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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Prof. Mio Tsuneyama
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Mio Tsuneyama \n13:30-14:30- Prof. Mio Tsuneyama \nVis
 iting Professor\, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne\n\nURBAN WI
 LD ECOLOGY -Coexist with Waste and Soil\n\nHumanity over-consumes natural 
 resources by 1.75 Earths and has an ecological footprint in excess of its 
 biocapacity. Building materials are originally natural resources and disca
 rded construction waste destroys ecosystems. The impact of architecture on
  the global environment is therefore significant and direct. In order to f
 ace these issues\, it is necessary to look at architecture not as a buildi
 ng in isolation\, but in a complex network from resources to disposal. The
  definition of heritage in the field of architecture has changed over time
  and should now diversify along with the role played by architectural desi
 gn. The role of heritage is to find objects of crucial to the architectura
 l activities of the time and to value them in order to pass them on to the
  next generation. If architecture is seen as part of an ecological cycle\,
  the soil and empty houses (urban waste) can be positioned as a heritage t
 o be passed on to the future. The fungal micro-organisms in the soil produ
 ce the oxygen and grow food\, which are necessary to sustain our life. In 
 cities\, however\, most soil is covered by asphalt and concrete  and is i
 n a necrotic state. We have a responsibility to pass on a healthy soil env
 ironment\, the substratum of life\, to future generations\, and we need to
  fundamentally rethink the way cities are built and the way buildings are 
 constructed. We can also design new material flows if we view vacant house
 s not as objects to be demolished\, but as valuable resources. Valuing urb
 an waste as a heritage asset that can be utilised in a variety of ways wil
 l help to reduce the environmental damage caused by resource exploitation 
 and disposal. Urban Wild Ecology finds value in neglected objects. It is a
 n attempt to reconnect urban living to the ecology by restoring wildness t
 o coexist with other species.\n\nShort bio:\n\nMio Tsuneyama (born 1983) i
 s a Japanese architect and founder of Studio mnm. She began her architectu
 ral studies at Tokyo University of Science (TUS) and graduated from the EP
 FL in 2008 as Swiss Government International Scholarships student. She ser
 ved as an intern at Bonhôte Zapata Architectes Genève\, from 2005 to 200
 6 and worked as an architect at HHF Architects in Basel from 2008 to 2012.
  Following her return to Japan\, she has taught at TUS as assistant profes
 sor and lecturer since 2013. In 2022\, she was invited to teach as guest p
 rofessor at EPFL. Her work has been presented at the Japanese Pavilion in 
 the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale\, among others.
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