DRX 2015 – Call for Applications: Towards Vertical Urbanism
Registration Deadline: Thursday, Apr 30, 201511:11 PMEDT
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, Jun 30, 201511:11 PMEDT
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We live in a rapidly urbanizing world. By the year 2050, nearly 70% of the global population will reside in cities. As metropolises continue to densify and the average height of buildings reach ever skyward, high-rise towers will play an integral role in the dynamic evolution of our future urban landscapes. However, this vertical expansion and its currently unresolved relationship to the horizontal plane, pose a new set of challenges.
In 2015 the DRX will address these challenges and continue its investigation of high-rise research and design strategies in search of innovative and prototypical models for our future cities.
We are requesting a call for applications of researchers and designers around the world, to join our residency program in Berlin from July 20th – September 4th 2015. We encourage you to formulate a short abstract expressing your research/design focus, addressing one of the three underlying themes:
I: Urbanity & Integration
Historically, cities have been horizontally organized systems, comprised of plazas, streets, buildings, blocks, and parks. They all play an integral role in shaping the image of the city and set the stage for a vibrant public life. High-rise buildings, however, are often singularly programmed entities, disassociated from the surrounding urban context providing little added value to the urban community.
- How can we translate the dynamic urban qualities of a horizontal city into the vertical tower?
- How can the tower itself be harmoniously integrated into the existing urban fabric?
II: Accessibility & Flow
The elevator, providing an efficient mode of vertical circulation, has greatly enabled the development of the high-rise tower. However, due to its strict mode of destination-oriented, unidirectional movement, it simultaneously limits the user experience.
- -How can we develop alternative modes of circulation within a tower, just as a city can be experienced in different ways and velocities?
- How can the transition of horizontal locomotion and vertical transportation be organized within and across multiple buildings?
III: Climate & Atmosphere
High-rise towers are often hermetically sealed, fully climatized environments, which exclude (or limit) exterior conditions such as daylight and natural ventilation.
- How can we set up natural conditions to create “micro-climates” which translate the exterior qualities of the city into the context of the high-rise tower?
- How can the boundary between inside and outside be dissolved?
If you have ideas or are researching on topics regarding one of the above clusters, we encourage you to submit your abstract and a letter of motivation by April 30th, 2015.
The abstract should conceptualize an idea or a topic of interest you wish to carry out during the 7 weeks of DRX in dialogue with us and our network of experts.
Up to 7 submissions will be chosen by May 15th, 2015 to be carried out as part of the DRX.
ABOUT THE DRX
The Design Research Exchange (DRX) is a residency programme for researchers.
The Design Research Exchange (DRX) provides an open platform to unite experts from various fields. By exploring architectural topics of shared interest, the DRX promotes multi-disciplinary discussion between academics and professionals. We envision the DRX as an ideal environment for the advancement of fresh ideas and fertile ground for experimentation. The DRX is a powerful tool for examining and advancing architectural techniques and methods, testing new technologies and materials, and informing our future built environment.
Initiated by Moritz Fleischmann (HENN Research Director) and Martin Henn (HENN Design Director), the DRX is a non-profit residency program for researchers. The topic of investigation for each DRX event is selected by the DRX organizers for its contemporary relevance and novelty within the discipline. Throughout the DRX, the invited experts present key public lectures and provide critical feedback and guidance during the event. While working in small teams on the appointed topic, researchers have opportunities to join ongoing discussions, meetings, workshops, and lectures while gaining insight into ongoing HENN projects. Internal expertise, IT infrastructure, facilities, and materials for experimentation is provided by HENN for all DRX functions.
http://www.henn.com/en/research/towards-vertical-urbanism-call-applications
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