Born in 1948, Philippe Samyn is a Civil Engineer
(UL Bruxelles, 1971), Master of Science in Civil Engineering
(MIT, 1973), Civil Urban Design Engineer (UL Bruxelles, 1973),
with a degree in architecture from the La Cambre School (1985)
and a PhD in Structural Mechanics (U. Liège, 1999).
In 1980, he founded Samyn and Partners, which has become
a major architectural and engineering practice in the anglo-saxon
style. He teaches Stability and Structural Design at La Cambre
as well as in Mons and Brussels Universities Civil Engineering
Departments. He has been a member of Belgian Royal Academy
of Sciences, Art and Litterature since 1992.
Philippe Samyn’s objective is to open up new conceptual
approaches in the field of constructional ideas and efficient
use of energy and materials.
