This fourth symposium within the ANCB & Schindler collaborative research project on urban periphery explores broad-ranging urban research and practice responses to this peri-urban condition.
Partners: The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
SAVE AND RESCUE – FREI OTTO’S MULTIHALLE IN MANNHEIM
A call for the recognition and protection of Frei Otto's multihalle in Mannheim. Partners: BuroHappold Engineering
How Do We Make Better Cities?
OMA partner Reinier de Graaf presents his position on the scourge of #Notopia, discussing the global pandemic of generic buildings that make London resemble Tianjin and Dubai resemble Dallas, highlighting the importance of supporting cultural identity.
Partners:The Architectural Review, London; Dutch Embassy in Berlin
Peter Cook Enjoys Being Silly
34 years after his first show at Aedes Architecture Forum - Peter Cook and his companions Wolf Prix, Zvi Hecker, Odile Decq and Thom Mayne exchanged ideas and experiences about a life devoted to architecture and the importance of being silly.
Türme, Schlösser, Hütten
The life's work of Berlin architect Helge Pitz is dedicated to the preservation of historical heritage. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, architects, art historians, experts on monument preservation and companions discuss the love of historical heritage and recipes for its preservation.
ÜberFLUSS #5
On this evening, we deal with the questions of how civil society initiatives make their concerns heard, how they influence political decisions with their actions, and what role rivers play in urban development policy. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
Hoffnung bauen!
The exhibition shows a project of solidarity with the Yazidi people, who are persecuted and murdered by the so-called 'Islamic State'. At its centre are designs for an orphanage in northern Iraq. The opening discussion focuses on meeting the needs of the refugees and what architecture can contribute.
Partners: Netzwerk Mala Heviya / Haus der Hoffnung (Jugend humanitärer Hilfe e.V.; TU Braunschweig; UdK Berlin)
To BIM or not to BIM
In the face of potential failures, cost escalation, and conflicts, the question arises whether embracing technology, specifically Building Information Modeling (BIM), is crucial for prevention and empowerment in the design process, or if it poses a risk to innovation. Partners:American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continental Europe Chapter
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
Urban (in)securities. #1 The City as Target
Natural disasters, terrorist attacks and epidemics impact the physical appearance of our urban environment and evoke fears about the visible and invisible insecurities targeting our cities. Urban spaces are identified as an interface for vulnerability and contagion with a growing demand for the state to defend and police public places.
Partners:Dr. Nadine Godehardt, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin; ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, Hamburg
