Ulrich Knaack

Professor Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack (1964) was trained as an architect at the RWTH at Aachen in Germany. After earning his degree, he worked at the university as a researcher in the field of the structural use of glass and completed his studies with a PhD.
In his professional career Knaack worked as architect and general planner in Düsseldorf, Germany, succeeding in national and international competitions. His projects include high-rise apartments and office buildings, commercial buildings and stadiums.
In his academic career Knaack was professor for Design and Construction at the Hochschule OWL in Germany. He also was, and still is, appointed professor for Design of Construction at the Delft University of Technology Faculty of Architecture, Netherlands where he developed the Façade Research Group. In parallel he is professor for Façade Technology at the TU Darmstadt Faculty of Civil Engineering in Germany where he participates in the Institute of Structural Mechanics + Design.
He organizes interdisciplinary design workshops and symposia in the field of façades and is author of several well-known reference books, articles and lectures.