In China, where dynamic urbanisation and globalisation processes have been taking place, the question arises: what happens to the countryside?
Partners: Li Xiangning, Shanghai
Precision, Prototyping & Prefabrication
The lecture and discussion gives an insight into the methodology and creative cogitations of Archi-Tectonics, combining the use of latest digital technologies with philosophical approaches. Partners:Archi-Tectonics / Winka Dubbeldam & Justin Korhammer, New York
Álvaro Siza and the Bauhaus Legacy
A conversation between Álvaro Siza, Claudia Perren and Sergei Tchoban, moderated by Matthias Sauerbruch, on the occasion of the exhibition opening SIZA - UNSEEN & UNKNOWN at the Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing. Partners:Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin
Kashef Chowdhury
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
Drawing on Sketchbooks
A discussion accompanying the exhibition Opening Lines: Sketchbooks of Ten Modern Architects at the Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing
Speaking Through Sketchbooks
A discussion accompanying the exhibition Opening Lines: Sketchbooks of Ten Modern Architects at the Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural Drawing
Shenzhen – Shape of the Future
The Exhibition Talk brings together experts who discuss theoretical approaches and presented built examples from Europe and China, with a focus on Shenzhen—a megacity where Industry 4.0 is affecting the urban living environment. Partners:SZFIEC; City Think Tank; DEEP DIVE; School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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
Rural Moves
The revitalisation of rural areas has been neglected for a long time not only in China, but also in Europe and worldwide, and has consequently given rise to big socioeconomic and political challenges. Aedes has identified built examples in Songyang (China) that provide fascinating impulses for the discussion regarding the improvement of rural regions also in Europe.
Partners: The People's Government of Songyang County; Songyang Cultural Bureau; Zhejiang Xinhu Foundation
SPACE ON DEMAND
A dialogue between Elizabeth Diller, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York and Chris Dercon, Director Volksbühne Berlin, on the occasion of the exhibition opening SPACE ON DEMAND.
