Architecture Matters
04–05 May 2023
Architecture Matters 2023
Second City. The New in the Old
i. a. with: Matthias Alexander, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; David Basulto, ArchDaily; Philippe Block, Block Research Group, ETH Zurich; Jürgen Büllesbach, OPES Real Estate, Munich; Reinier de Graaf, OMA, Rotterdam; Sam Draper & Barnaby Shanks, Seratech, London; Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, Head of the Munich Building Department; Chris Luebkeman, Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich; Elisabeth Merk, Planning Director City of Munich; Hoang Anh Nguyen, alcemy, Berlin; Julian Nida-Rümelin, philosopher, former Federal Minister of Culture, Munich; Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures, Berlin/Boston; Muck Petzet, Muck Petzet Architekten, Berlin/Munich; Sergey Ponomarev, photographer, Istanbul/Berlin; Annabelle von Reutern, Concular, Berlin; Wolfgang Rieder, Rieder, Maishofen; Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV, Rotterdam; Charlotte Selter, Director of the Department Urban Development and Urban Renewal, City of Düsseldorf; Martha Thorne, IE University, Madrid; Markus Wiedenmann, Art-Invest, Cologne
curated by Nadin Heinich, plan A
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Künstlerhaus
Lenbachpl. 8
80333 Munich
photo: © estate Sibylle Bergemann / OSTKREUZ. Courtesy Loock Galerie
Speakers
Architecture Matters 2023
Matthias Alexander, FAZ
Deputy Head of Department (Feuilleton)
Dr. Matthias Alexander studied history, German studies, and philosophy in Bonn, Bologna, Jena, and Munich. In 1998 he completed his PhD with a dissertation on the Free Conservative party in the German Empire. Alexander joined the editorial team of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) in 1999, covering urban planning and architecture and rising to head of the department in 2007. He moved to the FAZ features department in summer 2020, where he has been the deputy head since June 2021.
photo © F.A.Z.
David Basulto, ArchDaily
Founder, Director and Editor in Chief ArchDaily
David Basulto is the founder, director, and editor-in-chief of ArchDaily, the world’s most visited architecture website. He is also the managing director of Architonic ArchDaily. David has served as a jury member for several awards and design competitions. He is a member of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize International Advisory Council in Chicago, the Endeavor Foundation in New York, and the Academic Council of TEC de Monterrey in Mexico. He was the curator of the Nordic Pavilion for the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. David Basulto is among Chile’s 100 Young Leaders. He received the Chilean National Innovation Award for ArchDaily.
photo © Jose Salto, FELICES Agency
Philippe Block, ETH Zurich
Professor and Institute Director at ETH Zurich
Dr. Philippe Block is professor at the Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA) at ETH Zurich, where he leads the Block Research Group (BRG) with Dr. Tom Van Mele and is Head of the Institute. Philippe is also Director of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on Digital Fabrication. Philippe and Tom apply their research into practice providing innovation in (computational) design, engineering, fabrication and construction of sustainable, circular and economical structures, addressing climate change by significantly reducing embodied emissions, utilising fewer single-use resources and minimising construction waste.
photo © Elisabeth Real
Jürgen Büllesbach, OPES Real Estate
Managing Director of OPES Immobilien
After studying civil engineering at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich and obtaining his PhD, Dr. Jürgen Büllesbach worked for Bayerische Hausbau from 1998 to 2004, where he rose to head of Engineering. In 2004, he moved to ALBA BauProjektManagement, where he served as management spokesperson from March 2008 on. In 2009, Büllesbach returned to Bayerische Hausbau as CEO until 2018. During this time, he also represented the Building & Real Estate division on the board of Schörghuber Stiftung & Co. Holding KG.
In October 2018, Büllesbach took over responsibility for all real estate matters for the Thiele family as managing director of their OPES real estate group and related companies. In addition to managing existing properties, OPES’ diversified portfolio includes targeted acquisitions of office, hotel and residential properties in Munich and selected locations in Europe. Since 2018, the Group has also been active in real estate development.
