BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Memento EPFL// BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Affirming Actions\, ​​​​​​​2023 LATSIS Symposium / F AR DTSTART:20230324T173000 DTEND:20230326T180000 DTSTAMP:20260511T123726Z UID:e33d11bd6c522b2393e660eaba79411e9fc5647757e2e6c01c29393c CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars DESCRIPTION:Latsis Symposium 2023\n\nAffirming Actions \nModels of archit ectural agency from the work of women-led practices\n\nCan architecture co nvey operative positions about what is relevant and urgent in the world to day? Can we look at the results of design activity as affirmations of spec ific stances that use constructions as platforms for systems of values and organisational ideas with collective import?\n\nAt a time of environmenta l\, technological and economic upheavals\, questions such as these should have the power to coalesce newfound interest in architects' practices and the forms they may take vis-à-vis the challenges we face. Are there model s of practice that could be seen more contemporary than others in light of their capacity to interpret perils and possibilities of our times? If so\ , are these models a continuation of established trajectories of architect ural professionalism or do they imply a break with the past and the emerge nce of new actors?\n\nTo elucidate these issues\, and following on from a first online edition in 2021\, the 2023 Latsis Symposium Affirming Actions will highlight and reflect upon goals\, strategies and impact of fifteen professional practices prevalently established and led by women\, which\, through the work carried out\, have shown an ability to articulate and eng age with polity concerns.\n\nIndeed\, many of their projects affirm the po wer of architectural agency even in conditions of limited means. At the sa me time\, the industriousness underlying the work suggests both the need a nd the relevance of carrying out disciplined reflection (when not outright research) in areas that are strategic\, yet traditionally tangential\, to the task of the architect as conventionally understood.\n\nBy the nature of the concerns outlined\, the symposium engages with diverse regions of t he world and modes of practice whilst emphasising intellectual energy\, en trepreneurial spirit and eventual achievements of the architects invited. Participants come from different continents and countries\, represent diff erent ethnicities\, and comprise practitioners of different generations\, at diverse stages of their careers\, and with varying academic experiences .\n\nThey include\, amongst others: Anna Chavepayre\, winner of the 2018 S wedish Kasper Salin Prize\; Anupama Kundoo\, the 2021 winner of UIA’s Au gust Perret Prize for Technology in Architecture\; Rozana Montiel\, recipi ent of the 2022 ARVHA International Prize for Women Architects\; Toshiko M ori\, former Chair of the Architecture Department at the Graduate School o f Design at Harvard University and 2023 Editor of Domus magazine\; Carole Ross Barney\, the 2023 recipient of the Gold Medal of the American Institu te of Architects\; Marina Tabassum\, John Soane Medal recipient in 2021 an d Aga Khan Awardee in 2016\; Elisa Valero\, winner of the 2018 Swiss Archi tectural Award\; and Xu Tiantian\, winner of the 2022 Swiss Architectural Award.\n\nOrganisation\nAffirming Actions will be held in the Forum of the Rolex Learning Centre over three days and will also be live streamed on Youtube. ​​​​The event will start on the night of March 24\, at 1 7h30\, with an introduction by the symposium organiser\, Paolo Tombesi\, a nd an address by Toshiko Mori. On March 25\, there will be four thematic conversations\, each involving two architects\, the facilitator\, and the public. Each conversation is structured around a loose topic\, chosen as a strategic opportunity for the invited guests to articulate some of the as pects informing their architectural positions – initially by making a TE D-like presentation of their work\, and then by engaging in a panel debate and Q+A discussion with the public. The same format will continue on Marc h 26\, with another three conversations. Two open group sessions on the ev olution of practice and the role of universities in facilitating the exper iences relayed will conclude the symposium. \n\nWith the participation of : \nAnna Chavepayre\, Collectif Encore\, Auterrive \nLaurane Coornaert\ , Degré 47\, Bruxelles\nSophie Delhay\, Sophie Delhay Architecte\, Paris\ nAlessia Griginis\, Vibes\, Turin\nAnupama Kundoo\, Anupama Kundoo Archite cts\, Berlin\nRozana Montiel\, Estudio de Arquitectura\, Mexico City\nTosh iko Mori\, Toshiko Mori Architect\, New York\nSalima Naji\, Agence Salima Naji Architecte\, Tiznit\nHannah Robertson\, The University of Melbourne\n Claudia Rodriguez\, Taller Nuevos Territorios\, Mexico City\nCarol Ross Ba rney\, Ross Barney Architects\, Chicago\nMarina Tabassum\, MTA\, Dhaka\nKe rstin Thompson\, KTA\, Melbourne\nElisa Valero\, Elisa Valero Arquitectura \, Granada\nXu Tian Tian\, DnA\, Beijing\n\nProgram details\nMarch 24\n17h 30 – 18h00 On the 2023 Latsis Symposium – Paolo Tombesi\n18h00 – 1 8h45 On agency – Toshiko Mori\n18h45 – 19h15 Q&A session\n19h15 – 20h00 Drinks\nMarch 25\n08h30 – 09h00 Welcome coffee\n09h00 – 10h45 O n ecology – Claudia Rodriguez & Anna Chavepayre\n10h45 – 11h15 Coffee break\n11h15 – 13h00 On integration – Xu Tiantian & Salima Naji\n13 h00 – 14h00 Lunch break\n14h00 – 15h45 On geography – Hannah Rober tson & Marina Tabassum\n15h45 – 16h15 Coffee break\n16h15 – 18h00 On scale – Laurane Coornaert & Carole Ross Barney\nMarch 26\n08h30 – 0 9h00 Welcome coffee\n09h00 – 10h45 On aesthetics – Elisa Valero & So phie Delhay\n10h45 – 11h15 Coffee break\n11h15 – 13h00 On comfort  – Kerstin Thompson & Alessia Griginis\n13h00 – 13h45 Lunch break\n13h4 5 – 15h30 On materials – Rozana Montiel & Anupama Kundoo\n15h30 – 16h00 Coffee break\n16h00 – 16h45 On practice – Paolo Tombesi & part icipants \n17h00 – 18h00 On culture – Open roundtable: The role of universities\n\nFor organisational reasons\, access to the Rolex Forum and to Youtube the live streaming requires online registration.\nYou may regi ster for both by follwing this link: Registration\nFor online attendance\ , please register to get acces to the Youtube live streaming url. \nRegi stration\, websites and instagram account can be found here. \n\nThe 2023 Latsis Symposium has been organised by the Laboratory of Construction and Architecture FAR\, directed by Paolo Tombesi. 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