There is a tendency in Germany and Australia for museums to transform the cultural context, and both countries face a need for strategies to address ownership as well as social and cultural integration in the city and the peripheries. The two-day symposium enabled a broad dialogue to include cultural experts, city planners, architects, artists and curators. Partners:Australian Government as part of the cultural initiative Australia now Germany 2017, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
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.
CONSTRUCTING CULTURE
The West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest and most ambitious cultural projects. The Exhibition Talk explores the development and the urban strategies of the new district.
Museums and Cultural Spaces
ANCB conceptualised this international symposium accompanying the exhibition V.D.H.N. URBAN PHENOMENON at the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016, to critically reflect on the role of museums today. Partners:Ministry of Culture of the Government of Moscow
Zài Xīng Tǔ Mù. Sixteen Chinese Museums, Fifteen Chinese Architects
China is an outstanding example of a new 'museum boom'. The exhibition reflects on the physical and curatorial positioning of museums as drivers of progress within the socio-political and cultural landscape of China today. Partners:Zumtobel, Dornbirn
Museum Revisited
The kick off Lab Talk of the programme Museum of the 21st Century, which examines the relationship and interaction between museums, urban space, culture, economy and society. Partners:Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
Designing Educational Facilities
The public opening session kicks off a four-day conference and frames the dialogue around the conference theme of major educational facilities in and around Berlin, exploring their history, planning, and design process. Partners:American Institute of Architects
Lectures by Stefan and Bernhard Marte about new museum buildings in Berlin and Krems
Das Kulturforum. Baukultur ohne Verfahrenskultur?
The Kulturforum is an ongoing construction site of German cultural politics. Now, a further museum is being planned here. But is the Kulturforum a problem that can only be solved through architecture? Isn't Berlin missing the unique chance to address the urban landscape of this architectural ensemble through urban design?
The Politics of Practice-Orientation
With urban and environmental challenges at the forefront, the need for innovation in built environment education has become common knowledge, prompting discussions on curricula, educational practices, and the politics of practice-orientation. Partners:TU Berlin; University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, University College London; Urban Lab+
