ARCHITECTURAL POLICIES 2.0 Rethinking Built Environment Policy Making in Europe Luxembourg, 12-13 November 2015
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International Conference ARCHITECTURAL POLICIES 2.0 Rethinking built environment policy making in Europe Luxembourg, 12-13 November 2015 PRESS RELEASE 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