Holcim Forum 2007 - program
Please note that presentations made by speakers are available for download from this page (see below speaker's name). Presentations and papers submitted in the five workshops on urbanism are available for download from the workshop pages:
 Workshops on urbanism
Welcome: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
| Time |
Action |
Speaker |
19:00
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Welcome reception |
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Welcome addresses
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| Xiong Yang, Vice Mayor, Municipal Government of Shanghai, China |
Dante Martinelli, Ambassador of Switzerland, China
 Speech (PDF, 20 KB) |
| Zhiqiang Wu, Chief Planner Expo 2010, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, China |
| Rolf Soiron, Chairman Holcim Ltd, Chairman Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland |
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Opportunity to visit master-plan model of Shanghai and ETH - Exhibition "Inventioneering Architecture" |
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1st Day: Thursday, April 19, 2007
| Time |
Action |
Speaker |
| 08:30 |
Welcome coffee at Tongji University |
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09:00
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Welcome to Tongji University |
Gang Wan, President Tongji University, China |
| Introduction to Holcim Foundation |
Rolf Soiron, Chairman Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland |
Introduction to Forum "Urban_ Trans_Formation"
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Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Head Technical Competence Center, Member Management Board, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland |
| Saskia Sassen, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago, USA |
| 09:30 |
Keynote speech
"The Shanghai case" |
| 10:10 |
Introduction to mobile workshop themes
(3rd day program) |
Zhiqiang Wu, Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, China
Presentation - Sustainable construction towards metropolitan Shanghai: exploring mega projects in Shanghai (PDF, 3.03MB) |
| 10:20 |
Coffee break |
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| 10:50 |
Keynote speech
"Upgrading the city, grafting the existing" |
Jean-Philippe Vassal, Architect, Lacaton & Vassal Architectes, France
Presentation - Upgrading the city: grafting the existing (PDF, 15.14MB) |
| 11:30 |
Keynote speech
"A more socially- and environmentally-sustainable city" |
Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotà, Colombia
Presentation - Public space and transport: a more socially- and environmentally-sustainable city (PDF, 18.53MB) |
| 12:15 |
Lunch |
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13:45
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Overview of working group topics A-E |
Moderators: |
| (A) Normative Urbanism |
Mark Lee, Architect, Johnston Marklee & Associates, USA |
| (B) Informal Urbanism |
Rahul Mehrotra, Architect, Rahul Mehrotra Associates, India/USA |
| (C) Green Urbanism |
Fernando Diez, Director Dept of History and Theory, University of Palermo, Argentina |
| (D) Touristic Urbanism |
Rachid Benmokhtar B., President Al Akhawayn University, Morocco |
| (E) Temporary Urbanism |
Eyal Weizman, Director Center of Architectural Research, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Israel/UK |
| 14:15 |
Working groups:
Professional views on topics A-E
(concurrent sessions) |
Statements by designated participants |
| 15:45 |
Coffee break |
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| 16:15 |
Working groups topics A-E
(concurrent sessions, continued) |
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| 17:15 |
Holcim Foundation Research Grant |
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| Introduction to Research Grant program |
Marc Angélil, Member Technical Competence Center, Member Management Board, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland
Presentation - Introduction: Research Grant Program (PDF, 53KB) |
| Hand-over of certificates |
Rolf Soiron, Chairman Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland |
Brief presentation by each team of anticipated contribution in the context of Urban_Trans_
Formation and sustainable construction |
Odair Barbosa de Moraes, USP, Brazil
Presentation - Environmental quality evaluation in informal urban settlements using fuzzy logics (PDF, 810KB) |
Lei Pang, TJU, China
Presentation - Integrated computer-aided technology for ecological evaluation in urban design for historic areas (PDF, 1.45MB) |
| Rozana Montiel Saucedo & Arturo Ortiz Struck, UIA, Mexico |
Deane Simpson, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Presentation - Gerontological urbanism: emerging forms of urbanism for the elderly demographic (PDF, 5.62MB) |
Jörg Spangenberg, USP, Brazil