Photo © OPES
Sam Draper & Barney Shanks, Seratech
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technical Officer of Seratech
Seratech is a spin-out from Imperial College London, founded by Sam Draper and Barney Shanks. Sam studied Engineering at the University of Cambridge, with Barney studying Chemistry at the University of Surrey. They met during their PhDs at Imperial College London and by combining aspects of their individual research, have developed an alternative approach to carbon neutral cement.
The results were first exhibited at the London Design Festival in 2022 and in the same year, the team won the prestigious OBEL AWARD – a reflection of the potential of the technology when it is deployed at scale.
photo © Helene Sandberg
Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, City of Munich
Head of the Munich Building Department
Dr.-Ing. Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer has been head of the Munich Building Department since September 2022, overseeing some 4,000 employees. Her department is responsible for the construction of roads, bridges, and subways, the design of public squares and green spaces, and building construction, implementing Germany’s largest municipal school and daycare construction programme. From 2014 to 2020, she led the building department of Bremerhaven. Before and after that, the Karlsruhe native worked for more than a decade as a consultant in the field of her doctorate, ecological urban and building planning. While working on her interdisciplinary doctorate and architecture studies in Karlsruhe and at ETH Zurich with a focus on urban planning, she worked at several architectural firms in all service phases.
Photo © Stephan Rumpf | Baureferat München
Reinier de Graaf, OMA
Architect and Writer, Partner OMA
Reinier de Graaf (1964, Schiedam) is a Dutch architect and writer. He is a partner in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and the co-founder of its think-tank AMO. Reinier is the author of Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Profession and the novel The Masterplan. His new book “architect, verb” includes a biting, satirical dictionary of “profspeak”: the corporate language of consultants, developers, and planners from “active listening” to “zoom readiness”.
photo © Adrienne Norman
Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Head of the Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich
Dr. Chris Luebkeman heads the Strategic Foresight Hub at ETH Zurich. This recently established hub engages a broad range of stakeholders to address future-focused drivers of change. Dr. Luebkeman is a member of the nominating committee for the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, the external advisory board of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, and the brain trust of the Climate Music Project. Prior to the Strategic Foresight Hub, he was a corporate intrapreneur at the global engineering consultancy Arup (London). Dr. Luebkeman has taught design studios and technology courses at MIT, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Oregon. He has spoken at TED conferences and hosted conversations for WEF.
Elisabeth Merk, City of Munich
Planning Director City of Munich
Prof. Dr. (University of Florence) Elisabeth Merk, architect, has served as the since 2007 and was reelected in 2018 for the third time. She headed the urban development and urban planning division in Halle/Saale from 2000 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007 Elisabeth Merk had a regulary professorship at the Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (HfT). In 2009, Elisabeth Merk was appointed honorary professor at the HfT, Faculty of Architecture and Design. In 2020 she received an honorary professorship at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Elisabeth Merk has been President of the German Academy for Urban and Regional Spatial Planning (DASL) from 2015 to 2022.
photo © Michael Nagy
Hoang Anh Nguyen, alcemy
Head of Communication & Sustainability at alcemy
Hoang Anh Nguyen is Head of Communication & Sustainability at the Berlin-based ConTech startup alcemy and is responsible for communication, public relations and collaboration with construction companies. Previously, he was in charge of digitalization and innovation at ZIA German Property Federation, the umbrella association of the construction and real estate industry, and was responsible for creating platforms for established real estate companies and the startup scene.
Photo © alcemy
Julian Nida-Rümelin, Philosopher
Philosopher and Writer, former Federal Minister of Culture
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Julian Nida-Rümelin is a philosopher and author. From 2004 to 2020 he was Professor of Philosophy and Political Theory at Ludwig-Maximilan University. He served as Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Culture in the first cabinet of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder; during his tenure, he initiated the Bruno Taut Award for Building Culture.
His research is underpinned by a humanistic understanding of human reason and freedom, and identifies ethical implications for economic policies, architecture, urban planning, education, and artificial intelligence. Another focus of his work is political issues, including current threats to democracy, the future of Europe, and international challenges.
