I oA institute of architectureThursday,
October 10th 2024 | 6:00 pm
Welcome Address: Petra Schaper Rinkel, Rector of the University
of Applied Arts Vienna.
Introduction: Petra Gruber, Institute of Architecture, University
of Applied Arts Vienna
Keynote: “Ruins and Regeneration: The Near and Far Future of Disaster
Recovery” by Eric J. Cesal (Instructor, Harvard Global Development Program, community-based responses to disaster).
Friday, October 11th 2024 | 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
The
symposium will be organized around four conversation topics: “On the ground”, “From temporary to permanent”, “Large-scale
reconstruction”, and “Material and approaches”. The conversations will be moderated by Anja Jonkhans, Thomas Romm, and Carmen
Maria Egger.
Guest lectures and panelists: Patrick Coulombel (Emergency
Architects Foundation, France), Cyrille Hanappe (Director "Architecture & Major Risks" ENSAPB, ENSA Paris Belleville,
AIR Architecture, France), Cecilia Schmölzer (Emergency shelter and reconstruction expert, Red Cross), Natalie Mossin and
Ingeborg Hau (Head of Institute and Curator of the Royal Danish Academy, Denmark), Hsieh Ying Chun (Atelier-3, Taiwan), Vitalina
Hoshovska (Balbek Bureau, Ukraine), Robert Sakic Trogrlic and Michaela Bachmann (IIASA, Austria), Kees Christiaanse (President
Swiss Network with Ukraine, ETH Zurich, KCAP, the Netherlands), Lilet Breddels (Director of Archis Amsterdam and project manager
at Ro3kvit, urban coalition for Ukraine, the Netherlands), Adam Przywara (Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Fribourg,
Switzerland), Mattia di Carlo (Circular Expert, 3XN GXN, Denmark).
Organized
by Petra Gruber and Camille Breuil, Department of Building Construction, I oA, University
of Applied Arts Vienna.
The fifth Circular Strategies Symposium addresses
the timely, critical theme of post-disaster contexts: Aftermath. Reconstruction of Environments.
Disasters,
whether natural or manmade, leave a devastating trail of destruction in their wake, disrupting communities, livelihoods and
ecosystems. In the aftermath of such events, the role of architects in addressing these challenges is essential not only in
terms of restoring physical structures, but also in terms of fostering resilience and rebuilding communities. When a lack
of economic and/or material resources is evident, a shift towards regenerative systems that minimize waste and maximize resource
efficiency is required. The concept of circularity emerges as a respectful solution, offering a transformative approach to
post-disaster architecture.
The symposium will deliver a multidisciplinary
perspective on key themes, such as designing with immediate responses in mind, from temporary to permanent rebuilding, large-scale
territorial planning, materials and approaches, aimed at transforming the narrative from despair to resilience.
