ROLE PLAYERS 2019 - Thomas Schroepfer


Thomas Schroepfer

Professor and Founding Associate Head of Pillar of Architecture
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Thomas Schroepfer is Professor and Founding Associate Head of Pillar of Architecture and Sustainable Design at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). His research and design work investigates the increasingly complex relationship between design and technology in architecture and relates to advances in environmental strategies, structure and form, performance and energy, computer simulation and modelling, digital fabrication and building processes. He has been recognized as a creative leader in the industry and has sought-out as a keynote speaker at international symposiums and workshops.

His work has been exhibited at important international venues, including at the World Architecture Festival, Venice Architecture Biennale and World Congress of Architecture. His book publications have been translated into several languages and include Dense + Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture (2016), Ecological Urban Architecture: Qualitative Approaches to Sustainability (2012) and Material Design: Informing Architecture by Materiality (2011). He is the recipient of prestigious awards and recognitions including the World Architecture Festival Award, Singapore President’s Design Award, German Design Award and Asia Education Leadership Award.