Architecture
Material Moods
Studio Architecture III (CZ)
This ongoing investigation explores the natural behavior of materials and their possibilities of self-organization. The synthesis of robotic production and material performance lies at the center of a research project aiming to develop new and fluid-based construction composites.
Platforms of Differential Growth
Studio Architecture III (CZ)
Design based on the algorithmic evolution of geometries represents machine production without need for human intervention. Such systems are capable of self-reproduction and self-reparation. The exhibited concrete elements are cut-outs of an endless structure.
Buildings without People
Studio Architecture III (CZ)
Buildings without people are already an integral part of our cities, though often not architecturally integrated to them yet. These projects replace five iconic 20th-century buildings with 21st century typologies such as data centers or logistics hubs inside of which humans are unwelcome or, at best, inconvenient guests
The Ornaments of the Post-Anthropocene
The Academy of Arts Architecture and Design in Prague (CZ)
Smooth surfaces and glazed facades represented the challenges of modernist architecture. Architecture without ornaments or, as defined by Beatriz Colomina, “X-ray” architecture now faces the challenges of the post-Anthropocene. These are buildings not inhabited by people but by machines; built to produce, share, reorganize or store. It’s architecture without daylight, facades without windows, and floors without stairs. How do architects respond to the emerging challenges of the new era and their environment? The exhibition will present previously rejected ornaments as integrated parts of several projects designed for or by the machines.
The Great Pyramid in 3D, From the BBC Series Ancient Invisible Cities
BBC Studios (UK), ScanLab Projects (UK)
The Great Pyramid in 3D, From the BBC Series Ancient Invisible Cities explores possibilities of virtual archaeology by scanning and digitally rebuilding historical architecture – in this case, the Great Pyramid of Giza. In this unique form of presentation, visitors can choose between different paths to explore the ancient structure, moving interactively in a 3D environment with stereoscopic 360° video at 12K resolution. The experience is enhanced by a specially created soundtrack and live expert commentary.
Poetic Systems
Panel Discussion
The panel discussion Poetic Systems looks at system-theoretical approaches at the nexus of art and architecture. Where can system theory, a sociological concept, be applied outside of its original discipline? Which dimensions are opened up by artistic research, an artistic viewpoint or Art Thinking in combination with system theory - and which new points of intersection emerge? Speakers with backgrounds in sociology, architecture, art and scientific research gather here to share their insights on this topic.
SIX MOVEMENTS
Interactive Architecture Lab, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL (UK)
SIX MOVEMENTS showcases six individual student projects centered around different types of movement. The work takes a critical stance and reflects on past and current developments across art, science, and technology to spearhead thinking on emergent themes of the 21st century.
