Dates: 13th and 20th of November 2009

Directors: Francisco Mangado y Carlos Ferrater.

Speakers:

1. Hermann Kaufmann. (AUS)
2. Alfredo Troyas. (ESP)
3. Ignacio Paricio. (ESP)
4. José Ignacio Linazasoro. (ESP)
5. Toni Cumella. (ESP)
6. James Carpenter. (EE.UU.)
7. Juan José Pérez. (ESP)
8. Vicente Sarrablo. (ESP)

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Gallery: Photographic gallery
Channel ARQUISOC: Video Gallery Materials and architecture

 

The Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad and this seminar enjoy the generous sponsorship of Spani’s Ministry of Culture, the Regional Government of Navarre, Mangado y Asociados Architect Bureau, DYNAMOBEL, ASCER Association of Spanish Tiles.

And with the collaboration of the Círculo de Bellas Artes.

 

Sponsors:

 

General Theme:

One of the main goals of the Fundación Arquitectura y Sociedad (Architecture & Society Foundation) is to promote research on traditional building materials like wood, glass, and brick. And to foster discussion on how these materials can be produced and used from a sustainable and environmental perspective. But at the same time, with the aim of bringing new solutions to the new problems that we face in society.

And as an expression of its educational vocation, the Foundation organizes activities meant to help explore into the ways in which these materials can possibly be used, now and in the future, in architecture and elsewhere. It is along these lines that the Foundation brought together a group of renowned and prestigious professionals who, from different angles, are concerned with studying the prospects of innovation and change that the materials offer.

With the idea of a laboratory for innovating with materials, the event took the following pattern:

A series of conferences and debates between architects in their capacity as motivators, technologists knowledgeable in the qualities of the materials being discussed and qualified to propose innovative uses, and manufacturers who will account for the industry’s capacity (and even commitment) to supply the market with the new formats and uses that the technologists would like to avail of.

The discussions of the experts on the themes in question, each speaking from a particular angle of their field, took place on the mornings of two consecutive Fridays, and a round table dialogue in the afternoon closed each series or laboratory.

The round table discussion served as a forum for debate on the different postures taken in the series, and extract conclusions about each material’s future use and application in architecture. All conferences, debates, and round table discussions will be compiled in a publication.

 

Program:

• Madrid November 13th

Schedule:

Opening remarks: 

10.00 -10.30 h. Keynote address by Francisco Mangado/Carlos Ferrater, architects and Directors

1st Session: Wood

Introductory speakers
10.30 -11.15 h. Address by Hermann Kaufmann, architect.
11.15 -12.00 h. Address by Alfredo Troyas, director of Dynamobel.

12.00 -12.15 Coffee break

2nd Session: New Materials

Introductory speakers
12.15 -13.00 h. Address by Ignacio Paricio, architect.

Round Table Discussion

13.00 -14.00 h. Final round table discussion and questions from the audience.

• Madrid, November  20th

Schedule:

Opening remarks:

10:00-10:30. Keynote address by Francisco Mangado/Carlos Ferrater, architects and Directors.

1st Session: Ceramic

Introductory speakers
10.30 -11.15 h. Address by José Ignacio Linazasoro, architect.
11.15 -12.00 h. Address by Toni Cumella, director of Cerámica Cumella.

12.00 -12.15 h. Coffee break

1st Session: Ceramic (continuation)

12.15 -13.00 h. Address by Vicente Sarrablo, architect.

2nd Session: Glass

Introductory speakers
13.05 -13.45 h. Address by James Carpenter, artist and sculptor.

2st Session: Glass (continuation)

15.30 -16.15 h. Address by Juan José Pérez, director of Ariño Duglass.

3rd Session and Round Table Discussion

17.00 -18.00 h. Final round table discussion and questions from the audience.