The Exhibition Talk features the work of Kashef Chowdhury/URBANA from Bangladesh, highlighting his architecture's response to extreme climatic conditions and use of local techniques and materials, offering a poetic and socially-driven approach. Partners:Kashef Chowdhury / URBANA, Bangladesh
Der Holzmodulbau – Ein Modell für den Hochbau der Zukunft
The Exhibition Talk presents modular construction with timber elements from different perspectives. Partners:NKBAK Architekten, Frankfurt/Main
Craftsmanship in the Digital Age #3: Resetting Values for Architecture and the Building Industry
The third discussion explores societal issues impacting architecture practice, with a focus on factors like cost efficiency and energy performance. Digital fabrication presents an opportunity for closer collaboration between manufacturers and architects, allowing for the reintroduction of critical craftsmanship values in building practice. . Partners:Forschungsinitiative Zukunft Bau (BBSR), Bonn; Netherlands Embassy in Berlin; NOWlab@BigRep, Berlin
New Functions of the Surface
Thinking the city as a sequence of layers, this investigation into the cities' envelope, surfaces and spheres goes beyond façades, roofs and pavements to serve as the starting point for a societal, technological, cultural and infrastructural analysis, offering a new integrated understanding of the city. Partners:Schüco International KG, Bielefeld
How Do We Make Better Cities?
OMA partner Reinier de Graaf presents his position on the scourge of #Notopia, discussing the global pandemic of generic buildings that make London resemble Tianjin and Dubai resemble Dallas, highlighting the importance of supporting cultural identity.
Partners:The Architectural Review, London; Dutch Embassy in Berlin
WBM #1 – MIT SYSTEM NACH OBEN
The second WBM symposium explores the further construction and social enhancement of neighbourhoods, the emergence of new living models and the demand for new forms of housing and services.
Partners: WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte; IMKEWOELK + Partner, Berlin; InitialDesign, Berlin
SHIGERU BAN. Works and Humanitarian Activities
The 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate, Shigeru Ban, is renowned for his inventive and resourceful design approach, which he applies not only to his private commissions but also to his extensive humanitarian efforts.
Partners:The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
MACHEN! #3. Alte Materialien neu verbaut.
In their discussion during the last Lab Talk of the series Machen, Francis Kéré from Kéré Architecture and Eike Roswag from Ziegert Roswag Seiler explored their respective projects. Partners: Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Zürich
More than green!
A lecture by William McDonough as part of the Cradle to Cradle Festival at Aedes Architecture Forum. Partners: MBDC and the Cradle to Cradle Festival.
Die Dynamik des Wandels
A conversation between Jacob von Uexküll, founder of the 'Right Livelihood Award' and Monika Griefahn, the former environmental minister for Lower Saxony. Partners: Right Livelihood Award
