ABOUT PLÅT
The PLÅT seminar is a major event devoted to metal sheeting and architecture. The purpose of the seminar is to highlight sheet metal facades and metal’s architectural potential, showcasing unconventional ways of utilizing it. Every year some 300 architects, contractors and consultants attend the seminar. Previous key speakers have been Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, Kengo Kuma, Karolin Schmidbaur of Coop Himmelb(l)au, Caroline Bos of UNStudio, William Zahner of A.Zahner Company, Dominique Perrault, Bruce Nichol of Front Inc, Gregory Romine of Axis Facades, Robert Greenwood of Snøhetta and Farshid Moussavi.
The event is always framed by good food and good industry socializing as well as an exhibition of content rich material display cases, where experts answer questions, give out material samples and show examples of design in all metals. The organizers of the PLÅT seminars are Plåtforum, an association with leading companies within the field: Rheinzink, Aurubis, Plannja, Heco Nordiska, Bevego, SSAB, Ruukki, Paroc and Plåt & Ventföretagen. Between them they have the country’s foremost experts on copper, steel plate, aluminum, stainless steel and titanium zinc, as well as sheet metal work and fixings.

Some of our speakers at previous PLÅT events:
Row 1: Farshid Moussavi, Edwin Chan, Doris Kim Sung
Row 2: Karolin Schmidbaur, Ma Yansong, Dirk Zimmerman, Ryue Nishizawa
Row 3: Dominique Perrault, Caroline Bos, Jacob van Rijs
PROGRAM PLÅT18
Lectures marked with * will be in English.
11.00 REGISTRATION OPENS
Lunch buffet and activities in the exhibition area
12.00 INTRODUCTION IN THE AUDITORIUM
Moderator: Elise Grosse
12.10 METALL PROJECTS
GALVANIZED STEEL: The Silo – Caroline Nagel, COBE (DK)*
STAINLESS STEEL: Solar Egg – Lars Bergström, Bigert & Bergström
12.40 HOMED – A SHELTER WITH DIGNITY*
Andreas Tjeldflaat, Framlab
12.55 METALL PROJECTS
WEATHERED STEEL: Zenhusen – Ola Jonsson, C.F. Møller
ZINC: Långbrodalsskolan – Pauline Ringvall & Martin Kjuerrulf, Niras Arkitekter
13.25 CORROSION
Inger Odnevall Wallinder, professor
13.35 BREAK
Coffee, snack and interaction in the exhibition area
14.15 METALL PROJECTS
ALUMINUM: Humanistiska teatern – Jacob Melin, White
14.30 INNOVATION
Creating Building Envelope Designs from GM Manufacturing Scrap*
– Ahmed Kamal Ali, Ph.D, Texas A&M University & John Bradburn, General Motors (US)
HYBRIT – Fossil-free steel production – Susanne Rostmark, LKAB
PANEL DISCUSSION*
15.30 METALL PROJECTS
COPPER: Etaget – Jesús Franch & Sylvia Neiglick, Kjellander Sjöberg
SANDWICH ELEMENTS: Munch museum – Jens Richter, Estudio Herreros (ES)*
16.00 PLÅTPRISET 2018 – Prize ceremony
16.15 KEY NOTE: MOON HOON (KR)*
17.00 SUMMARY & CLOSING REMARKS