Symposium: Education - An Urban Inquiry

A Co-Production of IoA and ÖGFA
The growth of cities worldwide imposes increasing demands on public infrastructure, and educational buildings constitute one component of that infrastructure. Renowned theorists and design professionals will convene in Vienna this fall to explore architectural responses to these demands.
The Urban Inquiry places special emphasis on careful use of resources, with respect to both life-cycle energy and land use. In addition, it examines how intensified use of educational buildings can contribute to a city’s vibrancy. These endeavors can best be achieved through concepts that incorporate and refurbish existing buildings, or, in the case of new construction, allow for future adaptation and conversion. The themes are both tangible and intangible, and the emphasis is on presenting a synthesis of theory and practice.

The Urban Inquiry aims to provide the basis for public debate on the role of the public sector in the future of educational buildings, and, at the same time, to focus attention on matters of urban design. The symposium seeks to foster the discourse on the future of educational buildings. To this end, lectures will be held on the synergy of design and educational theory, the functional program, typology, and urbanistic aspects. These lectures will be complemented by presentations of buildings demonstrating corresponding principles. Following the lectures and discussions, we will give the invited guests the opportunity to visit Vienna’s newest and finest examples of educational buildings.

Please find the detailed schedule enclosed!

Gerald Bast, President, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Introductory Address

Elise Feiersinger, ÖGFA

Herman Hertzberger, Amsterdam, Keynote lecture

Participants: Ulrike Stadler-Altmann, Christian Kühn, Marika Schmidt, Antje Lehn, Michael Zinner, Ute Schaller, Manfred Russo, Elisabeth Boersma, Christoph Pichler, Hannes Traupmann, Jean-Philippe Vassal, Jeremy Hoskyn, Simon Henley, Misa Shibukawa, Raphael Eder, Gavin Henderson, Andreas Vass, Piet Eckert, Philippe Bürgler, Rina Shindo, Skarn Chaiyawat, Joke Vermeulen, Ulrich Huhs, Bernhard Sommer, and Matthias Boeckl.


Symposium: Education - An Urban Inquiry
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