He is the founding rector of Humanistische Hochschule Berlin and the director of the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation.
photo © Diane von Schoen
Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures
Architect, Professor for Media in Architectural Design, Leibniz University Hanover
Tobias Nolte is Professor for Media in Architectural Design at Leibniz University Hanover, Germany. Together with Andrew Witt he is founding partner of Certain Measures, a creative studio based in Berlin and Boston. Works by Certain Measures have been exhibited at Centre Pompidou Paris, Barbican Center London, AI Art Center Shanghai, HKW Berlin among others. In 2018 the Center Pompidou acquired the project “Mine the Scrap” for its permanent collection.
Previously, Tobias Nolte was Director at Gehry Technologies in New York and Paris. He was a research fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and worked for Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. He taught digital design at École Spéciale d’Architecture Paris and at University of Applied Arts Vienna.
photo © Julian Martitz
Muck Petzet, Muck Petzet Architekten
Architect, Professor for Sustainable Design at the Accademia di Architettura USI, Mendrisio
Muck Petzet is an architect, curator and since 2014 professor for sustainable design at the Accademia di architettura USI in Mendrisio. He held teaching positions at Hochschule Vaduz as guest critic and lecturer abroad and as a visiting professor at the TU Munich for ‚Architecture as Resource‘. He graduated from TU Munich after studying philosophy at LMU Munich and architecture at TU Munich and HdK Berlin. After initially working at Herzog & de Meuron in Basel he founded his own office in Munich 1993 – since 2013 also in Berlin – working in different partnerships. Muck Petzet was general commissioner of the German pavilion ‚Reduce/Reuse/Recycle’ at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2012.
Muck Petzet’s extensive engagement with transformation projects set the basis for his development of a ‘minimal intervention – transformation theory’ and his dedication to propagate a reevaluation of existing buildings as a valuable resource for our future through lectures, exhibitions and publications.
photo © Gerhardt Kellermann
Sergey Ponomarev, Photographer
Photographer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2016
Sergey Ponomarev is an international photojournalist with over 15 years of experience in covering breaking news, wars and conflicts, sports and politics. In 2016 he was part of the New York Times team that won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the arrival of more than one million refugees from the Middle East and Africa to Western and Northern Europe. He is the recipient of the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award and three World Press Photo awards, among others.
Since starting his freelance career in 2012, he has worked mainly for the New York Times and other publications, including Paris Match, Volkskrant, Stern, and Le Figaro Magazine. In 2018 he published EXODUS – a book about the fate of refugees from the Middle East and their further settlement in Europe.
According to James Nachtwey, “Sergey’s visual perception operates at a very high level. He has the ability to organize what he perceives in a compelling, complex manner using the full range of photographic vocabulary with great mastery.”
Annabelle von Reutern, Concular
Architect, Head of Business Development, Concular
The architect Annabelle von Reutern is responsible for business development at Concular, whose vision is to help the construction industry become resource-efficient and carbon-neutral by advancing circularity in the building lifecycle. After studying at RWTH Aachen and TU Berlin, Annabelle worked at architecture firms in Cologne for several years and joined Architects for Future in 2019. Today, she is advancing the construction industry’s transformation with Concular – leading away from a linear economy to embrace the circular economy.
photo © Kristina Grommes
Wolfgang Rieder, Rieder
Owner and Executive Director, Rieder
Austrian entrepreneur Wolfgang Rieder is the owner of the Rieder family business, founded in 1958. Since joining the company in 2004, he has been driving the development of environmentally friendly solutions, with the company’s decarbonization as a central goal. As part of this vision, Rieder developed a world-first: CO2-reduced facade panels made of glassfibre reinforced concrete. Wolfgang Rieder has been on the External Advisory Board of the Design Engineering master’s program at Harvard University since its inception in 2016. He is the first Austrian entrepreneur to receive a Loeb Fellowship from Harvard University.
photo © Maggie Janik
Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV
Founding partner & principal architect at MVRDV
Jacob van Rijs is a co-founder and principal architect of MVRDV, an interdisciplinary studio that works at the intersection of architecture and urbanism. The award-winning Dutch practice was set up by Van Rijs alongside Winy Maas and Nathalie de Vries in 1993 and has established an international identity with a wide variety of building typologies and scales. In his designs Van Rijs combines daring ideas and concepts with a humanistic and user-friendly approach. In the past 30 years he has lead a wide variety of projects, from cultural and civic buildings to transformations, and from residential buildings to social housing and interiors.
