Nicolas Sterling is a structural engineer and architect, qualified and chartered. He is a graduate of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris and the Paris La Villette School of Architecture. He founded STERLING PRESSER in 2018, a studio in architecture and engineering, based in Berlin. He was previously Associate Director of AKTII Adams Kara Taylor, managing a group delivering buildings and special structure. He joined ARUP AGU’s Advanced Geometry Unit in 2005, a team of specialists within ARUP led by Cecil Balmond, and was part of the ARUP Building Engineering Group in London until 2011.His design-oriented approach and interest in innovative forms and structures has enabled him to work on cutting-edge design projects with leading architectural and design firms such as Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban, Ron Arad and Anish Kapoor, and has been involved in a wide range of programmes such as sculptures, canopies, buildings and walkways in a design approach.Nicolas is passionate about emerging technologies and the process of creativity in design, and is motivated by the connection between architecture, design, and engineering, by experimentation, and cross-fertilization between disciplines. He is in a constant quest to answer questions of our time and has the opportunity to write a new, positive story about our sustainable future.Prior to 2005, Nicolas worked with Hugh Dutton in the HDA office in Paris on lightweight structures, long span walkways and facades, developing technical concepts and details as a key point in the architectural process.Nicolas regularly gives lectures and reviews in architecture and engineering schools. He has published several books on his work, and he is the author/coauthor of many articles. His projects have received international awards and have been published worldwide.