Presentation - Sustainable and climatically adapted urban transformation: the impact of urban vegetation on energy efficiency and quality of life in the South American metropolis of São Paulo (PDF, 2.94MB) |
| 18:15 |
Closure of first day |
Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Switzerland |
| 19:00 |
Dinner |
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2nd Day: Friday, April 20, 2007
| Time |
Action |
Speaker |
| 08:30 |
Keynote speech
"Sustainable architecture" |
Kees Christiaanse, Chair Architecture and Urbanism, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Presentation - The city is not a tree? The city becomes a tree! (PDF, 6.56MB) |
| 09:45 |
Working groups:
Academic views on topics A-E
(concurrent sessions) |
Statements by designated participants |
| 10:45 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:15 |
Working groups topics A-E
(concurrent sessions, continued) |
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| 12:45 |
Lunch |
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| 13:45 |
Group photo |
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| 14:15 |
Presentation of working group results A-E, discussion |
Moderators: |
| (A) Normative Urbanism |
Andreas Ruby, Architecture Critic, Textbild, Germany |
| (B) Informal Urbanism |
Yung Ho Chang, Head Dept of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| (C) Green Urbanism |
Kaarin Taipale, Senior Visiting Fellow, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland |
| (D) Touristic Urbanism |
Amer Moustafa, Associate Professor of Architecture, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| (E) Temporary Urbanism |
Reed Kroloff, Dean School of Architecture, Tulane University, USA |
| 15:30 |
Concluding panel
"Drivers, barriers and policy frameworks for Urban_Trans_Formation" |
Moderator: |
| Rolf Soiron, Chairman Holcim Ltd, Switzerland |
| Panelists: |
| Elmar Ledergerber, Mayor of Zurich, Switzerland |
Molly O'Meara Sheehan, Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute, USA
Presentation - State of the world 2007: our urban future (PDF, 1.78MB) |
| Michael Sorkin, Director Graduate Urban Design Program, City College of New York, USA |
| Klaus Töpfer, former Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Member Advisory Board, Holcim Foundation, Germany |
| 17:00 |
Coffee break |
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| 17:30 |
Keynote speech
"Urban transformation in the policy context" |
Peter Head, Director Planning and Sustainability, Arup, UK
Presentation - The policy context for urban transformation: recent global experience (PDF, 6.48MB)
 Video - Dongtan: experience of five senses (WMV, 176MB) |
| 18:15 |
Student poster competition for sustainable construction projects: Result of participants' voting and hand-over of prizes |
Rolf Soiron and
Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Switzerland |
| 18:45 |
Closing remarks |
Rolf Soiron, Switzerland |
| 19:30 |
Dinner |
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3rd Day: Saturday, April 21, 2007 (optional site visits)
| Time |
Event/Locations |
| 07:30 |
Departure Group 1
Conceptual Tour - Chongmin Island (“Eco Island”) |
| Lead: Xiangning Li, Assistant Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University |
| Conceptual planning, ecological environment: introduction by Vice Mayor Jun Hu at Dongtan Planning Exhibition Center. Visit residential area, organic agriculture center, Dongtan wetland, construction site of Shanghai-Chongming Island bridge. |
Introduction by
President of the Government of the island at Administration Center; interactive debriefing session to close the site visit at same venue |
| 08:00 |
Departure Group 2
Architectural tour - Qingpu district (“Venice of China”) |
| Lead: Zhenyu Li, Vice Dean College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University |
| Ecological architecture, sustainable urban heritage conservation: introduction by Governors of the district. Visit Zhujiajiao ecological avenue and ancient town, Qingpu new town including shopping center, Planning Exhibition Museum and exhibition on water culture of the city. |
Introduction by Vice Mayor of District (Tongji Graduate); interactive debriefing session to close the site visit |
| 07:45 |
Departure Group 3
Infrastructural tour - Pudong new city and Yangshan deepwater port |
| Lead: Yan Yang, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University |
| Ecological habitat, new city planning, infrastructure: introduction to sustainable construction at Pudong new district. Visit Zhangjiabang ecological river sanctuary, Yangshan free trade port area, Donghai bridge and view the world’s largest deepwater port. |
Introduction by President of Ports of China Authorities; interactive debriefing session to close the site visit at same place |
| 18:00 |
All groups return to Hotel |
| 19:30 |
End of Holcim Forum 2007 |
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