ARCHITECTURAL POLICIES 2.0 Rethinking Built Environment Policy Making in Europe Luxembourg, 12-13 November 2015

International Conference ARCHITECTURAL POLICIES 2.0 Rethinking built environment policy making in Europe Luxembourg, 12-13 November 2015

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International conference organised within the framework of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the E.U. by

• LUCA Luxembourg Architecture Center • OAI Ordre des Architectes et Ingénieurs-Conseils

Under the aegis of the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture.

Venues:

• Conference day 1 Thursday 12 November - 10:00-13:30 Site visit and case studies, Esch-Belval - 14:30-17:00 Workshop sessions, Rotondes, Place des Rotondes, Luxembourg-Bonnevoie) - 19:30 Award Ceremony “Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecture 2015” followed by reception • Conference day 2 Friday 13 November - 08:30-18:30 Conference sessions, Maison du Savoir, 2 av. de l'Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette

150 participants, 22 countries, 20 lecturers for a unique conference in Luxembourg!

Contact:

LUCA Luxembourg Center for Architecture, Thomas Miller Tél. +352 42 75 55, [email protected]

with the support of: The international conference "Architectural Policies 2.0 - Rethinking built environment policy making in Europe" is organised by LUCA Luxembourg Center for Architecture and OAI Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs- Conseils under the aegis of the Luxembourg Ministry for Culture, within the framework of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Bringing together policy-makers and authorities, professionals and cultural actors from all over Europe, this conference will discuss actual and future expectations in regard of architectural policy making, focusing on the new generation of architectural policies on national, regional and local level throughout Europe.

What are the new expectations? What are the new key issues? How are challenges like economic crisis, climate change, social cohesion or migration met and future needs anticipated? Who are the actors and what are their roles? What tools and mechanisms are being used?

Programme highlights

. CONFERENCE DAY 1 - THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2015 (Esch-Belval and Rotondes, Place des Rotondes, L-2448 Luxembourg-Bonnevoie)

10:00-13:30 SITE VISIT AND CASE STUDY . 10:00-13:30 Esch-Belval - the conversion of industrial wasteland to an urban neighbourhood with the most modern university campus in Europe - Sites visite and case studies 14:30-17:00 WORKSHOP SESSIONS (Rotondes) . 14:30 Welcome and introduction . 14:45 Workshop Sessions (in English, no translation available) • What place for architecture in public government structures? • Design first, then build? Challenges faced by the liberal professions in the construction sector • Architecture going Design? Blurring disciplinary boundaries . 16:15 Reports from the Workshops and round-up debate . 17:00 Closing of Conference Day 1 19:30-22:00 EVENING PROGRAMME (Rotondes) . 19:30 Award Ceremony “Prix Luxembourgeois d’Architecture 2015” followed by reception

. CONFERENCE DAY 2 - FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2015 (Maison du Savoir, 2 av. de l'Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette)

09:00-09:15 CONFERENCE OPENING Welcome speeches 09:15-14:00 MORNING SESSION animated by: Prof. Dr. Markus Hesse, professor on urban studies, University of Luxembourg 09:15-12:00 SESSION 1: Architectural Policies - national level . 09:15 Keynote: Making architecture politically Roemer van Toorn, Theory and Communication Professor at the Umeå School of Architecture, Sweden . 09:35 The big picture - National Architectural Policies in Europe, an overview João Ferreira Bento, in representation of the network for Architecture policies . 09:50 Reports from countries that newly implemented National Architectural Policies: • Building Culture: a new policy area in Switzerland Dr. Claudia Schwalfenberg, in charge of Baukultur at the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA), Switzerland • ApolitikA 2013-2020: Croatia’s new guidelines for quality and culture of building Dr. Borka Bobovec, Assistant Minister of Construction and Physical Planning, Croatia • “Política Nacional de Arquitetura e Paisagem”, Portugal’s newly implemented architectural policy 2015 Jorge Bonito Santos, Member of the Policy Monitoring Committee, Portugal • The new Danish Architectural Policy 2014 Kent Martinussen, CEO, Danish Centre for Architecture, Denmark . 11:10 Plenary feedback and discussion

