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Category: Architecture and Urban Design
07.12.2023
Open Architecture Lecture: Laurens Bekemans
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
Gregor Taul, the curator of the autumn lectures, introduces the program with the following words: “Architecture stands at a significant crossroads. Ten-year-old buildings are demolished and taken to the landfill. The lifespan of an interior design project is five years at best, if that. These bleak facts do not inspire confidence in a discipline that requires so many resources in light of such a short time perspective. What does ‘better not do anything’ mean for spatial design? What might ‘mobile architecture’ refer to or who is a ‘mobile designer’? How can moving people or things be a positive spatial practice?”
On December 7, Brussels-based Laurens Bekemans and co-founder of Brussels-based BC architects & studies, will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture The Act of Building.
BC is BC architects, studies and materials. BC stands for Brussels Cooperation and points to how BC grew – embedded within place and people. Started in 2012 as a hybrid office, BC is manoeuvring the boundaries of architecture in a doers manner. With three different legal entities, the team engages in a variety of experimental projects through which it designs bioregional and circular architecture, researches educational and construction processes and produces new building materials using local waste streams such as excavated earth
Laurens introduces his lecture in the following words:
From the first fieldtrips for the design of a library in Burundi to involving over 150 workshop participants in the construction of a public building in Belgium, these stories tell how BC engages in acts of building. The act of building is act and discourse.It is the complex effort of a temporary association to create an infrastructure of its own. In order to have a positive impact on our society, BC believes that architects need to intervene beyond the narrow definition of the professional who designs and controls the execution of buildings.
Hence, BC ventures into material production, contracting, storytelling, knowledge transfer, community organization, which all influence BC’s design approach. The act of building has an impact and is at the same time a manifestation of values and ideas, which grew out of a broad network around a specific project. Building has a transformative power, driven by action, narrative and result. The lecture will guide you through key moments and key projects, which helped transform BC into the hybrid practice it is today.
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The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube or www.avatudloengud.ee
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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Open Architecture Lecture: Laurens Bekemans
Thursday 07 December, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
Gregor Taul, the curator of the autumn lectures, introduces the program with the following words: “Architecture stands at a significant crossroads. Ten-year-old buildings are demolished and taken to the landfill. The lifespan of an interior design project is five years at best, if that. These bleak facts do not inspire confidence in a discipline that requires so many resources in light of such a short time perspective. What does ‘better not do anything’ mean for spatial design? What might ‘mobile architecture’ refer to or who is a ‘mobile designer’? How can moving people or things be a positive spatial practice?”
On December 7, Brussels-based Laurens Bekemans and co-founder of Brussels-based BC architects & studies, will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture The Act of Building.
BC is BC architects, studies and materials. BC stands for Brussels Cooperation and points to how BC grew – embedded within place and people. Started in 2012 as a hybrid office, BC is manoeuvring the boundaries of architecture in a doers manner. With three different legal entities, the team engages in a variety of experimental projects through which it designs bioregional and circular architecture, researches educational and construction processes and produces new building materials using local waste streams such as excavated earth
Laurens introduces his lecture in the following words:
From the first fieldtrips for the design of a library in Burundi to involving over 150 workshop participants in the construction of a public building in Belgium, these stories tell how BC engages in acts of building. The act of building is act and discourse.It is the complex effort of a temporary association to create an infrastructure of its own. In order to have a positive impact on our society, BC believes that architects need to intervene beyond the narrow definition of the professional who designs and controls the execution of buildings.
Hence, BC ventures into material production, contracting, storytelling, knowledge transfer, community organization, which all influence BC’s design approach. The act of building has an impact and is at the same time a manifestation of values and ideas, which grew out of a broad network around a specific project. Building has a transformative power, driven by action, narrative and result. The lecture will guide you through key moments and key projects, which helped transform BC into the hybrid practice it is today.
*
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube or www.avatudloengud.ee
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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21.11.2023
Book launch: Urbanizing Suburbia
Architecture and Urban Design
BOOK LAUNCH: Urbanizing Suburbia: Hyper-Gentrification, the Financialization of Housing and the Remaking of the Outer European City
Location: EKA Lobby, Canteen
Time: 21.11.2023 @ 18:00
Urbanizing Suburbia considers three current and related processes underway in global cities: the hyper-gentrification of inner cities, the financialization of housing, and the structural changes occurring in the outer city. Rocketing housing prices have displaced residents from inner cities and created a rent gap in outer cities. Increasingly, municipalities, developers, and displaced residents search for opportunities in the suburban belts. Changes in demographics, densities, live/work ratios, and tenures are remaking outer cities, rendering them less and less suburban. The book examines these changes by looking at four key European cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and Stockholm. It is a first attempt at understanding the three processes discussed here within one comprehensive explanatory framework.
Editors are EKA adjunct staff teaching at the faculty of Architecture Tahl Kaminer, Leonard Ma and Helen Runting.
EKA Prof of Urban Studies Maroš Krivy has contributed in the book with one chapter.
Urbanizing Suburbia is published by JOVIS (De Gruyter) and the publication is supported by EKA. EKA urban studies students have been part of collecting materials for the book.
The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Kaja Pae.
It is possible to buy the book at the presentation.
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Book launch: Urbanizing Suburbia
Tuesday 21 November, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
BOOK LAUNCH: Urbanizing Suburbia: Hyper-Gentrification, the Financialization of Housing and the Remaking of the Outer European City
Location: EKA Lobby, Canteen
Time: 21.11.2023 @ 18:00
Urbanizing Suburbia considers three current and related processes underway in global cities: the hyper-gentrification of inner cities, the financialization of housing, and the structural changes occurring in the outer city. Rocketing housing prices have displaced residents from inner cities and created a rent gap in outer cities. Increasingly, municipalities, developers, and displaced residents search for opportunities in the suburban belts. Changes in demographics, densities, live/work ratios, and tenures are remaking outer cities, rendering them less and less suburban. The book examines these changes by looking at four key European cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and Stockholm. It is a first attempt at understanding the three processes discussed here within one comprehensive explanatory framework.
