5 February - 19 March 2009

In architecture it currently is common practice to create form starting from programme and meaning. The buildings structure hardly gets attention and is left to engineers who find it challenging tot search for solutions within the conventions of their discipline and of everyday building methods.
However, today there are new technological opportunities, with which buildings can be made as much as 25 times lighter and more efficient. They imply much lower energy costs and a higher productivity. Slowly but surely these technologies find their way, primarily in aerospace industry, where weight directly comes at a price.

Ultra light building has got unexpected implications. Building and changes progress faster and are less definitive. This can be noticed on all levels of scale. Landscape and the existing city suffer less from the burden of modifications. Parts of buildings and details can change in a tempo comparable to that of fashion.

Programme
All lectures start at 20.00 hrs. Admission is free; it is not possible to make reservations. Location: Waterlooplein 211, Amsterdam.

5 February 2009
Adriaan Beukers & Ed van Hinte
www.lightness-studios.nl

12 February 2009
Antonia Terzi, TU Delft
www.tudelft.nl

19 February 2009
Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumper
www.u-tt.com

26 February 2009
Maxim de Jong
www.thin-red-line.com

5 March 2009
Niccolo Baldassini
www.rfr.fr

6 March 2009
Capita Extra: Michael Pawlyn
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12 March 2009
Jan Peeters
www.fibercore-europe.com

19 March 2009
Julian Vincent
www.schumachercollege.org.uk