Dr. Peter Von Bülow

Biography

Peter von Bülow is a Professor at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. His research areas include evolutionary computation, structural optimization, and the development of thin-shell, lightweight concrete structures. He has worked professionally in various architecture and engineering offices in Germany and the United States, including RFR-Stuttgart, Greiner Engineering, and SL-Rasch. Additionally, he spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Lightweight Studies under Frei Otto. von Bülow has published numerous papers on optimal forms of shell and membrane structures, focusing on design principles for branching column systems and innovative methods combining reclaimed natural materials. He holds a doctorate in engineering from the Institute of Lightweight Structures at the University of Stuttgart and degrees from the University of Tennessee, including a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Architecture.

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