA Lubetkin Prize for the UK Pavilion at Shanghai Expo in 2010.

This event is part of Master Lectures, a new series designed for second-year Master of Architecture students, featuring presentations from experts in their field. For more information, please contact Associate Professor Simon Kim.