Designing purposeful shifts in the material culture of production and use
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Experts from all continents at the 2nd Roundtable in Einsiedeln, Switzerland (l-r): Mark Swilling (South Africa), Marc Angélil (Switzerland), Susan Parnell (South Africa), Mark Jarzombek (USA), Sarah Nichols (Switzerland), Philippe Block (Switzerland), Reed Kroloff (USA), Shrashtant Patara (India), Guillaume Habert (France/Switzerland), Werner Oechslin (Switzerland), Harry Gugger (Switzerland), Dirk Hebel (Singapore/Switzerland), Xuemei Bai (Australia), Vivian Loftness (USA), Anna Heringer (Austria), Alejandro Aravena (Chile), John Fernandez (USA), Maarten Gielen (Belgium), and Michael Braungart (Germany/Netherlands).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Discussion during the 2nd Holcim Roundtable (l-r): Philippe Block, Structural Design Group, ETH Zurich (Switzerland); Alejandro Aravena, Elemental (Chile); Mark Jarzombek, History and Theory of Architecture, MIT (USA); and Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle, Rotterdam School of Management (Netherlands).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Discussion at the 2nd Holcim Roundtable (l-r): Guillaume Habert, Material Sciences and Sustainable Construction, ETH Zurich (Switzerland); Xuemei Bai, Urban Environment and Human Ecology, Australian National University (Australia); and Vivian Loftness, Environmental Design and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University (USA).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Attendees at the 2nd Roundtable (l-r): Maarten Gielen, Rotor (Belgium); Mark Jarzombek, History and Theory of Architecture, MIT (USA); and Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle, Rotterdam School of Management (Netherlands).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Workshop session during the 2nd Holcim Roundtable (l-r): Alejandro Aravena, Elemental (Chile); Maarten Gielen, Rotor (Belgium); and Mark Jarzombek, History and Theory of Architecture, MIT (USA).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2nd Holcim Roundtable (l-r): Moderator Reed Kroloff, former Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum (USA) and Marc Angélil, Head Academic Committee of the Holcim Foundation (Switzerland).
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2nd Holcim Roundtable: “Re-materializing Construction” – June 28 to July 1, 2015, Einsiedeln, Switzerland
2nd Holcim Roundtable (l-r): Xuemei Bai, Urban Environment and Human Ecology, Australian National University (Australia); Vivian Loftness, Environmental Design and Sustainability, Carnegie Mellon University (USA); Shrashtant Patara, Development Alternatives (India); and (back to camera) Guillaume Habert, Material Sciences and Sustainable Construction, ETH Zurich (Switzerland).
The second Roundtable for Sustainable Construction dedicated to “Re-materializing Construction” aimed to develop strategies at two scales: material use in individual buildings and the logistical chains distributing these materials across regions.
Last updated: July 01, 2015 Einsiedeln, Switzerland
The second Roundtable for Sustainable Construction dedicated to “Re-materializing Construction” aimed to develop strategies at two scales: material use in individual buildings and the logistical chains distributing these materials across regions. It brought together experts from around the globe specialized in topics related to the building sector with the objective of developing strategies to “re-materialize” construction by reducing consumption throughout the material cycle from extraction to processing, transport, installation, maintenance, and removal.
The two-day Roundtable was held at the Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Einsiedeln, Switzerland in July 2015. The Roundtable expert workshops are positioned to compliment the Forum for Sustainable Construction that takes place every three years. The goal of the Roundtables is to bring together experts from different fields to devise a clear agenda for retooling and reorienting construction towards a more sustainable future.
The second Roundtable for Sustainable Construction was moderated by former Director, Cranbrook Academy of Art & Art Museum, Reed Kroloff (USA). Strategies for enhancing the sustainability of materials use in individual buildings and across logistics chains were developed by experts in the fields of architecture, ecology, materials science, sustainable development and related disciplines. from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and the USA.
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