1st coordination seminar
Public presentation of the 7 teams The 1st Coordination seminar was held on the 11th of December 2018 at the Sicli Pavilion, organised by the Braillard Architects Foundation and the partners of the “Prospective Visions for Greater Geneva. To inhabit the landscape city of the 21st century” Consultation. During this Open House day, the […]
Design the transition II | Introduction to the series.
Programme Presentation of the series of conferences 2019 Bernard Declève, Architect engineer, Professor CULouvain, metrolab.brussels Panos Mantziaras, Director of the Braillard Architects Foundation Vincent Kaufmann, Urban sociology and Mobility analysis professor, Director of the LaSUR-EPFL Keynote speech DISMAL AESTHETICS Fabio Merlini, Philosopher, Director of the SFIVET-Lugano, President of the Eranos Foundation since […]
Design the transition II | The third places of social economy
The third places of social economy In Brussels, Geneva and elsewhere, there is a proliferation of a new generation of shared spaces (co-workings, fablabs, collaborative workshops, etc.). Listed under the name “third places”, these spaces are intermediate collective spaces, neither entirely public nor entirely private, which promote individuation and characterise specific temporalities and sociabilities. […]
A whole universe under the same roof – TdG, 17/4/2019
Design the transition II | Transitory occupations
In several cities, changing urban sites are the subject of a new body of practices classified under the expression “transitory urbanism”. This encompasses all initiatives that aim to temporarily reactivate local life on unoccupied land or buildings when the use of the site has not yet been decided or while a project is being created. […]
Design the transition II | Circular economy
The circular economy is one of the pillars of contemporary European urban policies. In Brussels, for example, the Regional Circular Economy Plan aims to replace the current linear economic model with a circular economic system that is both competitive for companies on the markets and generates local jobs. What are the advances and obstacles encountered […]
Design the transition II | New metropolitan agriculture
Locations Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Limited places, registration mandatory by email (click here to register) before Monday June 17th. Thank you for warning us about any withdrawal as soon as possible. Brussels: www.metrolab.brussels On January 27th, 2019, the medical journal “The Lancet” published a report on the “global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition and […]
Existenzminimum: 90 years of the 2nd CIAM
Modern city and contemporary city: facing the transition EXISTENZMINIMUM 90 years of the 2nd CIAM 24 September 2019 EPFL, Rolex Learning Center, Forum Rolex Route cantonale, 1015 Écublens See the call for contributions See the programme of the day (to come) The 5th Bernardo Secchi Study day is jointly organised by three entities: the Braillard […]
Under the same roof
Interview with Panos Mantziaras for Radio Cité about the exhibition. Work published by the Geneva Canton, following the exhibition: Heritage and architecture – Rooftops and shelter. Info on the Workshops and Conferences: Berges de Vessy site Timings Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00 Saturday-Sunday 10:00-17:00 Open for all | Free access Finding shelter. One of the founding acts of […]