Editors are EKA adjunct staff teaching at the faculty of Architecture Tahl Kaminer, Leonard Ma and Helen Runting.
EKA Prof of Urban Studies Maroš Krivy has contributed in the book with one chapter.
Urbanizing Suburbia is published by JOVIS (De Gruyter) and the publication is supported by EKA. EKA urban studies students have been part of collecting materials for the book.
The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Kaja Pae.
It is possible to buy the book at the presentation.
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26.10.2023
Open Architecture Lecture: Alexander Römer
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
On October 26, at 6 pm Berlin-based architect, designer and carpenter Alexander Römer will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture Convivial Ground.
Alexander Römer initiated the international design-build network ConstructLab in 2012 as a member of the former EXYZT collective (2005–2013). ConstructLab is a laboratory for action research, constructive experimentation and interdisciplinary creation.
ConstructLab takes a dynamic approach to uniting concepts, realisation and activation of project situations. Breaking with traditional divisions of labour, the organisation engages a team of multitalented artists and designers – as well as sociologists, urban planners, graphic designers, film makers, photographers, curators, educators, and web developers – who carry the creative process from the drafting table into the field, enabling concept and design to respond to the possibilities and constraints posed by an environment, it’s people and utilisation.
Alexander introduces his lecture in the following words:
Construction is fundamentally a collaborative activity. In this talk, the collaborative aspects of construction processes are examined from different perspectives. In the design and planning process a lot of different expertise comes together, in the construction itself different trades are involved and during the construction there are situations where in sometimes very short moments, e.g. when straightening a roof truss, a lot of hands are needed. A planning and construction process is complex and can only succeed in teamwork. In addition, a broad community is created through participation processes in the building process, and through this participation, a community that cares about the building itself.
I would like to convey the community aspect of design-build processes by looking at our ConstructLab projects. In doing so, I draw on the content structure of the latest ConstructLab book Convivial Ground. Stories from a Spatial Practice (Jovis 2023, Editors: Joanne Pouzenc, Peter Zuiderwijk and Alexander Römer).
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The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch previous lectures www.avatudloengud.ee
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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Open Architecture Lecture: Alexander Römer
Thursday 26 October, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
On October 26, at 6 pm Berlin-based architect, designer and carpenter Alexander Römer will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture Convivial Ground.
Alexander Römer initiated the international design-build network ConstructLab in 2012 as a member of the former EXYZT collective (2005–2013). ConstructLab is a laboratory for action research, constructive experimentation and interdisciplinary creation.
ConstructLab takes a dynamic approach to uniting concepts, realisation and activation of project situations. Breaking with traditional divisions of labour, the organisation engages a team of multitalented artists and designers – as well as sociologists, urban planners, graphic designers, film makers, photographers, curators, educators, and web developers – who carry the creative process from the drafting table into the field, enabling concept and design to respond to the possibilities and constraints posed by an environment, it’s people and utilisation.
Alexander introduces his lecture in the following words:
Construction is fundamentally a collaborative activity. In this talk, the collaborative aspects of construction processes are examined from different perspectives. In the design and planning process a lot of different expertise comes together, in the construction itself different trades are involved and during the construction there are situations where in sometimes very short moments, e.g. when straightening a roof truss, a lot of hands are needed. A planning and construction process is complex and can only succeed in teamwork. In addition, a broad community is created through participation processes in the building process, and through this participation, a community that cares about the building itself.
I would like to convey the community aspect of design-build processes by looking at our ConstructLab projects. In doing so, I draw on the content structure of the latest ConstructLab book Convivial Ground. Stories from a Spatial Practice (Jovis 2023, Editors: Joanne Pouzenc, Peter Zuiderwijk and Alexander Römer).
*
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch previous lectures www.avatudloengud.ee
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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12.10.2023
Open Architecture Lecture: Willemijn Wilms Floet
Architecture and Urban Design
In connection with the Delft University of Technology architecture course in Tallinn and EKA, Dr. Willemijn Wilms Floet gives an open lecture about Hofje – the type of building common in the Dutch cultural space, on October 12th at 18:00 in the hall of EKA.
The lecture unravels the secrets of the Dutch Hofje: how to direct the urban atmosphere; what can we learn about collectivity; how is this tradition taken forward by architects reflecting on the archetype and contemporary societal conditions?
The Dutch Hofje – a hidden green intimate courtyard enclosed by repetitive houses for singles – is a very inspirational typology for those working on sustainable social inclusive and green urban living environments.
In contrast to courtyards that were part of, for example, monasteries or speculative exploitation buildings, which were only built in a certain period, the architecture of charity hofjes effortlessly survived the late Middle Ages, the early capitalist era, the Enlightenment and the era from the industrialization period to the development of the post-modern service society. Up to the present time, dominated as it is by neoliberal ideas and market forces, the hofje remains a source of inspiration for (social) housing.
The hofje is deeply rooted in Dutch culture and therefore in Dutch collective memory. Time and again, it is put on the table by not only architects and policymakers, but also socially committed property developers or developers of luxury projects, because of all the positive connotations that surround it.
Dr. Willemijn Wilms Floet, assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the Delft University of Technology is teaching and researching how to make city out of buildings.
She developed her expertise in the documentation and analysis of architectural projects, notably: A Hundred Years of Dutch Architecture (Dutch 1999, English 2002, Chinese 2009). In 2009 she was involved in the organization of the exhibition ‘ From Berlage to Koolhaas_ a hundred years of Dutch Architecture’ in the CAFA Art Museum Beijing. Willemijn is the co-author of the Zakboek voor de Woonomgeving (2001) and editor of Het ontwerp van het kleine woonhuis (2005) and Architectuurgids Delft (2011).
