Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Livestream on MAO Facebook and Youtube channels
How can physical comfort be achieved when the world is on fire? For decades, people have entrusted their well-being to technology: central heating and air-conditioning have helped regulate the temperature and humidity inside homes, relying on global energy transmission. Today, comfort is in decline, energy supply chains are breaking up, and living conditions are growing increasingly unstable. How can we create agreeable living environments in times of manifold crises? Can vernacular and premodern architecture become a source of inspiration for shaping microclimates in our homes and cities?
The discussion explores the state of design after the end of comfort.
Participants:
Daniel A. Barber, Professor of Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Aleksandra Kędziorek, an architecture historian and curator
Sascha Roesler, Associate Professor for Theory of Urbanization and Urban
Environments at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland
Zala Velkavrh, non-profit urban design studio Prostorož
Curator:
Aleksandra Kędziorek, art and architecture historian, curator and editor
Moderator:
Bor Pungerčič, arhitect, writer and editor
The event is organized by BIO27, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Poland, and the Pekinpah Association, Slovenia. The event is also a part of expanding the theme of the exhibition “The Clothed Home: Tuning in to the Seasonal Imagination” presented at BIO27 and the upcoming Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2022.
The event will be held in English.
After the event, there will be a presentation of the book BIO27 Super Vernaculars.
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Design After Comfort: Shaping Microclimates For Unpredictable FuturesType
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October 23, 2022 11:00 AMUntil
October 23, 2022 01:00 PMVenue
Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)Address