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“How can sustainability succeed along the construction value chain?”

On the issue, the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Construction Industry Association of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Rhineland Westphalia Housing and Real Estate Association (VdW RW) are holding a joint specialist event on June 12 at Van der Valk Hotel Airport Düsseldorf.

 

The event will take place from 09:00 am to 04:30 pm, registration here.

 

In a joint talk with Eike Becker of Eike Becker Architekten, Kilian Kada will address the question: “What awaits us in the future?”

Due to societal challenges such as climate change, urbanization and demographic change, it is now time to rethink. In order to create attractive living and office spaces, project designs are constantly becoming more sustainable and energy-efficient.

Start time is 7:00 pm. Registration in advance here.

In the context of the exhibition “Grazer Schule, Stil & Wert eines Phänomens” (Graz School, Style & Value of a Phenomenon), Kilian Kada’s short lecture “sozial-digital-grün” (social-digital-green) uses project examples to present the transformation from existing buildings into contemporary architecture, including the Komische Oper Berlin.

The building stock is an important witness of past epochs and a repository of valuable material. Preserving existing buildings, discovering hidden potential through careful analysis and reprogramming them positively thanks to careful conversion or additions has always been the intended task of identity-conscious architecture. The use of so-called grey energy becomes all the more relevant due to the pressing issues of climate change.

Lecture by Kilian Kada on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 19h00 at HDA – Haus der Architektur in Graz. More information about the event here…