Willemijn obtained a joint PhD degree Villard d’Honnecourt from Venice Faculty of Architecture (IUAV) in 2012 and TU Delft 2014. This architectural study on the Dutch almshouse typology reveals the secrets of green courtyards hidden within the perimeter block, by means of drawing. This resulted in two books ‘Het Hofje Bouwsteen van de Hollandse stad, 1400-2000’ (2016) and Urban Oases; Dutch Hofjes as Hidden Architectural Gems (2021).
Within the global community of the Faculty of Architecture Delft University of Technology she is a leading figure in carrying on the Delft method of plan analysis in-form-ing design, relating knowledge and creativity.
Since 2021 she is initiator and leader of the research programme Architectural Pedagogies at the department of architecture, building a broad platform to reflect upon design education.
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube or www.avatudloengud.ee
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Open Architecture Lecture: Willemijn Wilms Floet
Thursday 12 October, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
In connection with the Delft University of Technology architecture course in Tallinn and EKA, Dr. Willemijn Wilms Floet gives an open lecture about Hofje – the type of building common in the Dutch cultural space, on October 12th at 18:00 in the hall of EKA.
The lecture unravels the secrets of the Dutch Hofje: how to direct the urban atmosphere; what can we learn about collectivity; how is this tradition taken forward by architects reflecting on the archetype and contemporary societal conditions?
The Dutch Hofje – a hidden green intimate courtyard enclosed by repetitive houses for singles – is a very inspirational typology for those working on sustainable social inclusive and green urban living environments.
In contrast to courtyards that were part of, for example, monasteries or speculative exploitation buildings, which were only built in a certain period, the architecture of charity hofjes effortlessly survived the late Middle Ages, the early capitalist era, the Enlightenment and the era from the industrialization period to the development of the post-modern service society. Up to the present time, dominated as it is by neoliberal ideas and market forces, the hofje remains a source of inspiration for (social) housing.
The hofje is deeply rooted in Dutch culture and therefore in Dutch collective memory. Time and again, it is put on the table by not only architects and policymakers, but also socially committed property developers or developers of luxury projects, because of all the positive connotations that surround it.
Dr. Willemijn Wilms Floet, assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the Delft University of Technology is teaching and researching how to make city out of buildings.
She developed her expertise in the documentation and analysis of architectural projects, notably: A Hundred Years of Dutch Architecture (Dutch 1999, English 2002, Chinese 2009). In 2009 she was involved in the organization of the exhibition ‘ From Berlage to Koolhaas_ a hundred years of Dutch Architecture’ in the CAFA Art Museum Beijing. Willemijn is the co-author of the Zakboek voor de Woonomgeving (2001) and editor of Het ontwerp van het kleine woonhuis (2005) and Architectuurgids Delft (2011).
Willemijn obtained a joint PhD degree Villard d’Honnecourt from Venice Faculty of Architecture (IUAV) in 2012 and TU Delft 2014. This architectural study on the Dutch almshouse typology reveals the secrets of green courtyards hidden within the perimeter block, by means of drawing. This resulted in two books ‘Het Hofje Bouwsteen van de Hollandse stad, 1400-2000’ (2016) and Urban Oases; Dutch Hofjes as Hidden Architectural Gems (2021).
Within the global community of the Faculty of Architecture Delft University of Technology she is a leading figure in carrying on the Delft method of plan analysis in-form-ing design, relating knowledge and creativity.
Since 2021 she is initiator and leader of the research programme Architectural Pedagogies at the department of architecture, building a broad platform to reflect upon design education.
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube or www.avatudloengud.ee
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28.09.2023
Open Architecture Lecture: Keith Murray
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
Gregor Taul, the curator of the autumn lectures, introduces the program with the following words: “Architecture stands at a significant crossroads. Ten-year-old buildings are demolished and taken to the landfill. The lifespan of an interior design project is five years at best, if that. These bleak facts do not inspire confidence in a discipline that requires so many resources in light of such a short time perspective. What does ‘better not do anything’ mean for spatial design? What might ‘mobile architecture’ refer to or who is a ‘mobile designer’? How can moving people or things be a positive spatial practice?”
On September 28, Keith Murray will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture “MOBILITY: Abstract/Actual/Affect”
Keith Murray is a Zimbabwean born architect, designer, sculptor and jewelry artist who has lived in the UK since 1988. Murray trained as an architect in Cape Town, South Africa and has worked as an architect and lecturer in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, London and Brighton. About ten years ago, Murray retired to Suffolk on the east coast of the British Isles, where he built an eco-house for himself and his partner and has focused on making sculptures and jewelry from natural and found materials.
Keith Murray introduces his lecture in the following words:
The talk draws on personal experience/interests/thoughts of the last 50 years. Divided into three topics mainly to give some structure, but these will overlap and interweave, as they do in real life.
ABSTRACT – From the Industrial revolution to the Technological revolution, in the last 150 years everything has got faster and faster. This acceleration has affected all aspects of our lives. Including Art, especially Sculpture (Calder is an obvious topic, but Caro and Smith are also looked at), literature, poetry.
ACTUAL – Mobility in Architecture discussed using a few selected examples. Things now made, materials and techniques used, changing demands, some for good, some for bad. Just how bad is becoming more and more obvious, so responsible awareness and action is essential.
AFFECT – Immigration and emigration, the spread of knowledge but also the awareness of things lost, left behind but impossible to forget.
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube.
Autumn lectures
– September 28 at 6 pm Keith Murray (https://www.instagram.com/keithmurray5199/)
– October 26 at 6 pm Alexander Roemer (https://constructlab.net/)
– November 23 at 6 pm Laurens Bekemans (https://bc-as.org/)
– December 7 at 6 pm Katarina Bonnevier (https://mycket.org/)
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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Open Architecture Lecture: Keith Murray
Thursday 28 September, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
In autumn 2023, the open architectural lectures will take place under the title Mobile Masters. The theme brings architects and theorists to Tallinn, who analyse architecture’s flexibility and the mobile practices of architects, spatial designers and artists.
