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
Borders and Territories. #1 Identity in Place
During the first event of the programme, participants from diverse disciplines engage in discussions to provide an introduction to the ongoing development concerning territories, cultural borders, identities, and geopolitical corridors, sharing insights into their motivation, work, and positions on these matters. Partners:creative industries fund NL; Lars Müller Publishers, Zurich
Technische Universität Braunschweig, IDAS & University of Pennsylvania | Productive Berlin
Architecture students from TU Braunschweig worked with their peers from the University of Pennsylvania in this one-week intensive immersion in the field. The workshop was accompanied by lectures, discussions and fieldwork and concluded with a joint presentation of the resarch work and design scenarios envisioned by the students. Partners: Technische Universität Braunschweig, IDAS & University of Pennsylvania
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
Future Urbanisms, Genetic Cities
The discussion delves into the distinctive urban characteristics, typology, and growth of Houston, critically examining its unique evolving urban form and the absence of zoning regulations, which present both significant opportunities for urban revival and potential challenges posed by commercial developers. Partners:Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston
MOBILISING THE PERIPHERY #4 – Focus Latin America
This fourth symposium within the ANCB & Schindler collaborative research project on urban periphery explores broad-ranging urban research and practice responses to this peri-urban condition.
Partners: The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
Infrastructure Space
Infrastructural systems, serving as the lifeblood of our inhabited spaces, facilitate the flow of various elements and shape the structure of our built environments. Researchers present case studies that highlight infrastructure's broader significance beyond technical aspects, encompassing political, economic, social, and aesthetic dimensions. Partners:Ruby Press, Berlin; LafargeHolcim Awards, Zurich
Recording a Sensibility of Place
A discussion on the Smithsons' forthcoming book The Space Between and on the importance of developing a sensibility of place in contemporary architecture and urbanism
ÜberFLUSS #5
On this evening, we deal with the questions of how civil society initiatives make their concerns heard, how they influence political decisions with their actions, and what role rivers play in urban development policy. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
MOBILISING THE PERIPHERY #3 – Focus Africa
The third symposium in the collaborative ANCB – Schindler Transit Management Group focusses on contemporary urban peripheries worldwide.
Partners: The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
