Vernissage for a Habitat Research Center publication with EPFL PRESS
Event details
| Date | 03.12.2024 |
| Hour | 16:30 › 18:00 |
| Speaker | Franz Graf, Célia Küpfer, Maxence Grangeot, Eugen Brühwiler, Ludovic Pépion, Jo Taillieu, Valentin Bourdon, Anna Livia Friel and Paola Viganò. |
| Location | |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| Event Language | French, English |
The Habitat Research Center is celebrating the publication of Architecture revalued. Baukultur and the culture of Transition published by EPFL PRESS with a drink at the Montreux Jazz Café EPFL on Tuesday 3 December 2024 from 4.30pm, in the company of the contributors. This moment will be an opportunity to conclude a wonderful collaboration between six ENAC faculty laboratories since the first interdisciplinary seminar organised on the topic in March 2022 (link).
- Please let us know if you are coming by e-mail: [email protected]
The notion of Baukultur marked a fundamental step towards a comprehensive definition of the built environment. The idea that landscape, architectural heritage, and all the existing built context could converge to portray the richness and complexity of our habitat now points to a collective and strategic approach to design. In this perspective, the value of architecture arises essentially as a tool to convey the emerging culture of Transition within the existing Baukulturen. Architecture revalued structures a theoretical framework around these concepts leaning on the research, design, and pedagogical experiences of six architectural and urban design practices/academics, as specific readings and valorization of the existing built environment. Three essays articulate the ongoing debate, and a manifesto enunciates the basics of a common discourse on Baukultur and the socio-ecological Transition.
The book is available to buy and download here from the publisher's website
Links
Practical information
- Informed public
- Registration required
Organizer
- Habitat Research Center
Contact
- Valentin Bourdon