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Laufs Engineering Design

[LED] is a structural engineering consultancy with a focus on façade engineering, glass, and specialty design. We believe in the unity of architecture, sustainability & structural engineering, focusing towards one singularly integrated design approach.

A structure can never stand independently from its cultural context. It is not stability bracing we deliver, but establishing space. In that sense, engineering first and foremost can be understood as an expressive contribution to our cities and the environment we live in. While we embrace the use of new materials, complex geometry and most up-to-date three- dimensional software, we understand such technology as a tool, not as content in itself.

We work globally. Both urgent contemporary questions as well as a true joy for design exchange is best informed by an international platform of backgrounds, work and education. LED is limitless in its search of form-finding, detailing and identity of space.

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Will Laufs

Owner & Principal

Will Laufs works in the field of structural, façade engineering and specialty structures design in North America and worldwide. He earned a structural engineering PhD from RWTH Aachen/Germany, is a PE-licensed structural engineer in the US and also holds an international welding engineering degree (IWE).

He is constantly focusing on the use of new materials, transparent glass enclosures, challenging international structures with complex geometries and Architectural building elements, where 3D-structural form-finding and detailing have an important influence on esthetic appearance and identity of spaces.

Will lives and works in New York City, having been raised and educated in Germany. As Adjunct Professor he teaches both Engineering and Architecture students at Columbia University/GSAPP and Pratt Institute.

Will believes in the unity of Architecture, Sustainability and Structural Engineering, focusing towards one single integrated design approach, having been trained in both Structural Engineering and Architecture.

Our Team

Laufs Engineering Design is proud of our diverse and excellent team of engineers, architects, and facade experts

Name	Speciality	Office
Alexey Nefedov	Vice President Structures, PE
Passionate about non-trivial design and high-end engineering, Alexey strives to blend architecture and structural engineering with the latest advancements in software to streamline the design process and achieve outstanding results on a daily basis. Born in the major Russian industrial city of Chelyabinsk, Alexey made the most of a strong engineering school and developed a different effective mindset. Alexey holds a degree in civil and industrial engineering from South Ural State University. He has extensive professional experience with world renowned engineering companies, working on a plethora of complex international projects. Currently he resides in New York, spending his time listening to music, following new technologies, and exploring the world.
Chendru Starkloff	BIM Manager & Project Coordinator

Eva Ferox	Office Manager
After receiving her degree as an occupational therapist from the University of Applied Sciences in Tyrol, Austria, Eva left her hometown Innsbruck for Berlin. There she worked in a variety of medical units including pediatrics, neurology, and forensics to name a few. Several years later, Eva graduated as an actress from “Starter - Berliner Schauspielschule für Film und Fernsehen”. She soon won a contract with a well-known modeling and talent agency in Germany, working as an international model in the fashion, commercial, and lifestyle industry. Today, Eva manages LED’s office in Berlin and the day-to-day activities. She lives between Berlin and New York and is pursuing a postgraduate course in social media studies and journalism at the FJS-Berlin. She intends to pursue a career in a creative context afterwards.
Kirill Kiselev	Structural / Facade Engineer

Klaus Wiedemann	Architectural Project Manager

Lisa Sandoval	Accountant

Michal Suszek	Project Engineer

Sam Weston	Senior Facade Designer

Laufs Engineering Design

Will Laufs

Owner & Principal

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