In this forth edition of the series, urban professionals from Copenhagen and Berlin talk about the potential of inner-urban waters as well as leisure and recreation facilities in cities. Copenhagen is famous worldwide as a particularly livable, sustainable and innovative city. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
MOBILISING THE PERIPHERY #2 – Focus China: The New Habitat
The second symposium in the collaborative ANCB - Schindler Transit Management Group focusses on contemporary urban peripheries worldwide looking at new strategies for urbanisation.
Partners: The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
Mountains / Architecture / Tourism
The European Alps and the Himalayan Mountains have both a great natural beauty and an age-old tradition with their own characteristics. In both locations the questions of sustainability and the smart integration of tourist facilities to best serve the people are urgent issues.
Transforming Cities
In parts of the world, new city foundations and large-scale urban expansions are still booming, while in Europe, with its already high degree of urbanisation, more cautious interventions in the urban structure are on the agenda.
Partners:Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Berlin; jovis Verlag, Berlin
Rebuild by Design
A symposium on the occasion of the opening of the ANCB exhibition After Hurricane Sandy - REBUILD BY DESIGN - Resilient Planning Through Collaborative Design. Partners: Henk Ovink, Rebuild by Design, New York; United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington DC; Schindler, Ebikon; Dutch Embassy in Berlin; Zumtobel, Dornbirn
Institute of Architecture Technology, TU Graz | BUSting Berlin – hybrid infrastructures
Berlin is a dynamic, vital metropolis that counts as one of the favourite destinations in Europe. The studio adresses the topic of mobility arising from that precondition and the question of how Berlin is actually being accessed. Within this frame, the students focus especially on the current phenomenon of increasing bus travel. Partners: Institute of Architecture Technology, TU Graz
Seoul: Towards a Meta-City
Seoul aims to achieve a harmonious balance between restoration and change by focusing on three key objectives: reviving history, restoring nature, and renewing people's lives, as demonstrated through projects showcased in the Aedes exhibition and discussed in the talk.
Partners:City of Seoul
VISIONS OF THE ALHAMBRA
A lecture by Álvaro Siza Vieira on the occasion of the opening of the Aedes exhibition showcasing original sketches for the project Access and Visitor Information Centre for the Alhambra World Heritage Site in Granada by Álvaro Siza Vieira & Juan Domingo Santos.
In-Between. Spatial Discourse in Visual Culture
The series brings together artistic positions that critically explore spatial discourses in contemporary visual culture – ranging from architecture and installation, to photography and film, painting and illustration.
ZU HAUSE IN DER STADT. #3 Experiment Umnutzung – Wohnraum neu erfinden
Cities face a housing shortage, prompting the need for new construction while also considering the potential of converting vacant office complexes and industrial buildings into residential spaces.
Partners: Wüstenrot Stiftung, Ludwigsburg
