World Architecture Festival Podcast

WAF Podcast: Ben Van Berkel

Contrary to popular belief, many of the luxuries commonly associated with high end residential developments are no longer limited to the affluent alone. A growing consciousness of all things beneficial to health and happiness is resulting in a trickling down effect and a widespread societal demand for healthy living environments. Today’s residents want convenient shared amenities which encourage a sense of community and promote physical and psychological wellbeing. On the one hand we are witnessing the global development of big data and smart cities, while on the other there is call for ‘social cities’ with a more creative mix of work, welfare, active leisure and community sharing. Health and wellbeing have recently evolved from a seemingly universal social right, to the responsibility of the individual. From experiments in human gene-editing and biohacking, to increased demand for affordable fresh and healthy produce for all, a new egalitarian ideal is emerging which increasingly renders the exclusive, inclusive.

 

 

 

WAF Podcast: Wolf Prix and Sir Peter Cook

How have population movements, demographic shifts and lifestyle trends informed how we live collectively and as individuals? How has this impacted on the function, design and servicing of dwellings today and how will these factors affect the housing, and life, of tomorrow

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WAF Podcast: Patrik Schumacher: Housing As Architecture

Discussion of housing is currently based on politics, migration, urbanisation, new cities and numbers. What has happened to consideration of this building type as architecture, and what lessons could we draw from the work of Zaha Hadid Architects in Berlin and across the world?

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WAF Podcast - David Green (Perkins + Will)

Topic: The evolution of public space

·         What is the future for public space in an age of social media and virtual relationships?

·         Public access to private buildings: balancing ownership, access and control

·         Exploring new ways of introducing public space at height

·         The ambiguity of public space - what is the point of the town hall?

·         Differentiating public space and public realm

David Green, Urban Design Leader, Principal, Perkins+Will

WAF Podcast - Dr. Gerhard Schmitt (ETH Global)

Topic: Calmer Singapore

·         Enhancing the quality of life in a tropical climate with high-density urban living

·         Addressing the problem of heat and noise pollution as anthropogenic effects

·         Developing a fundamentally new bottom-up analysis/design scenario approach

·         Understanding the key to cooler, calmer and more liveable cities

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmitt, ETH Zurich, Chair of Information Architecture, Singapore ETH Centre and Senior Vice President ETH Global

WAF Podcast - Liu Thai Ker (Senior Director - RSP)

Topic: Singapore 50:50

·         What assumptions were made about population and commercial growth when planning the development of Singapore 50 years ago?

·         How was the plan adjusted in response to change?

·         How is Singapore planning robustness strategies for the next 50 years?

·         Is the Singapore ‘garden city state’ concept embedded in local culture?

Liu Thai Ker, Senior Director, RSP

Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival

WAF Podcast - Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks, Author, Critic, Sculptor and Landscape Architect

Topic: On Singapore and its lessons for world architecture
Fifty years of growth, transformation and experimentation.

WAF Podcast - Christine Murray, Julie Eizenberg, Gonca Pasolar, Angelene Chan

Four leading women architects share their personal experiences and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing women in the global profession.

Women In Architecture at WAF 2015 in association with The Architectural Review

Julie Eizenberg, Principal, Koning Eizenberg

Gonca Pasolar, Partner, Emre Arolat Architects

Angelene Chan, CEO, DP Architects

Chaired by Christine Murray, Editor-in-chief, The Architectural Review

WAF Podcast - Alex McDowell (Creative Director, 5D Global Studio)

Alex McDowell WAF 2015 Keynote: Building worlds - future reality, not science fiction

 - Birthing the world building process as well as over 100 patents for new technologies

- Combining rigorous scientific inquiry with a human lens - from Hollywood blockbusters to real world community building

- Forecasting the future of a Saudi Arabian village, from barren desert to verdant oasis

- Creating future worlds: asking what if and why not to explore what is not yet thinkable

Alex McDowell is the creative director at 5D Global Studio. He is a strong advocate of world building and immersive design and integrates digital technology and traditional design technique into his work.