DAS x ACU Lecture: Lina Lahiri, Sauerbruch Hutton

Talking About Timber 

Join Lina Lahiri for a critical exploration of Sauerbruch Hutton (external link) ’s twenty-year engagement with timber as a primary architectural material. This lecture will highlight key projects and discuss how timber has shaped the studio’s design methodologies, structural innovations, and environmental strategies. Emphasizing the cultural significance and contemporary relevance of timber, the talk will connect Sauerbruch Hutton’s work to a broader conversation about sustainable construction and design lead by construction methods.

Lina Lahiri (external link)  graduated from Oxford Brookes University and received her Diploma in Architecture from the Bartlett, University College London, in 2005. Lina is a member of the business development team. She 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. Recent Projects include High-Rise at Alexanderplatz (external link) , Berlin (2018), Panorama Constance (external link) , Seerhein Konstanz, Germany (2018-2025), ConfEx Park (external link) , Thessaloniki (2021-2026), Sthlm 01 (external link) , Stockholm (2013-2020), and Hallesches Ufer Quarter (external link) , Berlin (2024).