Wilkhahn is sending out invitations to an architecture symposium on its premises in Bad Münder to be held in German to mark the 30th anniversary of the only factory building worldwide to be designed and implemented by Pritzker prize winner Frei Otto. The symposium will be entitled Shaping the Future – Frei Otto’s Cultural Legacy and renowned speakers at the event will examine the way key aspects of his research, design, planning and construction processes will transform the future.
Shaping the Future – Frei Otto’s Cultural Legacy
Date: 25 June 2018
Place: Wilkhahn premises in Bad Münder near Hanover
Agenda for the architecture symposium from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. |
Welcome with a guided tour through the pavilions |
10:00 a.m. |
Welcome address and introduction by Wilkhahn |
10:10 a.m. |
The range and a look ahead by Dr Ursula Baus |
10:15 a.m. |
Keynote speech on the importance of Frei Otto by Prof. Georg Vrachliotis, director of the SAAI at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) |
10:45 a.m. |
Keynote speech by Prof. Eike Roswag-Klinge, Natural Building Lab at Technische Universität Berlin |
11:05 a.m. | Keynote speech by Prof. Ruth Berktold, YES Architecture, Munich |
11:25 a.m. |
Keynote speech by Laura Fogarasi-Ludloff, Ludloff Ludloff Architekten, Berlin |
11:45 a.m. |
Break |
12:05 p.m. |
Keynote speech by Prof. Tobias Wallisser, LAVA Architekten and ABK Stuttgart |
12:25 p.m. |
Keynote speech by Prof. Jan Knippers, Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at Stuttgart University |
12:45 p.m. |
A round table with discussion chaired by a moderator and a look ahead Moderators Dr Ursula Baus and Prof. Georg Vrachliotis |
1:30 p.m. |
Break for food and drink |
2:30 p.m. | Wrap-up/transfer to Hanover |
Afternoon programme of events from 2.30 to 6.30 p.m.
Architecture tours in Hanover
From 2.30 p.m. there will be guided tours through the Sprengel Museum’s extension (Meili & Peter Architekten, Zurich) and the Hafven co-working and maker space (Mensing Timofticiuc Architects, Berlin) in Hanover. The architects themselves will be on the spot to guide people through their buildings.
3:30 p.m. |
Tour of Hanover’s Sprengel Museum |
4:30 p.m. |
Tour of Hanover’s Hafven co-working and maker space |
5:45 p.m. |
Break for food and drink |
6:30 p.m. |
Wrap-up and transfer to the station |