2022 Architecture Symposium

 June 10, 2022

Climate change, limited natural resources, as well as growing demands and regulatory frameworks for an ecological building culture which incorporates energy efficiency, sustainability, and preservation require different architectural approaches. Within these new conditions, how can architects make an impact with their designs and their choices for particular building materials such as bricks?
 
Promising developments are for instance buildings which were constructed by using local materials to reduce waste and energy or creating building envelopes with façade greening. Other means include concepts by not demolishing existing buildings but preserving them by careful conversions and extensions. And a more research-based focus is embraced by architects who develop innovative technologies, processes, and prototypes such as on-site robotics and digital fabrication in building construction.
 
Altogether, these approaches connect nature and culture by designing architecture that enables an environmentally sustainable future. The symposium’s speakers will share their insights from their respective fields for a discussion on how architects can make a substantial contribution for the built environment.