West Arch – A New Generation in Architecture
12 September – 14 November 2010
Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst
Jülicher Straße 97-109
52070 Aachen, Germany
T +49-241-1807 104
www.ludwigforum.de
Characteristic interests, strategies and solutions are shown and emphasize aspects of production, materials, research and education, new media and technologies, sponsorship, support and competition, inspiring examples and networks. The specific and speculative nature of a new generation of architectural thinking and architectural strategies is of special interest.
We assume that a pragmatic, partly ironic approach is predominant: acceptance of the factual leads to a new realism. Putting existing structures to a new use is a strategy that is not only helpful from an ecological and economical point of view but also creates new aesthetics. Theory and practice are not conceptually separated. In times of economical crisis the production of ideas is redeployed to what is possible.
The topics of the exhibition are further explored in a comprehensive programme of lectures, workshops, panel discussions, films and a two-day symposium. Exhibition and supporting programme aim for a discussion of contemporary architectural production as well as the establishment of new networks in a heterogeneous region. The exhibition is curated by the Ludwig Forum and the office modulorbeat – ambitious urbanists and planners.
The project is supported by Landesinitiative StadtBauKultur and the Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung, Stimulieringsfonds Architectuur, Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, Consu¬late General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
PARTICIPANTS:
Belgium:
ANORAK/Brussels; LAB[AU]/Brussels; LOW ARCHITECTEN/Antwerp; NU ARCHITECTUURATELIER/Ghent, OFFICE KERTEN GEERS DAVID VAN SERVEREN/Brussels; ROTOR/Brussels; URA Architects/Brussels; V PLUS/Brussels
Germany:
BEL/Cologne; FAR FROHN&ROJAS/Cologne, Santiago de Chile, Los Angeles; KOMMA4 ARCHITEKTEN/Cologne; LOBOMOB/Wuppertal; MODULORBEAT/Muenster; ONE FINE DAY/Dusseldorf; STUDYO ARCHITECTS/Cologne
The Netherlands:
2012ARCHITECTEN/Rotterdam; ANNE HOLTROP/Amsterdam; ARTGINEERING/Rotterdam; DUS ARCHITECTS/Amsterdam; NEXT ARCHITECTS/Amsterdam; PASEL.KÜNZEL ARCHITECTS/ Rotterdam; POWERHOUSE COMPANY/Rotterdam; SPACE&MATTER/Amsterdam; STAR STRATEGIES+ARCHITECTURE/Rotterdam; ZUS [ZONE URBAINES SENSIBLES]/Rotterdam
PROGRAMME:
SEPTEMBER 2010
Thursday, September 30., 8 p.m.
Contexts and Borders
Panel Discussion with Liesbeth van der Pol, Rijksbouwmeester of The Netherlands, Peter Swinnen, Vlaams Bouwmeester, Belgium, Ulrike Rose, Initiative StadtBauKultur NRW/ moderator: Carl Zillich, Bundesstiftung BauKultur
OCTOBER 2010
Thursday, October, 28., 8 p.m.
Architectural Scenes
Panel Discussion with Anneke Bokern, journalist for architecture and design, , architect, magazinemaker, curator, Christophe Van Gerrewey, Universität Ghent, Peter Cachola Schmal, director of Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt; moderator: Gustaf Beumer, director of Marres, Centre of Contemporary Culture, Maastricht
NOVEMBER 2010
Saturday–Sunday, November 06. and 07.
WEST ARCH Conference
Saturday, November 06.
Short Lectures
11–11.45 Uhr; 11–11.45 a.m.:
Mark Eker landscape architect, Amsterdam
11.45–12.30 Uhr; 11.45 a.m.–12.30 p.m:
Ole Bouman, director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam
1.30–3.30 p.m.
Panel 1: After the Stars
ANORAK, Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Anne Holtrop, NU architectuuratelier, BeL
moderator: Ariane Wilson, RWTH Aachen
4–6 p.m.
Panel 2: Competitions
An acquisition instrument for young architects?
STAR strategies+architecture; STUDYO ARCHITECTs; URA Architects; pasel.künzel architects; low architecten
moderator: Marc Günnewig, modulorbeat, Muenster
Sunday, November 07.
10–11 a.m.
Introduction: Michael Ziganel, Theorizer of architecture, artist and curator, Graz
11 a.m–1 p.m.
Panel 3: Into the Niche
KOMMA4 Architekten; Artgineering; lobomob; one fine day
moderator: Jan Kampshoff, modulorbeat, Muenster
2–4 p.m.
Panel 4: Reclaim Architecture! Politics and Space
DUS Architects; ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles]; Rotor; 2012Architecten
moderator: Florian Heilmeyer, journalist of architecture
4–6 p.m.
Panel 5: Across the Borders
FAR Frohn&Rojas; NEXT architects; Powerhouse Company; Space&Matter; V Plus
moderator: Katja Assmann, Initiative StadtBauKultur NRW
Opening hours
Tue, Wed, Fri 12.00 – 6.00 p.m.
Thu 12.00 – 10.00 p.m
Sat, Sun 11.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
