As senior architect in the internationally operating LAVA office (Laboratory for Visionary Architecture), Christian Tschersich deals with buildings as complex systems. His work as a lecturer focuses on generic parametric design. His talk is about how a more comprehensive understanding of the main factors of our (built) environments can lead to high-performing architecture that meets future demands. Drawing on examples, he demonstrates which innovative projects are – and could be – possible.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Christian Tschersich is project leader in the renowned architectural office LAVA in Berlin. LAVA designs everything from master-plans and urban centres, to homes made out of PET bottles to ‘reskinning’ aging 60s icons, from furniture to hotels, houses and airports of the future. He studied architecture at KIT, and currently works as a lecturer at the KIT Department of Architecture and the CIEE GAD in Prague. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx