Towards a General Theory of the Building Envelope

This lecture hypothesizes that every dimensional component of a building envelope can trigger specific technological, social, and political effects.

Alejandro Zaera-Polo is an architect and cofounder of London and Barcelona-based Alejandro Zaera-Polo Architecture (AZPA). He graduated from the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid with Honors and obtained an MARCH2 degree from Harvard GSD with Distinction. He worked at OMA in Rotterdam prior to establishing first FOA in 1993, and AZPA in 2011, the vehicles where he has developed a successful international professional practice since.