Lucas Epp is the Vice President and Head of Engineering at StructureCraft and is a leader in the fields of timber engineering and computational design. His work has a deep focus on implementing efficient, sustainable structures through a computational and creative design approach – exemplified in projects such as the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence at the Kelowna Airport, the Taiyuan Botanical Garden Domes in China (which won ACEC’s Award of Excellence and Ambassador Award, IStructE’s Structural Award, and ENR’s Global Best Project Award), and Beedie’s Fraser Mills Presentation Centre in Coquitlam. Lucas has lectured widely, and has taught at the Architectural Association, ETH, Imperial College, and the University of British Columbia. Lucas is also the founder of Branch — a software revolutionizing structural analysis, design, detailing and manufacturing for mass timber and beyond.