“ With a free bar and catering throughout , visitors will be able to network in a modern , creative and lounge-like atmosphere .
ARCHITECTS @ WORK SHOW PREVIEW
Positive about energy saving will explore how the energy our buildings consume ( or operational carbon to the initiated ) is one of the big challenges architects , designers and developers face . Tenants want to work in a green building and new regulations are shifting towards more efficient places to live and work in . How do we manage this from the concept and financing , through to the landscape and lighting ?
TALKS PROGRAMME
This year ’ s theme , Energy & Ecosystems , will allow the talks programme to explore a range of different projects , places and experiences . Talks will take place both in-person and via livestream .
The key note talk in the series will be with Amin Taha . After working for a number of architectural practices such as Chris Wilkinson Architects ( later Wilkinson Eyre ) and Zaha Hadid Architects , he founded Amin Taha Architects in 2003 in London that later changed its name to GROUPWORK . Author Dr Ruth Lang will be in conversation with Taha about the journey to a future built on the past . It is now well established that keeping our existing building stock and repurposing it is one of the best things we can do for the environment . This retrofit revolution has not gone unnoticed . It is the cornerstone of campaigns and being debated in parliament .
For the first time , ARCHITECT @ WORK will host a Negroni Talk . Created in 2018 , The Negroni Talks – hosted by architects Fourthspace and sponsored by Campari – were set-up to replicate the lively and provocative debates that took place in the European café culture of the early twentieth century . This lively debate series has taken the architecture scene by storm , picking up an Archiboo Award in 2021 and spawning a host of articles and wider industry conversations . Net zero – fact or fallacy ? will question what the concept of net zero really means . With carbon offsetting taking place abroad , there is a fiery debate raging about the ethical and practical implications of net zero .
Decisions about little things can have a big impact as you reach critical mass . Making the most of waste will question how we fit out our homes and workspaces with materials that make the most of waste and whether this affects aesthetics . Chaired by Debika Ray , editor of Crafts Magazine .
Earth Building : what can the planet provide ?, chaired by curator and writer Vanessa Norwood , will explore how we create a new built environment using the materials supplied by Mother Earth . Ancient buildings were made of straw , timber and stone . It looks like a brighter and more sustainable path might be tread if we return to our roots but we will need research and clever engineering .
Historically , places and spaces have been commissioned from an extremely homogenous perspective . Creating climate equity will discuss how the key to making better environments for all is through inclusivity and diversity . We can create spaces that work better for different communities by listening to a broader spectrum of opinions .
Attend the London edition of this internationally renowned event and register online using code 2670 : www . architect-at-work . co . uk
ARCHITECT @ WORK 22nd & 23rd March 2023 , 13.00 – 20.00
The Truman Brewery - levels G1 & T1 Brick Lane London E1 6QP
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