The ''Tremendous Timber'' - Open lecture from Sauerbruch Hutton with Lina Lahiri and Xhesika Osmani

The "Tremendous Timber" - Open lecture from Sauerbruch Hutton With Lina Lahiri and Xhesika Osmani

Date 18.03.2025 at 17:30, at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism in Tirana
Aula Magna Silvano Pedrollo, UPT
Sheshi Nënë Tereza, Tiranë

Lina graduated from Oxford Brookes University and received her Diploma in Architecture from the Bartlett, University College London, in 2005. She is a member of the business development team and is also a founder of SHift, sauerbruch hutton’ internal research and innovation branch. Lina has been a member of the executive group since 2018 and became a partner of sauerbruch hutton in 2020.

Xhesika Osmani holds a Master of science degree in Architecture from RWTH Aachen University. Throughout her university years, she also studied in Indonesia and completed a research about sustainable materials. She has since worked as an architect at gmp Architects, Ortner & Ortner and since 2024 at sauerbruch hutton. Additionally, Xhesika Osmani teaches at the conceptual design department at the faculty of HAWK.

Sauerbruch Hutton is an international agency for architecture, urban planning and design that, founded in London in 1989, is now based in Berlin.

The office's most important resource is an experienced team of 120 employees, who work in an interconnected, democratic and interdisciplinary environment, sharing tasks and responsibilities in a process of intensive dialogue. This equal and open working culture finds its equivalent in a contemporary company structure that, refreshed in 2020, sees responsibilities carried by a group of 16 partners and 10 associates. This broad base creates a flexible and dynamic environment that fosters the preservation and development of our common values.

In recent years, Sauerbruch Hutton has increasingly adopted timber construction as a core element of its practice, showcasing a commitment to sustainable materials and modern design principles. This focus is highlighted in four key projects: the award-winning Berlin Metropolitan School and the Immanuel Church in Cologne, which demonstrate the firm's architectural expertise.

Furthermore, the Office Building for Federal Authorities and the Panorama Constance are currently in development, reflecting the firm’s innovative approach. Through these initiatives, sauerbruch hutton pushes the boundaries of architectural possibilities.

Ultimately, the firm advocates for practices that honor both the aesthetic and ecological dimensions of the built environment.