12:10-14:00 SESSION 2: Architectural policies - regional and local level . 12:10 Architectural Policies for Regions and Cities Tiina Valpola, Director, Architecture Information Centre Finland . 12:30 Examples of regional and local architectural policies • Our shared metropolis: The architecture policy objectives 2014–2020 for the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region Tarja Laine, Director of City Planning of the City of Vantaa, Finland • Building Policy guidelines in Styria Daniel Baumgartner, Department of Transport and Regional Buidling, Styrian Provincial Government, Austria . 13:10 Plenary feedback and discussion . 13:40 Policy Orientations of the European Commission Michel Magnier, Director, European Commission, DG Education and Culture, Directorate ”Culture and Creativity”, followed by Q+A” 15:00-18:30 AFTERNOON SESSIONS animated by: Massimo Bricocoli PhD, professor, University of Luxembourg 15:00-16:20 SESSION 3: Innovative programmes, methods, tools and actions on regional level . 15:00 Keynote: Evaluating the Governance of Design in the Built Environment, the CABE Experiment and Beyond - the Leadership role of government in Built Environment Design Matthew Carmona PhD, Professor at Barlett School of Urban Planning (UK), followed by Q+A . 15:30 Best practice examples on regional and local level • There is no small architecture! Chantal Dassonville, Deputy Director-General in charge of Architecture at the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles-FWB, Belgium • Regional Baukultur in Germany Lars-Christian Uhlig, Directorate Baukultur, Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Germany • www.regionarchitecture.eu - a public architectural policy based on French national strategy and a reform of the Regions Lorenzo Diez, Director, National School of Architecture Nancy, France • The architectural competition as a tool for architectural quality - guidelines for local implementation Sala Makumbundu, Secretary-General of the Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers OAI, Luxembourg . 16:20 Plenary feedback and discussion . 17:10-18:30 ROUND UP . 17:10 Policymakers roundtable: What does the future hold for architectural policies? . 18:00 UrbanAgenda - State of play Pedro Campos Ponce, Government advisor on European Urban Policy, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Netherlands . 18:15 Summing Up / Closing Speech

Lecturers

Daniel Baumgartner Departement of Transport and Regional Buidling, Styrian Provincial Government, Austria Dipl.- Ing. Daniel Baumgartner, married, father of 3 children, Austrian citizen, resident in Graz, born 14.06.1968 in Prague. Education: 1987 Matura (Austrian high school diploma/ qualification to university) Bundesrealgymnasium Kepler, Graz. 1987 - 1997 Architecture, Technical university of Graz. Employment History: 1997 - 2000 Design and project management of the construction of the PSVS headquarters in Prague as a member of the technical department of Teerag- Asdag, Graz. 2000 - 2010 Bridge building consultant for the Department 18B, road transport infrastructure, regional government of Styria. 2010 - 2012 Head of division for Development of roads for Department 18B, road transport infrastructure, regional government of Styria. Since the beginning of 2013 member of the panel of experts responsible for Building Culture, Department 16, Transport and Structural engineering, Regional government of Styria.

João Ferreira Bento Architect, PhD candidate Joao is a trained architect and urbanist, graduated by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon. Joao started his research career at the Architecture and Town Planning Division of the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal. Currently, Joao is conducting a PhD at The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. His research analyses the role of national architectural policies in the European Union and examines its impact on processes of design governance focused on three case studies: Ireland, Scotland and The Netherlands. In this context, Joao conducted a Survey on architectural policies in Europe, in partnership with European Forum for Architectural Policies, published in book format with the financial support of the Swedish Museum of Architecture. Joao collaborates regularly with the Portuguese Order of Architects as an expert on public policies on architecture.

Borka Bobovec Assistant Minister of Construction and Physical Planning, Croatia Ms Bobovec was born on 20th October 1961 in Karlovac. She graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Zagreb in 1985, where she also obtained her Master of science degree. In 2011 she obtained her PhD title from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb. Ms Bobovec works at the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning, where during her professional career she performed and was responsible for monitoring numerous activities related to budget programming and construction of housing units within the investment framework defined by ministries responsible for construction. Since 2004 Ms Bobovec has been the Housing Focal Point for Croatia, where her main responsibilities have been monitoring and reviewing relevant business activities and active participation in the creation of EU documents related to the housing sector (Housing, Urban Development Group, EFAP (European Forum for Architectural Policies) and HABITAT). Ms Bobovec has been the chair of the international expert association European Croatia since 2004 and is now in her fifth mandate. From 2007 to 2009 she was an Executive Board member of the Zagreb Architects’ Association and a presidency member of the Croatian Architects’ Association. She was also the member of the organisation committee of the 44th Zagreb Salon of Architecture. She has participated in multiple assessment panels for external assessment of public tenders regarding architecture and urbanism. She is the author of the monographic work Miroslav Begović and co-author of the book Dubrovnik – Centre behind the City. Ms Bobovec published numerous expertise and scientific works and articles referring to the history of Croatian architecture, urbanism, and housing, with specific focus on the second half of the 20th century.

