Cinema of the Future 2011. Can We? Make More Than A Cinema!
The studio explores how the arthouse cinema - an essential component of the cultural offerings of the city in the 80s and 90s - can achieve a new function and integration in both urban public space and community space. Partners: The Why Factory, TU Delft
Design and Politics. #1 Cradle to Cradle
An interesting example with regard to sustainable urbanism are the Cradle to Cradle® Almere Principles. Opening the series, the Lab Talk discusses whether Cradle to Cradle can be principlised for urban planning and architecture and whether such principles are universally applicable.
Partners: Henk Ovink, Netherlands Ministry for Infrastructure and Environment, The Hague; Dutch Embassy in Berlin
Re-act Lab: São Paulo Architecture Experiment
In a series of public lectures and discussions the studio introduced São Paulo's metropolitan area by revealing the contrasting morphologies and urban tissues, produced over time and addressed the critical role of everyday life in the experience of urban space. Partners: Secretaria Municipal de Habitação de São Paulo; S.L.U.M. Lab and GSAPP, Columbia University, New York; Escola da Cidade, São Paulo; TU Berlin; ETH Zurich; Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft; Doppelmayr; Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning; BMW; ARUP
Cinema of the Future 2010. Berlin Motion
The studio explores the notions of registration, representation and transformation of architectural space through motion media such as film/video and digital animation techniques. Students designed architectural solutions for specific locations throughout central Berlin. Partners: University of Applied Arts, Vienna