When dreams come true and Dr. Philippe Block is coming to our BSS Talk's ! Philippe Block is Professor at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zurich, where he co-directs the Block Research Group (BRG) together with Dr. Tom Van Mele. BRG focuses on computational form finding, optimization and construction of curved surface structures, specializing in unreinforced masonry vaults and concrete shells. He is director of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) in Digital Fabrication, and founding partner of Ochsendorf DeJong & Block (ODB Engineering). With the BRG and ODB Engineering, Block applies his research into practice on the structural assessment of historic monuments in unreinforced masonry and the design and engineering of novel shell structures. Block studied architecture and structural engineering at the VUB, Belgium, and at MIT, USA, where he earned his PhD in 2009. It is always a pleasure for PAZ Academy to enjoy with this unique professionals changing the history of computation and opening the door to a new world of structural possibility's :) Join to our Building System Specialist Title to learn and discuss with excellent professionals :) #bsstalk #pazacademy #eth #block (at PAZ Parametric Academy Zurich) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdsRaGTuhyj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=