School Lecture Series: AFF Architekten / EPFL Architecture
Event details
| Date | 04.11.2025 |
| Hour | 18:30 › 20:00 |
| Speaker | Martin Fröhlich |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | French, English |
AFF ARCHITEKTEN, MARTIN FRÖHLICH
Spore Initiative Berlin
This spore – like a germ cell, the seed of life – drifts from a fern frond and lands on Hermannstrasse. The perimeter block structure, born of Wilhelminian urban expansion, has eroded into today’s “Berliner Kiez.” Amid bars, cemeteries, and 24/7 shops, the new Spore Initiative building takes root, asserting a confident yet quirky presence within this discontinuous urban fabric. JOSEPHA LANDES, Journalist.
This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series
COMMUNITY VOL.1
Seven exemplary projects and case studies
Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Recent history shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion. However, communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explains that community 'is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others, reminding us of our otherness.
This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.
Save the date and join us on Tuesday evenings!
Spore Initiative Berlin
This spore – like a germ cell, the seed of life – drifts from a fern frond and lands on Hermannstrasse. The perimeter block structure, born of Wilhelminian urban expansion, has eroded into today’s “Berliner Kiez.” Amid bars, cemeteries, and 24/7 shops, the new Spore Initiative building takes root, asserting a confident yet quirky presence within this discontinuous urban fabric. JOSEPHA LANDES, Journalist.
This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series
COMMUNITY VOL.1
Seven exemplary projects and case studies
Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Recent history shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion. However, communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explains that community 'is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others, reminding us of our otherness.
This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.
Save the date and join us on Tuesday evenings!
Practical information
- General public
- Free