Posts by hla-pm
Resolving the conflict
Fri 16 Sep collaborative approachprototypereeduniversity / research 12:40 Anne Beim, KADK Thorbjørn Petersen, KADK Resolving the conflict Biogenic materials as reed hold great potentials to reduce the CO2emissions of construction. But use of reed has decreased – partly due to the fear of fire hazards and strict fire protections standards. This project aims to develop…
Read MoreSeasonal Wall Dressing
Fri 16 Sep experimentnaturalstudio projectuniversity / research 12:00 Susanne Brorson, Rügen Seasonal Wall Dressing We are currently designing buildings that should do it all – withstand the heat, protect from cold, full of technological solutions that have to balance out what the building itself can’t do. If we want to reduce the amount of technological…
Read MoreHemp Lime
Fri 16 Sep firm / startuplimeproduct development 11:40 Delphine Schmid, Kalkwerk, Strada Hemp Lime It sounds like an architectural dream. A material that can act as a wall, insulation and surface in one; is good for the environment; and, moreover, thanks to its structure has a special aesthetic. A fireproof material, which can be rammed…
Read MoreConstructive Land
Fri 16 Sep firm / startuptimberuniversity / research 10:30 Material Cultures, London Constructive Land Material Cultures is a not-for-profit organisation which brings together design, research and action towards a post carbon built environment. We work at the intersection of architectural design, engineering, systems thinking, digital technologies and material science. We seek to share our experience of establishing ourselves…
Read MoreOpen Dialogue as a Chance for Innovation
Fri 16 Sep collaborative approachnaturalstudio project 09:50 Oekofacta, Winterthur Open Dialogue as a Chance for Innovation Already during the first sit-down meeting with the clients, I refer to values, their needs and their idea of quality of life. It’s important to me, already during the first encounter with those who want to build, to excite…
Read MorePlaces of Rural Practice
Fri 16 Sep collaborative approachfirm / startupworkshop 09:30 Atelier Fanelsa, Berlin Places of Rural Practice PROLOGUE: The limits to our global neoliberal economy, which relies on the non-renewable extraction of natural resources, have contributed to a strong desire for societal shifts, especially those that potentially apply to our daily routines and habits. Crises like the…
Read MoreLime Floors
Fri 16 Sep limeprivate / hobbyprototypestudio project 09:10 Meier Unger, Leipzig Lime Floors In search of an appropriate floor overlay – as we naively called it at that juncture – for a Stöckli (an outbuilding for retired farmers) we built in Switzerland, we set off on a diametrical journey, away from the ostensible progressiveness of…
Read MoreRaumgestalt Repertoire 8, IDEAS / Associations
Thu 15 Sep comparative case studyuniversity / research 18:20 Oda Pälmke, FATUK Raumgestalt Repertoire 8, IDEAS / Associations Raumgestalt Repertoire 8: IDEAS / Associations presents processes and results of research teaching for sustainable architectural discussions, reception and production at the Chair of Spatial Form and Design, Prof. Oda Pälmke @ fatuk. A repertoire is the…
Read MoreSticks and Stones and an Atlas of Heterogenous Constructions
Thu 15 Sep comparative case studyuniversity / research 18:00 Aaron Forrest, Ultramoderne Yasmin Vobis, Harvard GSD Sticks and Stones and an Atlas of Heterogenous Constructions Since the advent of modernism and the rise of concrete and steel as dominant materials in building construction, a curious condition has emerged within architectural material discourses, which, almost uniformly,…
Read MoreConstructive Trojans
Thu 15 Sep mockupstudio project 16:50 Summacumfemmer, Leipzig Constructive Trojans Constructive disobedience has to overcome innumerable tricky situations in the building process. In Germany, the most sensitive point probably lies somewhere between Work Phase 5 (final planning) and the early stages of Work Phase 8 (in this case building supervision) – i.e. in the transition…
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