The Woodpecker’s Delight: Nader Tehrani on the Role of Wood Architecture in Culture and Ecology

This guest lecture is presented by Nader Tehrani, Principal of NADAAA, a practice dedicated to the advancement of design innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and an intensive dialogue with the construction industry. In a world increasingly challenged by global warming, the construction industry is a major contributor to unsustainable carbon emissions. The identification of naturally renewable resources is a critical factor in determining a sustainable supply chain for the industry. But what is the role of architecture in the equation? This lecture will focus on the role of wood, adopted in its hybrid formats to contribute to the cultural and ecological equation in balance. Speaker Nader Tehrani is the founder of the New York- and Boston-based firm NADAAA and dean of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at New York’s Cooper Union.