Massimo Bricocoli Professor on Social Business and Management, University of Luxembourg Currently Full Professor of Social Business and Management – Chair of the City of Esch sur Alzette - at the University of Luxembourg, in the past ten years he has been tenure track Assistant Professor in Urban Policies at DAStU-Politecnico di Milano. Since October 2015 Member of the central Beirat of the Vienna Internationale Bauaustellung. In 2009-2010 he was Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow in Berlin and Hamburg; in 2014 Velux Visiting professor at the Centre for Urbanism at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Core research interests: Urban regeneration processes, housing policies and projects; social change patterns and the restructuring of local welfare policies; emerging forms of urbanity, dwelling and inequalities; innovation of teaching and research methods in urban studies.

Matthew Carmona PhD, Professor at Barlett School of Urban Planning, UK Matthew Carmona is Professor of Planning and Urban Design at UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning. His research has focused on processes of design governance and on the design and management of public space. He was educated at the University of Nottingham and is a chartered architect and planner. Matthew has published widely in the areas of urban design, design policy and governance, housing design and development, measuring quality and performance in planning, the management of public space, and on design and planning processes in London. His books include: Explorations in Urban Design (2014); Capital Spaces (2012); Public Places Urban Spaces (2010), Public Space the Management Dimension (2008), Urban Design Reader (2007), Measuring Quality in Planning (2004), Delivering New Homes (2003), The Value of Urban Design (2001), Housing Design Quality (2001), and The Design Dimension of Planning (1997). Matthew is Chair of the Place Alliance, a collaborative alliance for place quality in England and is currently advisor to the British Parliamentary Select Committee on the Built Environment. He recently won the Royal Town Planning Institute prize for Academic Excellence.

Chantal Dassonville Deputy Director-General in charge of Architecture at the Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles-FWB, Belgium Architect and 1980 graduate of the ISA St Luc institute of architecture in Brussels. After taking office in 1985, she was head of the cultural infrastructure department from 1992 to 2006 and as project manager oversaw a number of major projects, such as the cultural centre now housed in the former food market Les Halles de Schaerbeek, the Museum of Contemporary Art at the former Grand-Hornu colliery, and the National Theatre. From June 2006 until May 2008, she was in charge of all investments in the culture, youth and education sectors. Latterly, since 2008, she has run the Architecture Cell which implements the Ministry’s architectural policies. She was Commissioner of the Belgian Pavilion at the 1996 Venice Biennale of Architecture, and alongside Maurizio COHEN also directs the « VISIONS : Architectures publiques » collection.

Jos Dell Chairman of the Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers OAI, Luxembourg After graduating as Engineer-Architect in 1982, Jos Dell worked on planning and managing different kind of projects in Luxembourg. The first milestone of his professional career was in 1989, when he won in association with Marc Ewen the architectural competition for the building of the Chamber of Crafts in Luxembourg- Kirchberg. He founded M3 Architectes with two partners in 1997. The young architects’ office quickly establishes itself within the luxembourgish architectural scene by delivering high quality architectural projects. The majority of his architectural work are offices, but he also works on housing, infrastructure, cultural, mixed use and leisure projects. The projects vary in size from large scale town planning schemes to interior design projects. He’s involved in different task forces of the CRTIB for over 25 years. In his role as president of the OAI, he makes it his goal to help improving the construction industry and the architectural culture in Luxembourg.

Lorenzo Diez Director, National School of Architecture Nancy, France Lorenzo Diez is a post-master architect specialized in cultural heritage. He is the director of the Ecole nationale superieure of Architecture of Nancy (France) that counts about 800 students and several research laboratories. He is also a lecturer at Ecole de Chaillot (Paris), a post-master international institut specialized in architectural heritage preservation. Lorenzo Diez is a senior consultant in architectural policies. He is a member of several national work groups focusing on architectural and urban heritage and innovation. Recently, he has been assigned by the French Minister of Culture to write a report aiming at defining and implementing a national strategy for architecture in France. At the same time, he has initiated the project of Region of Architecture that has the ambition to build up a regional policy for architecture in the new region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne- Lorraine. Lorenzo Diez was appointed Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and Communication. He is also the president of the regional College of higher education institutions of Lorraine.