Jacob Van Rijs led the growing MVRDV Office into a new era as the firm’s Managing Director, a role he stepped down from 2018 in order to spend more time on projects. He teaches as Professor of Architectural Design at the Technical University of Berlin. Besides his work for MVRDV, Van Rijs is Chairman of the Board of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam. In the past he held positions as a Professor of Technical University Munich, and visiting professorships at the TU Delft, ETSAM University Madrid, Spain, Royal Academy of Arts Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was also Chairman of the Board of Archiprix International and Board Member of the Dutch Trade and Investment Board.
Charlotte Selter, City of Düsseldorf
Director of the Department Urban Development and Urban Renewal, City of Düsseldorf
Charlotte Selter has been director of the Department of Urban Development and Urban Renewal at the Düsseldorf Planning Office since 2013. Her responsibilities include city-wide planning strategies and development concepts, regional cooperation, the development of integrated neighbourhoods, preparatory land-use planning, addressing environmental issues in urban planning, and urban retail planning. Past experiences include managing “Urbane Räume”, a neighbourhood development project by the Montag Foundation. Charlotte Selter studied architecture with a focus on urban development at TU Berlin. After working in various architecture and urban planning firms in Cologne, she completed an urban planning traineeship with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Photo © Philipp Haaser
Martha Thorne, IE School of Architecture and Design
Senior Advisor of the Obel Award, Distinguished Professor, IE University, Madrid
Martha Thorne is a distinguished professor at IE School of Architecture & Design. She was recently appointed as senior advisor to the foundation that grants the Obel Award. Martha Thorne is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and the professional association of architects in Madrid. From 2005 to 2021 she served as executive director of the Pritzker Prize.
The main interests of Martha Thorne centre on the contemporary city and how architecture, design, and urbanism can make the highest-quality environments and contribute to sustainability and resilience; and how education can evolve in content and pedagogy to be more relevant for today’s challenges.
www.ie.edu/school-architecture-design
photo © Carlos de Lucas
Markus Wiedenmann, Art-Invest
Co-Founder & CEO of Art-Invest Real Estate
Dr. Markus Wiedenmann is Co-Founder and CEO of Art-Invest Real Estate and responsible for transactions, project development and asset management as well as financing, investments and legal affairs. Furthermore, he represents Art-Invest Real Estate in its investments such as Design Offices (co-working), i Live (serviced apartments), Maincubes (data center) and BitStone Capital (venture capital).
Previously, Dr. Wiedenmann spent eight years at Tishman Speyer, most recently as Managing Director. He studied construction engineering at RWTH Aachen University and received his doctorate at the University of Leipzig. As of July 2022, Markus Wiedenmann is the Chairman of ULI Germany/Austria/Switzerland.
