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SUMMARY:School Lecture Series: Lütjens Padmanabhan / EPFL Architecture
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DESCRIPTION:Oliver Lütjens\, Lütjens Padmanabhan\nLÜTJENS PADMANABHAN\
 nZwhatt Sufficiency Project\n\nThe longitudinal building is designed as a 
 pilot project on the topic of sufficiency. The residential structure was d
 eveloped as an urban terraced house with maisonette lofts in four differen
 t sizes (S\,M\,L\,XL). Its concise building shape links with the adjacent 
 residential tower block and corner shop to form a memorable ensemble that 
 promotes a sense of identity.\n\nOliver Lütjens (Zurich 1972) and Thomas 
 Padmanabhan (Stuttgart 1970) established Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects i
 n 2007 in Zurich. The Zurich-based practice has been recognized nationally
  and internationally for its innovation in the field of affordable housing
  and for its joyful embrace of the expressive challenges of contemporary c
 onstruction.The practice’s works are diverse in scale and type\, spannin
 g three continents. Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterw
 eg low-cost Apartment Building in Zurich\, the Zwhatt Sufficiency Housing 
 Project in Regensdorf\, the Unterfeld Lake Power Plant\, the residential d
 evelopment Göbli in Baar\, as well as the Residences for the Swiss Ambass
 adors in Algiers and Bogotà.  Oliver and Thomas have taught as assistant
 s at ETH Zurich\, and as guest professors at TU Munich\, EPF Lausanne and 
 Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.\n\nThis le
 cture is part of the school lecture series\nHOUSING VOL.2 - Housing and Re
 use\n\nReuse of existing buildings is increasingly becoming a good practic
 e. Yet\, reuse is easier said than done. Within a capitalist society\, bui
 ldings are produced as commodities and\, as such\, they are not meant to l
 ast. Moreover\, what is at stake within reuse is not simply the reuse of b
 uildings per se\, but the whole process of building production behind each
  architectural project.\n\nThis lecture series explores projects of reuse 
 in which former offices\, factories\, or houses are transformed or expande
 d as residential spaces. Each lecture will focus on one building in order 
 to shed light not only on the advantages of reuse but also on its limits a
 nd challenges. The lecture series will be complemented by the launch of Pr
 ofessor Charlotte Malterre-Barthes’s A "Moratorium on New Construction".
LOCATION:Auditoire SG https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%201138
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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