Gregor Taul, the curator of the autumn lectures, introduces the program with the following words: “Architecture stands at a significant crossroads. Ten-year-old buildings are demolished and taken to the landfill. The lifespan of an interior design project is five years at best, if that. These bleak facts do not inspire confidence in a discipline that requires so many resources in light of such a short time perspective. What does ‘better not do anything’ mean for spatial design? What might ‘mobile architecture’ refer to or who is a ‘mobile designer’? How can moving people or things be a positive spatial practice?”
On September 28, Keith Murray will be on the EKA main hall stage in Tallinn with the lecture “MOBILITY: Abstract/Actual/Affect”
Keith Murray is a Zimbabwean born architect, designer, sculptor and jewelry artist who has lived in the UK since 1988. Murray trained as an architect in Cape Town, South Africa and has worked as an architect and lecturer in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, London and Brighton. About ten years ago, Murray retired to Suffolk on the east coast of the British Isles, where he built an eco-house for himself and his partner and has focused on making sculptures and jewelry from natural and found materials.
Keith Murray introduces his lecture in the following words:
The talk draws on personal experience/interests/thoughts of the last 50 years. Divided into three topics mainly to give some structure, but these will overlap and interweave, as they do in real life.
ABSTRACT – From the Industrial revolution to the Technological revolution, in the last 150 years everything has got faster and faster. This acceleration has affected all aspects of our lives. Including Art, especially Sculpture (Calder is an obvious topic, but Caro and Smith are also looked at), literature, poetry.
ACTUAL – Mobility in Architecture discussed using a few selected examples. Things now made, materials and techniques used, changing demands, some for good, some for bad. Just how bad is becoming more and more obvious, so responsible awareness and action is essential.
AFFECT – Immigration and emigration, the spread of knowledge but also the awareness of things lost, left behind but impossible to forget.
The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines, not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties. Be there!
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Design of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn every academic year about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch lectures from previous years on YouTube.
Autumn lectures
– September 28 at 6 pm Keith Murray (https://www.instagram.com/keithmurray5199/)
– October 26 at 6 pm Alexander Roemer (https://constructlab.net/)
– November 23 at 6 pm Laurens Bekemans (https://bc-as.org/)
– December 7 at 6 pm Katarina Bonnevier (https://mycket.org/)
The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Curator: Gregor Taul
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16.09.2023 — 17.09.2023
Exhibition “Abandoned Landscapes: Kohila Paper Mill”
Architecture and Urban Design
The opening of the exhibition “Abandoned Landscapes: Kohila Paper Mill” will take place on September 16th at 12:00 in the wood pulp room of the Kohila paper mill.
The Department of Architecture at the Estonian Academy of Arts, in collaboration with the Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, organized the interdisciplinary workshop “Abandoned Landscapes” for the twelfth time this spring. The workshop aims to find contemporary solutions for unused building complexes. This year’s workshop, professional studio, and exhibition were created in collaboration with the Kohila community and the NGO Kohila Paper Mill, who have taken it upon themselves to value the paper mill, which has stood empty for 20 years, as a landmark.
The exhibition held in the paper mill’s premises showcases projects and models created by second-year students of the architecture and urban planning program at the Estonian Academy of Arts. These projects explore how to value and revitalize the historical Kohila paper mill. The exhibition is accompanied by a specially created sound installation.
At the exhibition opening taking place on September 16th at 12:00 PM, students will present nine future possibilities for the paper mill, providing answers to questions such as:
- Can deteriorating industrial buildings be repurposed through circular economy methods?
- Does the circular economy create new jobs?
- Can a community and cultural center be economically sustainable?
- How to engage the community and remain competitive?
- What constitutes a building’s footprint?
- What makes a building sustainable?
- Can and how should demolition be done intelligently?
- Which historical layers are valuable and contribute to the environment?
During the spring semester, students visited Kohila and the paper mill multiple times, thoroughly analyzing its structural environment and the broader region. They mapped out both opportunities and challenges. Additionally, they worked on the same area in a landscape architecture course, focusing on connecting the paper mill and Kohila’s landscape, as well as conceptualizing and defining the local landscape. The task for students was to create programs and spatial intervention visions that treat the abandoned factory building in ways that have not yet been put into practice.
A significant portion of renovated old factory buildings in Estonia has adopted a similar model: new businesses and office spaces move in, catering to specific interest groups, making the building inaccessible to many due to economic or social reasons. However, everyone wants to connect with the history of their homeland on equal terms. Therefore, a crucial challenge was to develop solutions that offer usability regardless of a person’s financial status, consumption preferences, or age.
The exhibition builds upon the results of the workshop held in January, which brought together students from the fields of architecture, interior architecture, heritage conservation, design, and engineering. The workshop was guided by Riin Alatalu, Triin Reidla, and Aljona Gineiko from EKA’s Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration; Koit Ojaliiv and Andres Ojari from EKA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning; and Simo Ilomets from TTÜ’s Institute of Construction and Architecture.
Workshop details: https://www.artun.ee/kalender/huljatud-maastikud-kohila-paberivabrik/
The projects were developed by second-year students of EKA’s architecture and urban planning program:
Arabella Aabrams, Anabel Ainso, Anu Alver, Fred-Eric Pavel, Alis Mäesalu, Karmo Viherpuu, Tuule Kangur, Darja Gužovskaja, Laura Haki, Frank Kuresaar, Hugo Georg Kalaus, Madis Arp Keerd, Kristian Tigane, Triinu Lamp, Liisalota Kroon, Karl Robin Timm, Laura Venelaine, Karl Perens, and Villem Kai Johannes Laimre.
