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ERASMUS, September 2014 until August 2017 (finished)Coordinator
Institute of Architecture and PlanningMain Research
Sustainable Planning and ConstructionField of Research
Sustainable DesignDescription
The strategic partnership „CRAFTING THE FACADE: Reuse, Reinvent, Reactivate" is directed and coordinated by the University of Liechtenstein, Prof. Urs Meister and DI Carmen Rist-Stadelmann. The aim of the partnership is to establish an intensive cultural and social exchange between the participating students and teachers of the three partner Universities, the Academie van Bouwkunst in Amsterdam, the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, and the University of Liechtenstein, concerning the subject of building envelopes and the concerned architectural traditions.The project „CRAFTING THE FACADE: Reuse, Reinvent, Reactivate" fosters an interdisciplinary approach that enriches the focus on architectonic and constructive notions with cultural, social and economic issues that promote the discussion on structural and material aspects within the European building tradition.
With the definition of three terms reuse, reinvent and reactivate, a clear emphasis is placed on the existing and future building culture. Reuse analyses existing constructions, components and building materials. Reactivate is concerned with traditions in craftsmanship and technical aspects. With reinvent, we learn from existing buildings and try to take advantage for the future. Against the background of the climate change and the current need for resource efficient building, these fields of research allow defining the design of building envelopes in an innovative way and to meet the targets of the strategy 2020 of the European Commission.
The programme consists of three parts: education, research and results. In the participating Universities, existing teaching modules are combined with new elements that create a whole new environment. In education, design studio are supplemented with the joint workshop that is dedicated to prototyping in scale 1:1. In research, a parallel topic is explored and documentet on the interactive e-learning platform. During the whole project, results of the design
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Europäische Kommission Brüssel