Photo © Jochen Rolfes Photographer / Art-Invest Real Estate
Programme
Architecture Matters 2023
Focus Session
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Circular City Tucherpark – Workshop in cooperation with Hines
FünfvorZwölf! – Round table with Doelker&
Making Munich – Round table
Female Focus – Networking for women in architecture & real estate
Speed dating for architects & developers
Application at welcome@architecturematters.eu
TICKETSHilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Circular City Tucherpark – Workshop in cooperation with Hines
FünfvorZwölf! – Round table with Doelker&
Making Munich – Round table
Female Focus – Networking for women in architecture & real estate
Speed dating for architects & developers
Application at welcome@architecturematters.eu
TICKETSOpening: Zeitenwende – The Bigger Picture
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Impulse & talk with:
Julian Nida-Rümelin, former Minister of State, Munich
Elisabeth Merk, City Planning Councillor, City of Munich
Muck Petzet, Muck Petzet Architekten, Munich/Berlin
Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV, Rotterdam
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Impulse & talk with:
Julian Nida-Rümelin, former Minister of State, Munich
Elisabeth Merk, City Planning Councillor, City of Munich
Muck Petzet, Muck Petzet Architekten, Munich/Berlin
Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV, Rotterdam
Doors open
Doors open
Welcome & Opening Keynote
Nadin Heinich, plan A
Jan Friedrich, Bauwelt
„Agents of Change“
Keynote 1: Martha Thorne, IE University, Madrid
Response: Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Keynote 2: Sergey Ponomarev, photographer, Istanbul/Berlin
Nadin Heinich, plan A
Jan Friedrich, Bauwelt
„Agents of Change“
Keynote 1: Martha Thorne, IE University, Madrid
Response: Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich
Keynote 2: Sergey Ponomarev, photographer, Istanbul/Berlin
Grey Energy – Urban Planning vs. Climate Protection?
Investors round table; moderation: Christiane Thalgott, Munich Planning Commissioner (ret.)
Lectures & discussion with, among others:
Matthias Alexander, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, Building Consultant, City of Munich
Charlotte Selter, City Planning Office, City of Düsseldorf
Markus Wiedenmann, Art-Invest, Cologne
Investors round table; moderation: Christiane Thalgott, Munich Planning Commissioner (ret.)
Lectures & discussion with, among others:
Matthias Alexander, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, Building Consultant, City of Munich
Charlotte Selter, City Planning Office, City of Düsseldorf
Markus Wiedenmann, Art-Invest, Cologne
Break
Break
Brutal Concrete – Concrete of the Future
Lectures & discussion with:
Jürgen Büllesbach, OPES Real Estate, Munich
Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures, Berlin
Wolfgang Rieder, Rieder, Maishofen
Startup session:
Sam Draper & Barnaby Shanks, Seratech, London
Hoang Anh Nguyen, alcemy, Berlin
Annabelle von Reutern, Concular, Berlin
Lectures & discussion with:
Jürgen Büllesbach, OPES Real Estate, Munich
Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures, Berlin
Wolfgang Rieder, Rieder, Maishofen
Startup session:
Sam Draper & Barnaby Shanks, Seratech, London
Hoang Anh Nguyen, alcemy, Berlin
Annabelle von Reutern, Concular, Berlin
Break
Break
Future Transformation – The New in the Old
Lecture & Q+A with:
David Basulto, ArchDaily
Philippe Block, Block Research Group, ETH Zurich
Chris Luebkeman, Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich
Lecture & Q+A with:
David Basulto, ArchDaily
Philippe Block, Block Research Group, ETH Zurich
Chris Luebkeman, Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich
architect, verb – Closing Lecture
Lecture:
Reinier de Graaf, OMA, Rotterdam
Conversation:
Reinier de Graaf, OMA; Martha Thorne, IE University Madrid & guests
Lecture:
Reinier de Graaf, OMA, Rotterdam
Conversation:
Reinier de Graaf, OMA; Martha Thorne, IE University Madrid & guests
4 May 2023: Focus Session
Architecture Matters 2023
Architecture Matters 2023 also includes a variety of small, closed sessions for direct dialogue (application required):
Circular City Tucherpark – Workshop in cooperation with Hines
FünfvorZwölf! – Round table with Doelker&
Making Munich – Round table
Female Focus – Networking for women in architecture & real estate
Speed dating for architects & developers
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Application required: please apply with a short office profile at welcome@architecturematters.eu (application deadline April 4, 2023).
Tickets will be sold online via EVENTBRIDE.