These projects were developed under the guidance of architects from KUU Architects: Joel Kopli, Koit Ojaliiv, and Juhan Rohtla, with consultation from LCA consultant Anni Oviir.
The exhibition is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.
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Exhibition “Abandoned Landscapes: Kohila Paper Mill”
Saturday 16 September, 2023 — Sunday 17 September, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
The opening of the exhibition “Abandoned Landscapes: Kohila Paper Mill” will take place on September 16th at 12:00 in the wood pulp room of the Kohila paper mill.
The Department of Architecture at the Estonian Academy of Arts, in collaboration with the Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, organized the interdisciplinary workshop “Abandoned Landscapes” for the twelfth time this spring. The workshop aims to find contemporary solutions for unused building complexes. This year’s workshop, professional studio, and exhibition were created in collaboration with the Kohila community and the NGO Kohila Paper Mill, who have taken it upon themselves to value the paper mill, which has stood empty for 20 years, as a landmark.
The exhibition held in the paper mill’s premises showcases projects and models created by second-year students of the architecture and urban planning program at the Estonian Academy of Arts. These projects explore how to value and revitalize the historical Kohila paper mill. The exhibition is accompanied by a specially created sound installation.
At the exhibition opening taking place on September 16th at 12:00 PM, students will present nine future possibilities for the paper mill, providing answers to questions such as:
- Can deteriorating industrial buildings be repurposed through circular economy methods?
- Does the circular economy create new jobs?
- Can a community and cultural center be economically sustainable?
- How to engage the community and remain competitive?
- What constitutes a building’s footprint?
- What makes a building sustainable?
- Can and how should demolition be done intelligently?
- Which historical layers are valuable and contribute to the environment?
During the spring semester, students visited Kohila and the paper mill multiple times, thoroughly analyzing its structural environment and the broader region. They mapped out both opportunities and challenges. Additionally, they worked on the same area in a landscape architecture course, focusing on connecting the paper mill and Kohila’s landscape, as well as conceptualizing and defining the local landscape. The task for students was to create programs and spatial intervention visions that treat the abandoned factory building in ways that have not yet been put into practice.
A significant portion of renovated old factory buildings in Estonia has adopted a similar model: new businesses and office spaces move in, catering to specific interest groups, making the building inaccessible to many due to economic or social reasons. However, everyone wants to connect with the history of their homeland on equal terms. Therefore, a crucial challenge was to develop solutions that offer usability regardless of a person’s financial status, consumption preferences, or age.
The exhibition builds upon the results of the workshop held in January, which brought together students from the fields of architecture, interior architecture, heritage conservation, design, and engineering. The workshop was guided by Riin Alatalu, Triin Reidla, and Aljona Gineiko from EKA’s Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration; Koit Ojaliiv and Andres Ojari from EKA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning; and Simo Ilomets from TTÜ’s Institute of Construction and Architecture.
Workshop details: https://www.artun.ee/kalender/huljatud-maastikud-kohila-paberivabrik/
The projects were developed by second-year students of EKA’s architecture and urban planning program:
Arabella Aabrams, Anabel Ainso, Anu Alver, Fred-Eric Pavel, Alis Mäesalu, Karmo Viherpuu, Tuule Kangur, Darja Gužovskaja, Laura Haki, Frank Kuresaar, Hugo Georg Kalaus, Madis Arp Keerd, Kristian Tigane, Triinu Lamp, Liisalota Kroon, Karl Robin Timm, Laura Venelaine, Karl Perens, and Villem Kai Johannes Laimre.
These projects were developed under the guidance of architects from KUU Architects: Joel Kopli, Koit Ojaliiv, and Juhan Rohtla, with consultation from LCA consultant Anni Oviir.
The exhibition is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.
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01.06.2023 — 17.06.2023
SLENDERhood: Neighbourhood based renovation
Architecture and Urban Design
Exhibition of student works of
the III course of the EKA Faculty of Architecture.
The design studio focused on volumetric renovation and neighbourhood-based reconstruction on the example of the Mustamäe settlement. We looked at the renovation of six series 1-464 standard apartment buildings, offering alternatives for parking, accessibility, energy efficiency and other public benefits. As a result of the semester, 7 different approaches were proposed to improve the quality of life and strengthen the community in Mustamäe.
Õppejõud / supervisors: Sille Pihlak, Siim Tuksam (arhitektuur), Adam Orlinski (inseneeria ja energia disain)
Konsultandid / consultants: Karin Bachmann (maastikuarhitektuur), Teet Tark (vesi ja ventilatsioon)
Eksperdid / experts: Nadežda Sassina (kogukonna kaasamine)
Tudengid / students: Heinrike Aue, Mariia Babur, Julia Freudenberg, Sander Haugas, Janely Järv, Robert Kiisler, Augustas Lapinskas, Lukas Laubre, Paula Līva Lorence, Laura
Susanna Lätte, Katriin Maitsalu, Jarþrúður Másdóttir, Mariia Paslova, Yelyzaveta Peresada, Daria Polonska, Ella Mari Roosi, Erik Sammel, Helerin Talpsepp, Mariia Ufimtseva,
Triin Vaino, Markus Vernik, Anneli Virts.
Kuraatorid ja näituse kujundus: Ella Mari Roosi, Julia Freudenberg
Graafiline disain: Janely Järv, Laura Susanna Lätte
Projektijuht: Anna Tommingas
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SLENDERhood: Neighbourhood based renovation
Thursday 01 June, 2023 — Saturday 17 June, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
Exhibition of student works of
the III course of the EKA Faculty of Architecture.
The design studio focused on volumetric renovation and neighbourhood-based reconstruction on the example of the Mustamäe settlement. We looked at the renovation of six series 1-464 standard apartment buildings, offering alternatives for parking, accessibility, energy efficiency and other public benefits. As a result of the semester, 7 different approaches were proposed to improve the quality of life and strengthen the community in Mustamäe.