Markus Hesse Professor on Urban Studies, University of Luxembourg Markus Hesse is a Professor of urban studies at the University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Humanities. He has an academic background in geography and spatial planning, which are also his teaching domains. His research focuses on urban and regional development; mobilities, logistics and global flows; metropolitan policy and governance; and spatial discourses and identities. One thread that has been on the agenda for some time now is the relationship between spaces (cities) and flows (people, commodities, money, ideas) – which is being approached in material, conceptual and also in more metaphorical terms. More recently, a certain emphasis in his research is placed on the interaction of science and practice in geography and spatial planning. Markus Hesse is elected member of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL) in Germany, and sits on various advisory boards and scientific councils. Publications can be accessed via: http://orbilu.uni.lu

Bob Krieps 1er Conseiller de Gouvernement au Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg After his studies in political sciences, sociology and economic and social history, Bob Krieps worked for several film distribution companies belonging to CLT. In 1992, he became head of business affairs at CLTUFA International. Having achieved a profound knowledge in copyright matters, he represented different copyright companies from 1999 to 2003 and then became CEO of SACEM Luxembourg. His great interest for culture motivated him to accept the post of senior counselor at the Ministry of Culture in 2010. He also presides the national cultural heritage commission.

Tarja Laine Director of City Planning of the City of Vantaa, Finland Ms Tarja Laine received her degree in architecture in 1977, in Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. Since that she has worked in various fields on architecture including architectural design, landscape design, conservation, town planning and administration. She has been working all in all seven years in Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia. The projects have been dealing with cultural heritage and conservation. At the moment she works as a director of city planning in Vantaa. Vantaa is the 4th biggest city on Finland, next to Helsinki. There is a strong emphasis on sustainable development, collective traffic and people’s participation in her work.

Michel Magnier Director, European Commission, DG Education and Culture, Directorate “Culture and Creativity” Michel Magnier (born 1960) graduated in Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1981) and the Ecole nationale d’Administration (1986). He started his professional career in the French public service, serving as a “sous- prefet” in the French West Indies and in the Provence. He joined the European Commission in 1992, as a member of the then President Jacques Delors’ private office. From 1995, he held various positions in the European Commission services, in particular in the directorates generals in charge of human resources, budget, competition, and home affairs. He has been a director since 2008, and took up his current post of Director for Culture and Creativity in January 2013.

Sala Makumbundu Secretary-General of the Order of Architects and Consulting Engineers OAI, Luxembourg Born in 1972 in Bonn (Germany) / Studies of architecture at the University of Kaiserlautern (Germany) and the Architecture School of Nantes (France) / Degree in 1998 at the University of Kaiserslautern./ Languages: german, french, luxemburgish, English. 1998: architect in the office Christian Bauer & Associes Architectes s.c./ team architect: Astra-business Centre, SES-ASTRA, L-Betzdorf / project managing architect: Refurbishment and Extension of the National Museum of History and Art in L-City of Luxembourg since 2003: partner architect of cba Christian Bauer & Associes Architectes s.a. / major projects as responsible partner: Conversion of a former industrial site to a housing plot in L-Strassen, Low Budget Housing – 28 Houses in a row in L-Heisdorf, Urban Masterplan Dudelange Schmelz, House of Knowledge and Rectorate for the Luxembourg University in L-Esch-Belval, in association with Baumschlager- Eberle Member of the Board of the Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers of Luxembourg since September 2009, since 2013 general secretary

Kent Martinussen CEO, Danish Centre for Architecture Kent Martinussen heads Danish Architecture Centre, a public-private partnership between the Danish government and the private Foundation Realdania. Danish Architecture Centre serves as the Danish Government’s primary agent in the development and promotion of architecture and urban development. The goal is to create broad interest in architecture, to clear the way for new ideas traversing traditional boundaries and to show how architecture creates cultural and economic assets for people, the industry and society. Besides his role at the DAC, Kent Martinussen serves as a member of a number of national and international committees and boards for both awards and grants, including the international jury panel of the Architecture Biennale in Venice and the steering committee of the Mies Van der Rohe Award. He is also an advisor to governments, municipalities and corporations. Martinussen was educated at international architecture schools and universities, including the Beaux Arts in Paris and Daniel Liebeskind’s Architecture Intermundium in Milan. He holds an MA in Architecture from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in Copenhagen, and he recently attended The Wharton Executive Business Program.

Andrea Rumpf Director, LUCA Luxembourg Center for Architecture Andrea Rumpf is director / CEO of LUCA Luxembourg Center for Architecture / Fondation de l’Architecture et de l’Ingenierie since 2005. She is trained as a cultural manager (Master of Arts) and art historian (Magister artium), specialised in architecture and built heritage. From 1991 on she has been working as an architectural historian and researcher in Germany and Luxembourg. She is member of several expert committees and working groups in Luxembourg, France and Belgium and is head of the Luxembourg Pavilion at the Architecture Biennale in Venice since 2008. She has been representing the cultural pillar of Luxembourg at the former EFAP European Forum for Architectural Policies since 2007.

