Reconstructing the World. Regions and their Diversities - online symposium

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Reconstructing the World. Regions and their Diversities
An e-forum hosted by TU Vienna, Institute of Architecture and Design
June 15th, 2021, 5:30 pm (CET)
This e-forum, organized on the occasion of Liane Lefaivre and Alexander Tzonis's greatly expanded second edition of The Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization, published by Routledge, takes place at a time of unprecedented crises. Faced with the challenges posed by the ongoing destruction of ecology, resources, culture, communities, and health, architects find themselves under pressure to envision what must be done, and to adopt critically (that is without bias or compliance) new design, technical, legal, and moral responsibilities.
In this context, a key conundrum is that of the future relation between Regionalism with Globalization: is it one of conflict or of cooperation, should the world become ‘flat’ eliminating the diversity of regions or should it enhance by design ‘peaks and valleys’ of regional identity. In this case, should regions be left autonomous, freewheeling or should they be coevolving in planned cooperation?
The event invites ideas, plans, and visions bringing together major architects and planners addressing this issue in the world today. In alphabetical order:
Nondita Correa-Mehrotra, RMA Architecturs Mumbai/ Boston
Anna Heringer, Studio Anna Heringer, Laufen
Liane Lefaivre, die Angewandte, Vienna
Toshiko Mori, Harvard GSD, Cambridge / New York
David Porter, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Jurgen Roseman, TU Delft, Delft
Alexander Tzonis, TU Delft, Delft
Host: Christian Kühn, TU Vienna