4 May 2023: Circular City Tucherpark
Workshop with Hines
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 10:00–16:00
moderation: Mathieu Wellner
On the first day of the conference, we dive into the action with Tucherpark as the venue: Bayrische Vereinsbank built the office complex with sports facilities and a hotel starting in 1969. The master plan was developed by Sep Ruf, who also designed some of the buildings for the bank. The historical ensemble has since been listed in the Bavarian List of Monuments, as has the Technisches Zentrum, among others. In 2019, Hines acquired a large portion of the site with Commerz Real. Following a comprehensive planning and dialogue process, they now aim to develop the existing buildings into a mixed-use urban quarter.
In this workshop, we will dedicate our attention to this site. Due to the complexity of the project, we will focus on the outdoor space, the Hilton Hotel, and the Technisches Zentrum.
Small groups, great input: The Focus Sessions invite intensive, personal dialogue. For architects. Want to join us? Send us a convincing application (including company profile and references) by 4 April 2023: welcome@architecturematters.eu
MeetTucher
Sederanger 5
80538 Munich
Circular City Tucherpark - participants
4 May 2023: Fünfvorzwölf!
Digital workflows for sustainable construction over the entire lifecycle
round table in cooperation with Doelker&
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 10:00–12:30
special guest: Arne Löper, SWECO, board BIM-Allianz
moderation: Frank Kaltenbach, Detail
Resource scarcity and climate change are forcing us to rethink how people will live, work, dwell, and build in the near future. The challenges are enormous. And they require holistic considerations and solutions.
We are still far from exhausting the potential of digitization. How can a digital workflow add value for everyone involved in the building process? Specifically, how can we use digital tools more effectively – for energy simulations, a more sustainable construction site, resource, time and cost management, and in operations? How do we get the needed expertise into the companies?
With this Round Table, we explore how innovation can be better integrated into daily practice. To create change together. For clients, project developers, planners, contractors, and real estate operators.
Small groups, great input: The Focus Sessions invite intensive, personal dialogue. For architects, project developers, investors, and city and state actors. Want to join us? Send us a convincing application (including company profile and references) by 4 April 2023: welcome@architecturematters.eu
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
FünfvorZwölf! - participants
Stephanie Apperlo, Powerhouse Company
Martin Bittmann, urbanscaletimber
Burcu Barutcu-Bektas, Doelker&
David Christmann, Isaria
Hannes Dölker, Doelker&
Prof. Kathrin Dörfler, TU München
Markus Hennecke, Zilch + Müller Ingenieure
Anna Hillerbrand, Züblin
Klaus Illigmann, LH München
Oliver Jaroschek, Siemens Real Estate
Sandra Johns, dormakaba
Frank Karlheim, allmannwappner
Anja Keller, KSP ENGEL
Arne Löper, Sweco Architects
Prof. Dr. Matthias Ottmann, Urban Progress
Olga Petrenko, Doelker&
Guido Prummer, Isaria
Peter Scheller, Palais Mai
Robert Schmid, Zentralstelle BIM
Hans-Georg Schmitt, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Martin Schnitzer, Schnitzer&
Andreas Schulte, Henning Larsen
Max von Bredow, Quest
Christoph von Oefel, Nuyken von Oefele Architekten
Maximilian Weck, ZAR Real Estate Holding
Virginia Wildfeuer, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
4 May 2023: Grey Energy
Urban Planning vs. Climate Protection?
Round Table „Making Munich
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:00–13:00
among others with:
Wibke Dehnert, Munich Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulation; Division of Climate Protection and Adaptation
Anna Hanusch, Honorary City Councillor, Munich
Mechthild Keßler, Munich Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulation; Head of Division Monument Protection; Commission for Urban Design
Thomas Rehn, Senior Building Director, Munich Department for Urban Planning and Building Regulation
Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV
moderation: Nadin Heinich, plan A; Jan Friedrich, Bauwelt
For years, the mantra in the real estate industry was Reich und dumm baut um (“the rich and stupid re- build”). Today, it’s common sense that the construction industry can – and must – play a major role in reducing CO2 emissions and resource consumption. What does this mean for urban development?
Should we prioritize reuse over new builds in the future? How can we calculate (and pay for) grey energy honestly? How much should we invest in buildings so they meet current standards? What standards do we apply to existing stock? How do we ensure that afford- able housing and climate protection go hand in hand? How is Munich doing in this respect?
