Lecture's IaaC - IaaC Lecture Series 2008-2009 > Alex Lehnerer

06_11_08 \"Grand Urban Studies” Alex Lehnerer Alex Lehnerer is an architect and urban designer with his office ALSO in Zurich, Switzerland. He has been teaching and researching at the ETH in Zurich for five years before coming to UIC in 2008. His interest lies in the contemporary metropolis and its playful future. His 010 Book Grand Urban Rules is published in spring 2009; it is based on his PhD research and contains a lot of affection for the city\'s inventiveness and will to steer its own fortune. As urban designer and partner of the urban (research) practice KAISERSROT, he is involved in a series of large scale urban design projects throughout Europe. Lecture will focus on Alex Lehnerer\'s book \"Grand Urban Rules\", which will be published March 2009. Image caption: Scheme of Central Waterfront of Hong Kong, ALSO Architects and Designers, competition 2007.