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Continuing its 2016 lecture series, Ryerson University's Department of Architectural Science will be hosting Christopher Sharples of New York-based SHoP Architects later this week. As a founding principal of SHoP, Chris Sharples has worked on notable projects around the world since the firm's 1996 inception, including the NHL/NBA-capable Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, as well as the headquarters of major companies like Google and Uber.
Beyond his role as principal in the firm, Chris Sharples has held teaching positions at a number of prestigious institutions including Cornell University, Yale University, Columbia University, the Parsons School of Design, The City College of New York, and the University of Virginia. SHoP's body of work goes beyond designing buildings, encompassing research into new building technologies like a proprietary facade-integrated solar energy technology known as HeliOptix, expected to be released next year.
The lecture will take place this Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 6:30 PM in The Pit (ARC 202) at 325 Church Street.