Small groups, great input: The Focus Sessions invite intensive, personal dialogue. For architects, project developers, investors, and city and state actors. Want to join us? Send us a convincing application (including company profile and references) by 4 April 2023: welcome@architecturematters.eu
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Making Munich – participants
Kay Berges, Gira
Ralf Büschl, Büschl Unternehmensgruppe
David Christmann, Isaria
Christian Ebner, Opes Immobilien
Christian Eichinger, KSP ENGEL
Jan Fischer, AllesWirdGut Architektur
Michael Gerstner, Isaria
Reiner Herding, TECE
Rainer Hofmann, bogevischs buero
Martin Hofmann, ZAR Real Estate Holding
Simon Jüttner, Buero Kofink Schels
Carsten Lenhardt, dormakaba
Christian Meister, Hines Immobilien
Alexander P. Möll, Hines Immobilien
Josef Nachmann, Grant Thornton
Thomas Neumann, Schüco International
Tobias Sauerbier, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Christian Schulz, Bauwerk Capital
Marco Ulivieri, Ehret+Klein
Ariane Wiegner, Kirchberger & Wiegner Rohde
4 May 2023: Female Focus
Networking event for women in architecture and real estate
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 13:00–15:00
special Guest: Martha Thorne, IE School of Architecture and Design
moderation: Nadin Heinich, plan A
Female Focus is a networking event specifically for women in architecture and real estate. Young, ambitious women meet inspiring, established women – architects meet project developers and managing directors of major real estate companies. We value the combination of creativity and business to initiate new projects and new forms of collaboration.
Following last year’s kick-off, 2023 will feature special guest Martha Thorne, director of the Pritzker Prize Committee from 2005 to 2021. Thorne will discuss awards, career paths, and individual choices: Why have so few women won the Pritzker Prize alone? What influence do awards have on career paths and life choices? Why are the criteria for awards in the architecture and real estate industries often so different?
Small groups, great input: The Focus Sessions invite intensive, personal dialogue. For architects and project developers. Want to join us? Send us a convincing application (including company profile and references) by 4 April 2023: welcome@architecturematters.eu
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Female Focus – participants
Martina Bauer, Barkow Leibinger
Katharina Benjamin, Kontextur
Ruth Berktold, yes architecture.
Mariana Bleifuß, Opes Immobilien
Barbara Di Gregorio, Gensler
Monika Feck, Strabag Real Estate
Tanja Frink, RKW Architektur +
Julia Gottstein, UNStudio
Prof. Uta Graff, TU München
Angelika Hinterbrandner
Oanh Nguyen Henriksen, Dorte Mandrup
Sandra Hui, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Johanna Irmisch, Salvis Consulting
Sandra Johns, dormakaba
Anja Keller, KSP ENGEL
Franziska Kiendl, Opes Immobilien
Friederike Meyer, BauNetz Media
Dr. Lilian Milkovic, Grant Thornton
Christiane Müller, TU München
Elena Schirnding de Almeida, TU München
Annelen Schmidt-Vollenbroich, Nidus Studio
Robyne Somé, Powerhouse Company
Anika Strobel, Isaria
Ana Vollenbroich, Nidus Studio
Ariane Wiegner, Kirchberger & Wiegner Rohde
4 May 2023: Move Your Business Forward!
Speed dating for (young) architects and developers
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 13:30–15:30
moderation: Michael Schuster, DBZ
A central focus of Architecture Matters is stronger networking between the architecture and real estate industries – fostering dialogue at eye level. Our speed dating sessions bring ambitious (young) architects and potential clients into direct contact. Fresh, contemporary ideas shake up conventional planning approaches to open up new possibilities.
