PROGRAM
Day 1 – 24 January 2024
15.00 - 16.00 / Introduction and greetings
16.00 - 17.00 / Keynote 1 – Tobias Theil Konishi, SLA Architecture
17.00 - 18.00 / Keynote 2 – Catherine Mosbach, Mosbach Paysagistes
18.30 / Drinks and Networking Talks
Day 2 – 25 January 2024
09.30 - 10.00 / Welcome
10.00 - 11.00 / Keynote 3 – Jeremy Till, MOULD
11.00 - 13.00 / Roundtable discussions
13.00 - 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 - 18.00 / Roundtable discussions
20.00 / Networking dinner (participation is optional, on request)
Day 3 – 26 January 2024
09.30 - 10.00 / Welcome
10.00 - 12.00 / Presentation of the roundtable’s conclusions and Final discussion
PARTICIPANTS
Roundtable THRESHOLDS
Chair: Gerardo Semprebon (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano)
Andreas Körner, University of Innsbruck / University College London
Surface Transgressions. Chronodiverse notions of texture and ecology in the age of climate change
Karel Vandenhjende, KU Leuven
Tiny City House. Architecture for an ecological transition
Mariana Pereira Guimarães, Politecnico di Milano
Water Connects Macro to Micro. Environmental and social porosity at the Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam
Sjoerd Brandsma, Wageningen University
URBAN OASIS. Richness of biodiversity within a theatre design competition
Sofia Souvatzoglou, Delft University of Technology
MEDI(CAL)TERRANEAN. Towards a New Therapeutic Architecture by utilizing the Healing Power of Nature
Zhengwen Zhu, Politecnico di Milano
Greenhouse as Method: Contemporary Climatic Machine Imagination+
Nicolò Chierichetti, Politecnico di Milano
(Un)packing Highway Spaces. Borderscapes across forgotten landscapes and design opportunities
Roundtable COEXISTENCE
Chair: Francesca Zanotto (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano)
Eloy Llevat Soy, Politecnico di Torino
Plant Turn Debate. Its Significance for Architecture and Design
Camilla Allen, University of Sheffield
Forester’s Dream
Agata Ruchlewicz-Dzianach, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk
Toward Tender Relationship
Lucia Ludovici, Politecnico di Milano
Shaping Policies through Design
Marco Veneri, Kingston University
Meanwhile, gardens! Local ecologies and tactics in the context of urban regeneration strategies.
Roundtable UNEXPECTED
Chair: Giulia Setti (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano)
Alberto Cervesato, University of Udine
Towards Ecological Transition
Maicol Negrello, Politecnico di Torino
The Architectures of Nature
Marianna Charitonidou, Athens School of Fine Arts
Ecosophy in architectural and urban practices
Daniele Roccaro, Università di Palermo
Transitory Oasis
Francesco Airoldi, Politecnico di Milano
Common Lands
Oswald Jenewein, University of Texas at Arlington
Adaptive Typologies. A Transscalar Response to Climate Change.
Roundtable ALTERATION
Chair: Chiara Geroldi (DAStU, Politecnico di Milano)
Ahmad Baydoun, Delft University of Technology
Weaponized Environments
Chiara Caravello, University of Liège/Politecnico di Milano
Nature beneath Architecture
Angelos Chiotis, Delft University of Technology
Material white
Amerigo Alberto Ambrosi, IUAV University of Venice
Foodscapes or the land of food
Filippo Lafleur, Politecnico di Milano/Delft University of Technology
The Super Valley: an exploration into possible nature-based agrarian futures