Lecture's IaaC - IaaC Lecture Series 2007-08 > Hanif Kara

Hanif Kara is a London based structural engineer. Since founding a practice his particular ‘design-led’ approach and interest in innovative form, material uses, prefabrication, sustainable construction, complex analysis methods have allowed him to work on award-winning and unique projects such as the Peckham Library (Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize), Caspar in Birmingham (British Construction Industry Small Building of the Year Award) and Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany (RIBA European Award). His approach extends beyond the structural engineering disciplines and has led to his appointment on the Design Review Panel and subsequently to commissioner for the UK government watchdog CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment), which monitors the quality of design throughout the United Kingdom. Hanif was selected for the Master Jury for the 2004 cycle of the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2004. He was recently appointed as one of the 15 members of the ‘Design for London’ Advisory Group to Mayor of London Ken Livingstone.

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