Small groups, great input: The Focus Sessions invite intensive, personal dialogue. For architects and project developers. Want to join us? Send us a convincing application (including company profile and references) by 4 April 2023: welcome@architecturematters.eu
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Speed Dating – participants
Sander Apperlo, Powerhouse Company
Nick Beissengroll, Dorte Mandrup
Martin Bittmann, Urbanscaletimber
Martin Blank, CYRUS Architekten
Thibault Chavanat, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Christian Ebner, Opes Immobilien
Christian Eichinger, KSP Engel
Thomas Gruber, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Reiner Herding, TECE
Florian Hermesmeyer, Isaria
Burkhard Köhler, zanderroth
Oliver Kowalski, dormakaba
Gerrit S. Molineus, CV REAL ESTATE
Thomas Neumann, Schüco International
Hans-Georg Schmitt, SIGNA Real Estate Management
Martin Schnitzer, Schnitzer&
Christian Schulz, Bauwerk Capital
Sebastian Schützdeller, Schützdeller
Marco Stark, Gira
Paul Stavert, Powerhouse Company
Annabelle von Reutern, concular
4 May 2023: Opening
Architecture Matters 2023
Zeitenwende – The Bigger Picture
What does the “Zeitenwende” – this turning point of our time – mean for the whole of society? What characterises the geopolitical conflict behind it, between the USA, Russia, and China? What role will Europe play on the future global stage – how will we become a power for balance, human rights, and peace? And how will these profound changes impact our cities, the availability of raw materials and how we build?
Julian Nida-Rümelin, philosopher, former Federal Minister of Culture, Munich
Elisabeth Merk, Planning Director, City of Munich
Muck Petzet, Muck Petzet Architects, Munich/Berlin
Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV, Rotterdam
Hilton Munich Park (15th floor)
Am Tucherpark 7
80538 Munich
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 18:30
Tickets are sold online via EVENTBRIDE.
5 May 2023: Conference
Architecture Matters 2023
Second City. The New in the Old
Friday, 5 Mai 2023, 10:00–18:00
with: Matthias Alexander, FAZ; David Basulto, ArchDaily; Philippe Block, ETH Zurich; Reinier de Graaf, OMA; Sam Draper & Barnaby Shanks, Seratech; Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, City of Munich; Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich; Hoang Anh Nguyen, alcemy; Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures; Annabelle von Reutern, Concular; Wolfgang Rieder, Rieder Group; Charlotte Selter, City of Düsseldorf; Martha Thorne, IE University Madrid, Markus Wiedenmann, Art-Invest
moderation: Jan Friedrich, Bauwelt; Nadin Heinich, plan A
New construction as an exception? “Waste” as a new building material? Affordable housing vs. climate protection? How do we design a building’s whole lifecycle? How do we calculate grey energy honestly? What is zero-carbon concrete? Which insights are new, and how can we tap past knowledge to develop solutions for the future? How do we shape this complex change process together?
Martha Thorne, who, as long-time chair of the Pritzker Prize jury, played a key role in shifting the award’s focus, will open Architecture Matters with her keynote address, “Agents of Change”.
Grey Energy – Session 1 gets specific: How do we ensure that affordable housing and climate protection go hand in hand? What kinds of new buildings will be possible in the future? What standards should we apply to existing stock? Who will pay for what?
Concrete – Session 2 zooms in further: What is the concrete industry doing to reduce carbon emissions? How much political regulation is needed? What are the green tech scene’s latest innovations? And what is the role of concrete recycling and urban mining?
Transformation – Session 3 again broadens the perspective: How do we design the whole life cycle of buildings? How do we teach that? What potential do digital tools have for old construction methods? What does it mean to design with “residual” materials? How do we define beauty today?
Closing Lecture: How do we build spaces that are “world-class, award-winning, innovative, sustainable, liveable”? Diverse consultants, developers, coaches, and influencers know the answer. With his latest book architect, verb, Reinier de Graaf, partner at OMA, has written an entertaining, biting satire on the corporate language of the industry.
Münchner Künstlerhaus
Lenbachpl. 8
80333 Munich
Tickets are sold online via EVENTBRIDE.
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Doelker& – the sister company of Schnitzer& – advises and assists companies in digitizing their construction workflows. They support their clients in all phases of digital transformation.
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