22-23 November 2024

‘The Future of Adaptive Architecture’ at the 2nd International Seminar on Architecture and Sustainability - SHIFT

Under the theme ‘The Future of Adaptive Architecture’, the second edition of the International Architecture and Sustainability Seminar - SHIFT - will take place on 22 and 23 November, curated by the Italian collective Park Associati. Free admission subject to prior registration HERE
Organised and promoted by Casa da Arquitectura with the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, this 2nd edition of the International Seminar on Architecture and Sustainability is dedicated to "The Future of Adaptive Architecture", a topic that is "very important and will become increasingly crucial in the coming years", according to the guest curators, Park Associati.
 
For this collective of professionals, ‘it's about rethinking existing structures and finding new uses for what we already have’, through three thematic approaches: Urban Metabolism, Material Intelligence and Architectural Activism.
 
Thus, through talks and round tables, different themes and architectural narratives will be addressed, all geared towards embracing change and promoting innovation. According to the curators, the seminar will feature ‘guests and innovative projects that can give us a new vision of what the future could be and that have pioneering elements capable of interpreting the needs we have at the moment.’
 
Park Associati is an interdisciplinary collective of architects, designers and researchers who have come together to have an impact on the world of architecture and to try to provide answers to questions about the built environment. "We believe that architecture goes beyond the mere construction of buildings and we aim to create new possibilities for our communities and the planet". 
 
The Seminar will run throughout the 22nd, with the 23rd reserved for a workshop that will offer a more practical perspective on the use of materials.

Friday 22nd November
Álvaro Siza Space
 
09h30 - 10h00 
Reception for participants 
 
10h00 - 10h15
Opening of the Seminar 
Nuno Sampaio, Executive Director of Casa da Arquitectura 
 
10h15 - 11h00 
Park Associati Conference (Italy)
 
Theme 1 - Urban Metabolism
11h00 - 11h30 
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 
ChartierDalix (Frederic Chartier) 
 
11h30 - 13h00 
ROUND TABLE/DEBATE 
 
ChartierDalix (Frederic Chartier) (France)  
Gustav Düsing (Germany)  
MASSLAB (Portugal)  
3XN (Laura Wagner) (Denmark)  
Moderation: Park Associati (Italy)
 
Theme 2 - Material Intelligence 
14h30 - 15h00 
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 
Oficina Pedrez (Francisco Adão da Fonseca) (Portugal) 
 
15h00 - 16h30 
ROUND TABLE/DEBATE 
Oficina Pedrez (Francisco Adão da Fonseca) (Portugal) 
6:AM Glass (Francesco Palù) (Italy) 
Critical Concrete (Samuel Kalika) (Portugal) 
KREAR (José Rui Pinto) (Portugal) 
Moderation: Park Associati (Italy) 
 

Theme 3 - Architectural Activism
17h00 - 17h30 
 
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 
TAKK (Mireia Luzárraga) (Spain) 
 
 
17h30 - 19h00 
ROUND TABLE/DEBATE 
TAKK (Mireia Luzárraga) (Spain) 
Associates Architecture (Italy) 
Warehouse Collective (Rúben Teodoro) (Portugal) 
Arteria (Ana Jara) (Portugal) 
Moderator: Park Associati (Italy) 

With simultaneous translation PT/EN and EN/PT. 
 
 
Saturday 23 November
Paulo Mendes da Rocha Square 
 
10h00 - 18h00
 
Workshop - Traces 
with Park Associati + SECIL & Krear 
 
Capacity 20 people
20 euros
 
 

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