Transmaterial Aesthetics: Experiments with Timber in Architecture and Technology
The International Conference by HS Wismar and UTS Sydney explored the increasing use of timber in architecture, showcasing how it is combined with other materials to create innovative structures with altered properties. The conference highlighted the emergence of a new techno-aesthetic paradigm called transmateriality and referenced historical and contemporary examples of timber applications in architecture.
DESIGN PROCESS
The talk explored whether minimalism in design means focusing on essentials and if it leads to comfort and structural clarity.
Innovative Werkstoffe für die Energiewende
The decision to transition to renewable energy by the federal government has sparked an innovation surge, allowing for smaller-scale and decentralized energy production, making the use of energy-efficient materials and technologies more appealing to designers and architects. Partners:TSB Technologiestiftung Berlin; HAUTE INNOVATION - Agentur für Material und Technologie, Berlin
The City Lights Project #3: Light Beyond the Atmosphere
"Light Beyond the Atmosphere" is the third event of the ANCB Zumtobel Research: The City Lights Project, featuring discussions on the role of light in architecture and urban environments, with a focus on the interplay between architecture, virtual scenarios, and the representation of unrealized visions for evolving cities. Partners:Zumtobel, Dornbirn
Lab Talk Series: The City Lights Project
The three-part series features discussions on the role of light in architecture and urban environments, with a focus on the interplay between architecture, virtual scenarios, and the representation of unrealized visions for evolving cities. Partners:Zumtobel, Dornbirn
MACHEN! #2: Heizen mit Beton, Kühlen mit Lehm: Wie man Materialien in ihrer ganzen Bandbreite nutzen kann
The second project discussion to show that concrete as a building material can also have sustainable attributes. Partners:Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Zürich
Lab Talk Series: MACHEN!
Ergänzend zur Ausstellung MACHEN! Die deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012 im Aedes Architekturforum fanden drei Diskussionsveranstaltungen im ANCB statt, in denen die Preisträger ihre Projekte vorstellten und über deren aktuellen Entwicklungsstand berichteten. Partners: Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
HolzWerkHolz
In this design studio, which takes place as part of the HolzWerkHolz exhibition, students look at the topic of multi-storey timber construction in the inner city of Berlin using a case study in Berlin-Neukölln. Partners: Kaden Klingbeil Architekten, Berlin, TU Berlin, UdK Berlin, HafenCity Universität Hamburg, FH Aachen, TU München
My Home is My Bottle
A conversation about the potential of recycled plastic bottles as a new sustainable building material. Partners: Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Design and Politics. #2 On the Surface of Architecture
Material researchers and developers increasingly collaborate with designers, architects and engineers to apply new materials and technologies. But are these collaborations emerging in response to opportunities presented for architectural design or to a societal demand for sensory stimulation in the city experience? Is the surface of the city replacing urban structure as the new meaning of urban fabric? How can we make city out of skin?
Partners: Henk Ovink, Netherlands Ministry for Infrastructure and Environment, The Hague; Netherlands Architecture Fund, Rotterdam; Netherlands Embassy in Berlin
