Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic: Climate Driven Design for the Livable City

5:30–6:30 pm Online

Physics & Contemporary Architecture Guest Lecture Series Spring ‘21 

The University of Chicago Physics Profs. Sid Nagel and Heinrich Jaeger invite the public to the 8 lectures of the course PHSC11800 Physics & Contemporary Architecture, featuring a top flight of architects and structural engineers discussing contemporary structures and their relationship to physics. All lectures take place on Thursdays at 5:30pm CST and will be presented online as live video conferences. View for more information and to register.

Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic (Gensler)

Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic has over 22 years of experience on a wide range of complex, high-profile projects – including award winning Shanghai Tower, Manila’s Finance Centre Tower, World Plaza and the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Chicago. Sasha strives to design beautifully crafted, high performance buildings for clients around the globe. Serving as a Studio Director and Design Principal in Gensler’s Chicago Office, Sasha also leads the Commercial Office Buildings Practice for the North Central Region, and sits in the firm’s Global Practice Area Management Committee, working to deliver innovative solutions for clients through his continued passion for excellence. Sasha’s most recent work includes projects in Chicago’s West Loop: Fulton West – 1330 West Fulton which was completed in 2017 and 333 North Green which was completed in 2020.

Event Type

Broad Audience, Lectures

Apr 29