Õppejõud / supervisors: Sille Pihlak, Siim Tuksam (arhitektuur), Adam Orlinski (inseneeria ja energia disain)
Konsultandid / consultants: Karin Bachmann (maastikuarhitektuur), Teet Tark (vesi ja ventilatsioon)
Eksperdid / experts: Nadežda Sassina (kogukonna kaasamine)
Tudengid / students: Heinrike Aue, Mariia Babur, Julia Freudenberg, Sander Haugas, Janely Järv, Robert Kiisler, Augustas Lapinskas, Lukas Laubre, Paula Līva Lorence, Laura
Susanna Lätte, Katriin Maitsalu, Jarþrúður Másdóttir, Mariia Paslova, Yelyzaveta Peresada, Daria Polonska, Ella Mari Roosi, Erik Sammel, Helerin Talpsepp, Mariia Ufimtseva,
Triin Vaino, Markus Vernik, Anneli Virts.
Kuraatorid ja näituse kujundus: Ella Mari Roosi, Julia Freudenberg
Graafiline disain: Janely Järv, Laura Susanna Lätte
Projektijuht: Anna Tommingas
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29.05.2023 — 31.05.2023
Master’s Thesis Defense – MUR and AL
Architecture and Urban Design
SCHEDULE OF DEFENSES
Defenses will take place at EKA, Põhja pst 7
room A501
Urban Studies Master’s Thesis Defense
- May
10.00-11.15 DARIA KHRYSTYCH (In)Visible Care: Civilian Volunteerism in Wartime Ukraine.
11.20-12.20 NABEEL IMITIAZ The Infrastructure of Border Regime: Neocolonial Subjugation of Life in Modern Democratic Societies.
12.45-13.45 OLEKSANDR NENEKO Mapping Out The Dual Crisis of War and Housing in Dnipro, Ukraine.
13.45-14.45 KHADEEJA FARRUKH. Towards The Everyday of Transnational Lives: From Sonnenallee in Neukölln to The Globalization In Question.
Juhendajad: Sean Tyler ja Keiti Kljavin.
Arhitektuuri ja linnaplaneerimise magistritööde kaitsmised
- ja 31. May EKA, room A501
- mai
9.00-9.45 MARK ALEKSANDER FISCHER Taskukohase linna arendamine. Kopli kaubajaam, viimane pusletükk Põhja-Tallinna sotsiaalsel maastikul.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
9.45-10.30 OLARI PAADIMEISTER Tihendamine kui ruumiline töövahend tuleviku linnade probleemide lahendamisel.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
10.30-11.15 JOHAN HALLIMÄE Helidega planeeritud linn.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
11.15 – 11.30 kohvipaus
11.30-12.15 KRISTOFER SOOP Avang 59°39’ N, 25°42’ E, Loksa sadama, Loksa ja Lahemaa piirideülene ruumikäsitlus Läänemeremaade kontekstis.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
12.15-13.00 ANETT GRIFFEL Katkestustest ühendusteks. Kopli lahe kallasrada.
Juhendajad Katrin Koov, Kadri Klementi, Eik Hermann.
13.00-13.45 KATARIINA MUSTASAAR Tööstusjärgne meremaastik. Paljassaare sadama taimtervendamine.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
13.45 – 14.45 lõuna
14.45-15.30 KADI PIHLAK Rattateede võrgustiku planeerimise ja hindamise metoodika.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
15.30-16.15 ANNA RIIN VELNER Camino de igapäev.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
16.15-17.30 SIIM TANEL TÕNISSON Linna ühendamine. Bastionivöönd kui linna sidusstruktuur.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
- May
9.00-9.45 LINDA LI ARRO Linnaga sidusa tööstuskvartali arendamine. Laki kvartali potentsiaalid rohepöördes.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
9.45-10.30 CAROLINA REIDMA Parkimismajade taasmõtestamine Maakri asumi näitel.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
10.30-11.15 ART BOGDANOVICS Tartu Ülikooli Keskus.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
11.15-12.00 UKU JULIAN TARVAS Kohaldatavad korterelamud väikeasulas. Palivere aleviku näitel.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
12.00 – 13.00 lõuna
13.00-13.45 KATRIN LANG Hüljatud hoonete kasutuselevõtu strateegia ja lahtivõetavate hoonete iseehitamise manuaal.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann
13.45-14.30 LOORA ORAV Tööstuskanepi rakendamine arhitektuurse materjalina ehitussektori keskkonnamõju vähendamiseks Eestis.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
14.30-15.15 KERTU JOHANNA JÕESTE Vastastikusel toel põhinevad puitstruktuurid.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
15.15-16.00 DELIJA THAKUR Materjali kui ressursi elu pikendamine. Liivalaia kohtumaja juhtum.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
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Master’s Thesis Defense – MUR and AL
Monday 29 May, 2023 — Wednesday 31 May, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
SCHEDULE OF DEFENSES
Defenses will take place at EKA, Põhja pst 7
room A501
Urban Studies Master’s Thesis Defense
- May
10.00-11.15 DARIA KHRYSTYCH (In)Visible Care: Civilian Volunteerism in Wartime Ukraine.
11.20-12.20 NABEEL IMITIAZ The Infrastructure of Border Regime: Neocolonial Subjugation of Life in Modern Democratic Societies.
12.45-13.45 OLEKSANDR NENEKO Mapping Out The Dual Crisis of War and Housing in Dnipro, Ukraine.
13.45-14.45 KHADEEJA FARRUKH. Towards The Everyday of Transnational Lives: From Sonnenallee in Neukölln to The Globalization In Question.
Juhendajad: Sean Tyler ja Keiti Kljavin.
