Education Symposium
Learning Matters
How do we educate designers for a world in rapid transition?
During Learning Matters, the second education symposium of the Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale, a collaboration with OASE will explore how architectural education can respond to all manner of societal changes. Climate change, ecological disruption, technological developments and social inequality pose fundamental questions for architecture. The world is changing, and the role of the designer is changing with it. Alongside traditional design skills such as spatial thinking, composition, construction and material knowledge, today's architects are increasingly expected to think systemically, collaborate across disciplines, engage critically with society, and understand the ecological, technological and financial systems that shape the built environment. Bringing together educators, researchers, designers and students, the symposium explores new approaches to teaching and learning within architecture and related spatial design disciplines. Through lectures and conversations, participants will examine the evolving relationship between education, design practice and the major societal transitions of our time.
The program is structured around two thematic strands: Ecology & Systems and Technology & Finance, which, together with the audience, serve to explore how new forms of knowledge, collaboration and practice can help shape the future of architectural education.
Learning Matters is organized by the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) in collaboration with the editorial team of OASE 122/123 – Ecological Pedagogies, edited by Janna Bystrykh, Jantje Engels, Sereh Mandias, Elsbeth Ronner and Hans Teerds.
Admission to the event costs €27,50 (a ticket for the symposium also grants access to the exhibition).
The language of the event is English.
Program
13:30 | Walk-in
14:00 | Opening with Jeff Diamanti (Uva)
14:15 | Ecology & Systems with Daniel Barber (TUe), Janna Bystrykh (AvBA) & Tiphaine Abenia (ULB)
16:10 | Technology & Finance with Anne Kockelkorn (UGent), Henri Uijtterhaegen (BC architects) & Markus Appenzeller (MLA+)
17:25 | Presentation OASE 122/123
17:40 | Drinks
This program is being moderated by Hans Teerds and Veronique Patteeuw (OASE journal for achitecture).