Qualifications and Career
| Stages | Periods and Details |
|---|---|
| Dipl.-Ing. | Civil Engineering, 1974 – 1980, University of Stuttgart, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Jörg Schlaich and Dr.-Ing. Switbert Greiner |
| Doctorate | 1987, Civil Engineering, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Jörg Schlaich, University of Stuttgart |
| Dr. h. c. | 2013, TU Graz |
| Visiting Professor | 2011, National University of Singapore |
| Dr.-Ing. E. h. | 2009, TU Dresden |
| Mies van der Rohe Professor | 2008 – 2014, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, USA |
| Visiting Professor | 2007 – 2008, Harvard University, Cambridge/Massachusetts, USA |
| Visiting Professor | 2007 – 2009, aac Hamburg |
| Chair | 2006 – 2010, University Council HafenCity University Hamburg |
| Member | 2006 – 2010, Research and Technology Advisory Commitee, TU Graz |
| Peer Review Engineer | since 2003, Peer Review Engineer in Chicago |
| Founding Director | since 2000, Founding Director "Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design" |
| Director | 1994 – 2000, Director "Institut für Leichte Flächentragwerke" |
| Professor | since 1994, University of Stuttgart |
| Founder | 1992, Firmengruppe Werner Sobek |
| Professor | 1991 – 1994, University Hannover |