Arhitektuuri ja linnaplaneerimise magistritööde kaitsmised
- ja 31. May EKA, room A501
- mai
9.00-9.45 MARK ALEKSANDER FISCHER Taskukohase linna arendamine. Kopli kaubajaam, viimane pusletükk Põhja-Tallinna sotsiaalsel maastikul.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
9.45-10.30 OLARI PAADIMEISTER Tihendamine kui ruumiline töövahend tuleviku linnade probleemide lahendamisel.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
10.30-11.15 JOHAN HALLIMÄE Helidega planeeritud linn.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
11.15 – 11.30 kohvipaus
11.30-12.15 KRISTOFER SOOP Avang 59°39’ N, 25°42’ E, Loksa sadama, Loksa ja Lahemaa piirideülene ruumikäsitlus Läänemeremaade kontekstis.
Juhendajad Andres Alver, Douglas Gordon, Eik Hermann.
12.15-13.00 ANETT GRIFFEL Katkestustest ühendusteks. Kopli lahe kallasrada.
Juhendajad Katrin Koov, Kadri Klementi, Eik Hermann.
13.00-13.45 KATARIINA MUSTASAAR Tööstusjärgne meremaastik. Paljassaare sadama taimtervendamine.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
13.45 – 14.45 lõuna
14.45-15.30 KADI PIHLAK Rattateede võrgustiku planeerimise ja hindamise metoodika.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
15.30-16.15 ANNA RIIN VELNER Camino de igapäev.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
16.15-17.30 SIIM TANEL TÕNISSON Linna ühendamine. Bastionivöönd kui linna sidusstruktuur.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
- May
9.00-9.45 LINDA LI ARRO Linnaga sidusa tööstuskvartali arendamine. Laki kvartali potentsiaalid rohepöördes.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
9.45-10.30 CAROLINA REIDMA Parkimismajade taasmõtestamine Maakri asumi näitel.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
10.30-11.15 ART BOGDANOVICS Tartu Ülikooli Keskus.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
11.15-12.00 UKU JULIAN TARVAS Kohaldatavad korterelamud väikeasulas. Palivere aleviku näitel.
Juhendajad Toomas Tammis, Tarmo Teedumäe, Eik Hermann.
12.00 – 13.00 lõuna
13.00-13.45 KATRIN LANG Hüljatud hoonete kasutuselevõtu strateegia ja lahtivõetavate hoonete iseehitamise manuaal.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann
13.45-14.30 LOORA ORAV Tööstuskanepi rakendamine arhitektuurse materjalina ehitussektori keskkonnamõju vähendamiseks Eestis.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
14.30-15.15 KERTU JOHANNA JÕESTE Vastastikusel toel põhinevad puitstruktuurid.
Juhendajad Martin Melioranski, Raul Kalvo, Eik Hermann.
15.15-16.00 DELIJA THAKUR Materjali kui ressursi elu pikendamine. Liivalaia kohtumaja juhtum.
Juhendajad Laura Linsi, Roland Reemaa, Eik Hermann.
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23.05.2023
Film Screening: Zum Vergleich. Harun Farocki, 2009
Architecture and Urban Design
Film Screening
Title: Zum Vergleich / In Comparison
Harun Farocki (2009)
x Project Presentation Building Information: Kadambari Baxi, Klaus Platzgummer, Lennart Wolff (2022-)
Description
Bricks are the resonating foundations of society. Bricks are simply very long-playing records. Like records, they appear in series, but every brick is slightly different – not just another brick in the wall. Bricks create spaces, organise social relations and store knowledge about social structures. They resonate in a way that tells us if they are any good. Bricks form the basic sound of our societies, but we haven’t yet learned to listen to them.
Farocki’s film lets our eyes and ears consider different traditions of brick production in comparison – and not in competition, not as a clash of cultures. Farocki shows us various brick production sites in their colours, movements and sounds.
Farocki shows sites of brick production in their colours, movements and sounds. Brick burning, brick carrying, bricklaying, bricks on bricks, no voice-over. 20 inter-titles in 60 minutes tell us something about the temporality of brickmaking processes. The film shows us that certain modes of production require their own duration and that differences between cultures can be shown in brick time.
(Ute Holl)
Credits
Original title: Zum Vergleich. Director Harun Farocki; Script Harun Farocki, Matthias Rajmann; Cinematographer Ingo Kratisch; Sound Matthias Rajmann; Editor Meggie Schneider; Drawings Andreas Siekmann; Collaboration Antje Ehmann, Anand Narayan Damle, Michael Knauss, Regina Krotil, Iyamperumal Mannankatti, Mamta Murthy, Markus Nechleba, Jan Ralske, Yukara Shimizu, Isabelle Verreet.
Format 16mm, col. Length 61 min. Year 2009
“Bricks create spaces, organise social relations and store knowledge about social structures. […] Bricks form the basic sound of our societies, but we haven’t yet learned to listen to them. Farocki’s film lets our eyes and ears consider different traditions of brick production in comparison […]” (Ute Holl)
Harun Farocki’s film In Comparison (2009) opens up a global perspective on the conditions of the production of bricks and compares their modes, ranging from full automation to manual labour. The film screening serves as a point of departure for a discussion on today’s labour processes in architecture.
It will be introduced by Kadambari Baxi, Klaus Platzgummer, and Lennart Wolff, and accompanied by a presentation of their ongoing research and exhibition project Building Information (2022 -). Their project addresses labour processes in architecture in the context of digital ecosystems, structuring relationships among human and non-human actors. It was exhibited at the Architekturmuseum of the TU Berlin and led to a series of events in collaboration with ARCH+.
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Film Screening: Zum Vergleich. Harun Farocki, 2009
Tuesday 23 May, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
Film Screening
Title: Zum Vergleich / In Comparison
Harun Farocki (2009)
x Project Presentation Building Information: Kadambari Baxi, Klaus Platzgummer, Lennart Wolff (2022-)
Description
Bricks are the resonating foundations of society. Bricks are simply very long-playing records. Like records, they appear in series, but every brick is slightly different – not just another brick in the wall. Bricks create spaces, organise social relations and store knowledge about social structures. They resonate in a way that tells us if they are any good. Bricks form the basic sound of our societies, but we haven’t yet learned to listen to them.
