IAF Summer School: CONNECTION _ zwkr
The IAF Summer School: CONNECTION is open to all, including professionals, academics, graduates and students. It is a unique opportunity for architects, artists, activists, creatives, cultural practitioners, community workers, urbanists, geographers, film-makers and anyone with an interest in architecture, sustainability, design and the built environment to come together to question, create, activate, and connect with exciting emerging practices from around Europe.
The Summer School consists of three parts: two weekends in person at the Irish Architecture Foundation headquarters in Dublin and one online session mid-week.
The IAF Summer School is free to attend, but booking is required. It is possible to book for one, two, or all three parts of the Summer School.
Collaboration with LINA Fellows zwkr
The IAF Summer School 2023 continued to explore the theme of CONNECTION with Zwahlen Krupičková and Martin Zwahlen (known as zwkr), an emerging practice that combines architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning with a focus on public space.
Outside spaces are an essential part of our daily lives. Zwkr seek to improve the environment and increase biodiversity with small and local interventions, using the cycles of materiality as a designing tool. The future must consider not only buildings but also their existing surroundings.
Through LINA, zwkr are also working with the Haus der Architektur in Graz and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation in Barcelona.
Presentation and discussion, Tuesday 9 May, 18.30-20.00 (on Zoom) Using examples from their practice, zwkr presented strategies on how people, animals, and plants can live together and have to be considered together: an inclusive design not only for people.
'A built garden is a place of coexistence for people, plants, and insects. Landscaping around a high school contributes to connection and learning. How can we make the most of everyday opportunities to enhance the existing environment?' After the presentation, there was time for group discussion.
