Lange, Christian J.

DiplIng HTWK Leipzig; MSAAD Columbia; AIK-SH
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Christian J. Lange is a registered German architect and Associate Professor (Teaching) in the Department of Architecture, where he teaches architectural design and classes in advanced digital modeling and robotic fabrication. He is the Director of the Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab, and the Leader of the Robotic Fabrication Lab of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Lange received his Master’s of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in 2003 and his Diploma in Architecture from the HTWK Leipzig, Germany, in 2001. Before joining HKU in 2009, he taught Design Studios in collaboration with Professor Lars Spuybroek at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, and with Professor Karl Chu at Columbia University and Pratt Institute in New York. He has worked in the offices of Foster and Partners, London, METAXY, Los Angeles/ New York, Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Berlin, and Eisenman Architects, New York. In 2006 he co-founded Rocker-Lange Architects, a research and design practice based in Boston and Hong Kong.
Lange’s research is primarily focused on the innovative generation and organization of Architecture through computational design and experimental fabrication techniques. In 2016 he founded the Robotic Fabrication Lab at HKU, which is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. The laboratory is set up as a unique research environment to facilitate internationally leading research in the field of architectural robotic fabrication, prototyping, and construction. Currently, the research focuses on robotically 3D printed terracotta building components. His research has been published in the US, Asia, and Europe at conferences such as ACADIA, CAADRIA, and?eCAADe.? Lange’s work has been featured in over 30 exhibits worldwide, including the Venice Biennale and the Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture.?
Studios
UNITfusionChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2010-11

Ideas for the Village: Rethinking Village House typologies in Hong KongChristian Lange & Weijen Wang
MArch Studios2013-14

Trigger(Arch): Reality GameChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2012-13

Serial Architectures | Systems of MultiplicitiesChristian Lange
MArch Studios2013-14

Institute of TopologyChristian Lange
MArch Studios2014-15

Downtown Athletic Club HK | Architecture Upside-Down:Christian Lange
MArch Studios2015-16

Re-forging FragmentsChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2014-15

ELEMENTSChristian Lange
MArch Studios2016-17

Revisiting Michael Webb’s "The Cushicle & Suitaloon"Christian Lange
MArch Thesis2016-17

Solidity Subdivision - Robotically cut timber jointsChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2017-18

3D Printed Clay: Form-Work for Pre-Fabrication of Concrete Vault StructuresChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2018-19

Fibrous Dimensions | Robotically Woven StructuresChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2018-19

AUTOBRICKFORMATIONChristian Lange
MArch Studios2018-19

Building with PressureChristian Lange & Olivier Ottevaere
MArch Thesis2018-19

Minimal PaperChristian Lange & Olivier Ottevaere
MArch Thesis2018-19

AUTOBRICKFORMATION IIChristian Lange
BA Studios2018-19

Regenerative AssemblageChristian Lange
MArch Thesis2019-20

Research
Building Community Projects in Hong Kong: Summer Workshop for Rural VillageChristian Lange , Rosalia Leung & Weijen Wang

Cities of Repetition: Hong Kong’s Private Housing EstatesChristian Lange & Jason Carlow

Ceramic Constellation PavilionChristian Lange & Donn Holohan
Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab

CeramicINformation PavilionChristian Lange & Donn Holohan
Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab

Reformative Coral Habitats | Reef TilesChristian Lange & Lidia Ratoi
Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab

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