Blue Workshop: Take on complexity - With integral solutions to an economy of means

Ashok Lall (India), Visiting Professor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIU); Principal, Ashok B Lall Architects presents his case study ‘Take on complexity’ in the context of rapid change with scarce resources at the Holcim Forum Blue Workshop Take on complexity - With integral solutions to an economy of means.

The workshop addresses construction assemblies, their performance, and the relation of the parts to the whole, i.e. the interplay of building elements and their compilation into an efficient working entity that is more than the sum of its parts – including the interaction of technical systems such as the load-bearing structure, the façade enclosure, and mechanical systems.

Introductory statement / moderation / conclusion
	Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Switzerland Head, Technical Competence Center, Holcim Foundation

Experts
		Monotony and scarcity as elements for complexity as a gain: The Elemental case (PDF, 210KB) Alejandro Aravena^a and Diego Torres^b, Chile ^a Principal, Elemental SA ^b Lead Architect, Elemental SA
		Abstracting from the elements of nature – Towards a medial architectonics (PDF, 413KB) Ludger Hovestadt, Switzerland Professor of Architecture and CAAD, Institute for Technology in Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
		‘Take on complexity’ in the context of rapid change with scarce resources (PDF, 905KB) Ashok Lall, India Visiting Professor, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIU); Principal, Ashok B Lall Architects
		Complexity in building design (PDF, 1.3MB) Mahadev Rahman, USA Faculty member, Princeton and Columbia Universities; Member, Board of Directors, Arup Group
		Complexity in construction (PDF, 299KB) Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Switzerland Professor em., Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)

Case studies
	Biomimicry in community planning: The Lavasa project, India Chris Allen^a and Bryony Schwan^b, USA ^a Project Manager, AskNature, Biomimicry Institute ^b Executive Director, Biomimicry Institute
	Hedonistic sustainability Bjarke Ingels, Denmark Founding Partner, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group
	‘Fluid direction’ – Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture Kazuhiro Kojima, Japan President, Coelacanth and Associates Co., Ltd.
	NESTown_Take on complexity in Ethiopia: The making of Amhara model town at Lake Tana, Blue Nile Franz Oswald, Switzerland/Ethiopia Professor em., Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich); Head, AUS, Office for Architecture and Urban Studies
	Transformation of a housing block in St. Nazaire Jean-Philippe Vassal, France Principal, Lacaton & Vassal Architectes