Conference | 'Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' | Maira arquitectes + Ballast architectes
As part of the 'Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' programme, we have the opportunity to listen to a conference by the architects of Maira arquitectes and Ballast architectes.
At Maira arquitectes, they propose work based on respect and knowledge of the framework-context in which they intervene, in the inclusion of the look of the gender perspective in the profession and in the proposals being at the same time sensitive in the search for regenerative solutions for the environment.
The Ballast architectes studio is a place of work and creation where everyone comes to contribute their experience, their feelings and their thoughts. Their different origins give them a plurality of experiences in construction methods (wood, metal, concrete, etc.) and serious knowledge in the restructuring of existing buildings, particularly in the context of heritage.
The Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' program includes an exhibition that can be seen from February 20 to April 3, in the COAC Tarragona exhibition hall, and three conferences:
20/02 · 7:30 p.m | h3o architects + Thomas Weckerle
13/03 · 7:30 p.m | Maira arquitectes + Ballast architectes
03/04 · 7:30 p.m | NUA arquitectures + epoc architecture
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Conference | 'Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' | h3o architects + Thomas Weckerle
As part of the 'Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' programme, we have the opportunity to listen to a conference by the architects of h3o architects and Thomas Weckerle.
At h3o they seek to create spaces that transcend the ordinary, fostering meaningful connections between people, contexts and nature. At the intersection of fantasy and theory, his projects weave new spatial and social possibilities that respond to the contemporary challenges of architecture.
Bruck + Weckerle Architekten's approach, which is both urbanistic and programmatic, aims to use the functional potential of a building task on a specific site and develop building volumes from it. The formal reduction and the examination of typologies and materials are an expression of his architecture.
The Cities Connection Project · Architectures in transition' program includes an exhibition that can be seen from February 20 to April 3, in the COAC Tarragona exhibition hall, and three conferences:
20/02 · 7:30 p.m | h3o architects + Thomas Weckerle
13/03 · 7:30 p.m | Maira arquitectes + Ballast architectes
03/04 · 7:30 p.m | NUA arquitectures + epoc architecture
The organization reserves the right to modify the content of this program.
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Inhabit and build. Peris+Toral Arquitectes
The Tarragona Region of the College of Architects of Catalonia offers a conference, where we will have the opportunity to listen to the architect José Toral from PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES, which will explain the approach taken by the study in its projects, addressing the climate and housing emergency from a comprehensive sustainability perspective. They highlight the interrelationship of environmental, economic and social aspects to develop efficient architectural solutions. Key strategies include “increasing intermediate spaces” with buildings equipped with courtyards and bioclimatic atriums, “reducing” materials and resources following the rule of the three Rs, and “sharing” spaces to foster social interaction and the collaborative economy . These principles are reflected in his most recent projects, looking for viable, bearable, and equitable architecture.
The study of architecture PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES, based in Barcelona and founded by Marta Peris and José Toral, is dedicated to researching new ways of living associated with innovative construction methods.
José Toral teaches at the ETSAB UPC in Barcelona, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, as an associate professor. Together with Marta Peris, they have taught at POLIMI in Milan and are currently guest professors at EPFL in Lausanne.
Their work has been recognized with the RIBA INTERNATIONAL 2024 Award, the DETAIL 2024 award, the CSCAE 2022 Spanish Architecture Award, and they were finalists for the EU MIES AWARD 2022. Their works have been exhibited in the "Cité de l'Architecture" in Paris 2022, Seoul 2021, in the Spanish Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2016, and in the UIA Tokyo 2011, among others.
At the end of the conference there will be a dinner-colloquium with the speaker at the Barhaus restaurant. You can sign up by sending an email to comunicacio.tar@coac.net. Dinner price €22.
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M+. Pedagogy + Praxis, 1970-2020. Richard Plunz in Conversation
A presentation by Richard Plunz engaging his recent book, New York_Global. Critical Writings and Proposals 1970-2020 (Actar, 2023), tracing the five decades of Plunz’s pedagogical commitment to question the cannons of the design and urbanism fields and their relationship to the built environment. Discussion will follow with global urbanization serving as a backdrop for a heightened consideration of the intermingling of housing, infrastructure and pedagogy. The narrative will explore the evolution of mainstream theory and praxis in architecture and planning, as relates to Mutation, Advocacy, History, Cognition, Endpoint.
A chronology of projects for New York and other global cities will be projected as a lens for understanding the potential for metropolises everywhere to serve as firewalls against dystopic social inequities and ecological adversity. In questioning the discourse surrounding urban research and action, Plunz will engage with the primordial question of “urban” itself, not as a cautionary tale, but rather an assemblage of timestamped evidence toward understanding our current condition. Audience discussion will include a focus on the very tools that have fostered today’s environmental and societal consequences, and how design pedagogies can will contribute to engagement with a post-accelerated future.
At the final roundtable, we will have the presence of Joan Busquets, Lucía Cerrada, Ramon Prat, Maria Rubert and Eugènia Vidal.
Richard Plunz is Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, where he has served as Chair of the Division of Architecture and Director of the Post-Professional Urban Design Program. He is known for a wide range of urban research, development and design projects both nationally and internationally, with special expertise in urban infrastructure and housing.
The conference is free, but prior registration is required. Sign up!