Jorge Bonito Santos Member of the Policy Monitoring committee, Portugal Jorge Bonito Santos, Portugal, 1966. Architect, graduated from the Faculty of Architecture | Technical University of Lisbon in 1989, member of the Portuguese Association of Architects since 1989 and Urban Planner member of the Portuguese Association of Urban Planners since 2000. Since June 2015; Head of Division, Interventions in the Public Space; Lisboa Municipality. August 2014 | May 2015; Advisor; Office of the Councilman Manuel Salgado; Lisboa Municipality. July 2012 | July 2014; Urban Renewal; Department of Planning and Urban Management; Moita Municipality. October 2008 | June 2012; Project Manager; Business and Projects Development Department; ParqueEXPO; Lisboa. March 2003 | September 2008; Head of Division; Urban Planning; Moita Municipality. March 1999 | February 2003; Head of Division; Urban Management; Moita Municipality. September 1990 | February 1999; Urban Management; Moita Municipality. March 1990 | August 1990; Atelier Carlos Duarte | Jose Lamas; Lisboa. Member of the National Board of Ordem dos Arquitectos, Portugal. Member of the Monitoring Committee for Architecture and Landscape, Portugal. Member of the Monitoring Committee for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation, Portugal.

Dr. Claudia Schwalfenberg In charge of Baukultur at the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA), Switzerland Dr. Claudia Schwalfenberg is responsible for Building Culture at the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects SIA in Zurich. Current priorities include the topic of Building Culture, the Swiss Squares App with Augmented Reality, and the Wonder Bridge, the future icon of the Swiss Science Center Technorama. Between 2000 and 2007, she was head of communications at the German Chamber of Architects in Berlin. At the same time, she acted as spokesperson for the Council of Building Culture and was deputy chair of the German Cultural Council. Preceding her Berlin days, she worked over three years for the German Foundation for the Preservation of Monuments in Bonn and played an active part in the international poetry festival of the city of Munster. She graduated from the University of Sussex with a Master of Arts in Modern German Studies, earned a PhD in German Studies at the University of Munster, and completed a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Arts Administration at the University of Zurich.

Nico Steinmetz Chairman of the Board of Administrators, LUCA Luxembourg Center for Architecture After attending art school in Luxembourg where he discovered, among other things, geometrical drawing and representation of imaginary objects, Nico Steinmetz, opted for architecture as his vocational choice. At the Institut Superieur d’Architecture Saint-Luc in Brussels, he discovered this fascinating discipline and, more precisely, the process of dematerializing and designing spaces for people to use. In 1988, Nico graduated from the school and became a teacher there in 1990. Nico was a demanding teacher, constantly raising the question of the meaning of location, for which every space must be motivated, explained and justified. In parallel, Nico began his career as an architect for a Brussels based firm which had been commissioned to design buildings for EC institutions. Back in Luxembourg, he took part in a competition for the conversion of an industrial complex in Hollerich with the architect Stefano Moreno. They won the tender together, starting a fruitful partnership between two talents and a team that was to continue for five years until 1995. It was in 2001 that Nico joined with Arnaud De Meyer and wrote the story of STEINMETZDEMEYER.

Lars-Christian Uhlig Directorate Baukultur, Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Germany Studied architecture in Weimar and Glasgow. From 1998 until 2006 he was teaching architecture at the Bauhaus University Weimar and doing research on housing, urban design and quality of the built environment. This lead him to the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) which is a departmental research institution under the portfolio of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Since 2006 he is managing projects in the unit Baukultur comprising a broad range from publications and exhibitions raising the awareness for a better built environment up to research on methods and strategies for quality assurance in planning and building as well as architectural policies.

Tiina Valpola Director, Architecture Information Centre Finland Tiina Valpola is a Finnish architect and currently director of Architecture Information Centre Finland, a non- profit concern established jointly by five Finnish professional architectural organizations and financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. She was previously Special Advisor for the National Council for Architecture, with the task of promoting architectural policies at national and municipal level. Valpola’s professional experience ranges from her own architectural activity to the production of international cultural projects and educational programmes. She has also been a board member of various organizations, including the Finnish Association of Architects, the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, the European Forum for Architectural Policies, and the Architects’ Council of Europe.