Fight Club #1

24 November 2021

Our first ever Fight Club saw seven of the UK’s leading structural engineering practices pitching their vision for practical engineering solutions to tackle the climate crisis, to an audience of construction professionals.

 

This 'Battle of the Beams', was the first of many Fight Clubs, which sees Mechanical Engineers, Cost Consultants, Contractors, Agents, Planners and Architects pitch their ideas to expectant audiences.

Hosted by Morris+Company since 2021, #FightClub is a fun, fast-paced, and friendly grassroots debating initiative. It brings together experts from different fields to go head-to-head, tackling contemporary crises in front of a live, participatory audience.

Watch the event
Fight Club: Battle of the Beams Our Director Joe Morris wrote in detail about the event and what we can learn from it. CLICK HERE to read more.
Materiality The hottest topic of the evening centred on defining the optimum materiality of the super structure; Lumber, Metal, Stone and Concrete being the protagonists of the discussion.
The debate The final act of the evening, saw the engineer teams grouped together to take questions from the audience. The debate raged for some time, and it was clear there was a great deal of alignment on many issues.
The event Each of the speakers had 5 minutes to pitch their approach to tackling climate change.
Battle of the Beams Seven of the UK’s leading structural engineering practices were invited to pitch their vision for practical engineering solutions to tackle the climate crisis, to an audience of construction professionals.

Fight Club: Battle of the Beams