Farocki’s film lets our eyes and ears consider different traditions of brick production in comparison – and not in competition, not as a clash of cultures. Farocki shows us various brick production sites in their colours, movements and sounds.
Farocki shows sites of brick production in their colours, movements and sounds. Brick burning, brick carrying, bricklaying, bricks on bricks, no voice-over. 20 inter-titles in 60 minutes tell us something about the temporality of brickmaking processes. The film shows us that certain modes of production require their own duration and that differences between cultures can be shown in brick time.
(Ute Holl)
Credits
Original title: Zum Vergleich. Director Harun Farocki; Script Harun Farocki, Matthias Rajmann; Cinematographer Ingo Kratisch; Sound Matthias Rajmann; Editor Meggie Schneider; Drawings Andreas Siekmann; Collaboration Antje Ehmann, Anand Narayan Damle, Michael Knauss, Regina Krotil, Iyamperumal Mannankatti, Mamta Murthy, Markus Nechleba, Jan Ralske, Yukara Shimizu, Isabelle Verreet.
Format 16mm, col. Length 61 min. Year 2009
“Bricks create spaces, organise social relations and store knowledge about social structures. […] Bricks form the basic sound of our societies, but we haven’t yet learned to listen to them. Farocki’s film lets our eyes and ears consider different traditions of brick production in comparison […]” (Ute Holl)
Harun Farocki’s film In Comparison (2009) opens up a global perspective on the conditions of the production of bricks and compares their modes, ranging from full automation to manual labour. The film screening serves as a point of departure for a discussion on today’s labour processes in architecture.
It will be introduced by Kadambari Baxi, Klaus Platzgummer, and Lennart Wolff, and accompanied by a presentation of their ongoing research and exhibition project Building Information (2022 -). Their project addresses labour processes in architecture in the context of digital ecosystems, structuring relationships among human and non-human actors. It was exhibited at the Architekturmuseum of the TU Berlin and led to a series of events in collaboration with ARCH+.
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25.05.2023
Open Architecture Lecture: Kadambari Baxi
Architecture and Urban Design
A series of open architectural lectures will be held this 2023 spring under the title “Triggers of Architecture”. The theme brings architects and theoreticians to Tallinn, who analyze the root causes of architecture and the means of making it.
On May 25 at 6 p.m., Kadambari Baxi will explore the connections between architecture and activism, geopolitics, and propaganda with the lecture “Building Activism: A New Agenda for Architecture”.
She will share her collaborative projects where concerns for human rights and climate futures spur different forms of architectural activism. Examining migrant labor exploitation on construction sites, reproductive rights politics, transnational air pollution and climate resilience, she links architecture to geopolitics and advocacy. The lecture discusses how local building sites expand unequal global processes; climate models reconstruct transnational air pollution to depict new zones of toxic responsibility; a plant-installation advocates for abortion rights, and a stalled climate resilience construction evokes imminent climate futures. Collectively, these projects aim to outline a new agenda for activism in architecture.
Kadambari Baxi, architect and educator based in New York, works collaboratively forming interdisciplinary partnerships on project basis. Her design, research and media projects circulate widely in international forums. As Professor of Practice in the Undergraduate Architecture Department at Barnard College, Columbia University, she teaches design studios and environmental visualization seminars. Recent advocacy includes cofounding the group “Who Builds Your Architecture?” and serving on the advisory board of “The Architecture Lobby.”
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of EKA presents a dozen unique practitioners and valued theorists in the field in Tallinn every academic year.
The lectures are intended for all disciplines, not only for students and professionals in the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English and free of charge.
The lecture series is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.
Curated by Andres Ojari.
Additional information:
Tiina Tammet
E-post: arhitektuur@artun.ee
Tel. +372 642 0071
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Open Architecture Lecture: Kadambari Baxi
Thursday 25 May, 2023
Architecture and Urban Design
A series of open architectural lectures will be held this 2023 spring under the title “Triggers of Architecture”. The theme brings architects and theoreticians to Tallinn, who analyze the root causes of architecture and the means of making it.
On May 25 at 6 p.m., Kadambari Baxi will explore the connections between architecture and activism, geopolitics, and propaganda with the lecture “Building Activism: A New Agenda for Architecture”.
She will share her collaborative projects where concerns for human rights and climate futures spur different forms of architectural activism. Examining migrant labor exploitation on construction sites, reproductive rights politics, transnational air pollution and climate resilience, she links architecture to geopolitics and advocacy. The lecture discusses how local building sites expand unequal global processes; climate models reconstruct transnational air pollution to depict new zones of toxic responsibility; a plant-installation advocates for abortion rights, and a stalled climate resilience construction evokes imminent climate futures. Collectively, these projects aim to outline a new agenda for activism in architecture.
Kadambari Baxi, architect and educator based in New York, works collaboratively forming interdisciplinary partnerships on project basis. Her design, research and media projects circulate widely in international forums. As Professor of Practice in the Undergraduate Architecture Department at Barnard College, Columbia University, she teaches design studios and environmental visualization seminars. Recent advocacy includes cofounding the group “Who Builds Your Architecture?” and serving on the advisory board of “The Architecture Lobby.”
Within the framework of a series of open lectures, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of EKA presents a dozen unique practitioners and valued theorists in the field in Tallinn every academic year.
The lectures are intended for all disciplines, not only for students and professionals in the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English and free of charge.
The lecture series is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment.
Curated by Andres Ojari.
Additional information:
Tiina Tammet
E-post: arhitektuur@artun.ee
Tel. +372 642 0071
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