Building Futures Together
December 15–16, 2023
Campo de Santa Clara, 142–145
Palácio Sinel de Cordes
1100-474 Lisbon Lisbon
Portugal
This month, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale will be hosting the first Annual Summit of Open House Europe, an international cooperation project co-funded by the European Union. The summit will feature a public programme on December 15–16 related to this year's theme, Building Futures Together, focusing on sustainable practices in our built environment.
The Annual Summit is a gathering of the community of Open House festivals’ organisers, architecture enthusiasts, students, and professionals. The event will feature a lively programme with three public debates, three guided tours, a workshop, an exhibition, and film screenings. It aims to facilitate cross-regional exchange, bringing together perspectives and expertise from diverse fields of knowledge.
Project Coordinator: Architektūros fondas
Three public debates
As a collaborative effort by the organisers of Open House Milano, Open House Bilbao, and Open House Lisboa, the Annual Summit showcases an array of international experts. Central to this programme are three public debates, which form the cornerstone of this Summit, encompassing moderated discussions and presentations, that delve into the theme of sustainability in our cities, exploring it at various scales. These three debates will be streamed online on the Open House Europe YouTube channel.
Friday, December 15
5pm: Governance, Architecture, and Sustainability
How can the city be sustainable through public policies? Moderated by urban sociology, housing, and cities researcher Sandra Marques Pereira, the panel will include the Director of Urban Planning and Public Space at the City of Milan’s Agency for Mobility, Environment, and Territory Demetrio Scoppeliti; Vice President of the Board of the Institute of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation Filipa Serpa; Deputy Mayor of Barcelona for Ecology, Urban Planning, and Urban Mobility Janet Sanz; and Susana Ruiz, who is in charge of the urban planning for the city of Bilbao.
Saturday, December 16
10am: Sustainability in Urban Planning
Presentations of various research projects related to water scarcity, heat islands, and supply systems, followed by a discussion open to the audience. Moderated by an urban planner and the founder of Urbanistica Podcast, Mustafa Sherif, the discussion will feature awarded researcher, professor, and landscape architect Aurora Carapinha; data science enthusiast with expertise in urban mobility Manuel Banza; and architect and researcher Mariana Sanchez Salvador.
11:40am: Achieving Sustainability in Architecture
The third debate will be moderated by the Curator of Prizes and Programmes at the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Ivan Blasi. The panel will involve architects Marta Álvarez Pastor, an expert in rehabilitation building works from Studio Vaumm; Gianandrea Barreca from Barreca & La Varra, an architecture studio that designed the first Carbon Zero social housing in Europe; and Francisco Adão da Fonseca from Oficina Pedrêz, a studio dedicated to the study of cultivated building materials and infrastructures of self-sufficiency, as well as a founder member of Architects Declare in Portugal.
All times are in UTC +0 / Western European Time.
Extended programme
An exhibition of visual stories submitted by visitors of the Open House festivals across the continent will be unveiled, showcasing stories and experiences of architecture reflecting the theme Building Futures Together.
The programme ends with a workshop and guided tours. Registered participants will be able to learn the benefits and challenges of vertical urban farming systems in a workshop led by Upfarming, visit the Lisbon Drainage Master Plan, and explore the brand new University Residence of Lisbon Public University in Cidade Universitária.
Visit openhouseeurope.org for the full programme.
About Open House Europe
Open House Europe is a cooperation project that unfolds a multi-layered view of quality architecture across Europe and unites people of all professions, interests, and visions—from volunteers and curious enthusiasts to young and experienced professionals and organisations. The project currently joins Open House festivals in Athens, Bilbao, Brno, Dublin, Essen, Stockholm, Lisbon, Slovenia, Milan, Tallinn, Thessaloniki, and Vilnius, and is planning to expand annualy. The project is a new initiative promoting quality architecture in Europe and engaging audiences in a more inclusive debate about the built environment.
