conference 54
World
Architecture Congress
Day 1. Monday 5
th
October
08:30 Registration And Morning Coffee
retain the vital strengths of our urban surroundings. The
new financial climate means that architects will need to lead
08:50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks And Welcome Speech
the way in relearning those vital skills
Peter Rees, City Planning Officer, City Of London, UK
Peter Rees, City Planning Officer, City Of London, UK
09:00 Going Back To Basics: Creating Landmarks And Not Just
14:10 Lunch For Speakers And Delegates
Buildings
This session will outline Rafael’s understanding or
15:10 How Buildings Can Become Icons In A Post Iconic Age
architecture as a dialogue with the forces of life. As a major
Will Alsop says that no architect sets out to design an iconic
form of social intervention, its essential responsibility is
building - it is the general public. This session will discuss
to elevate the public realm. He will explain how in every
who decides whether something becomes an icon or not.
project, he seeks to maximize the opportunity for civic
Will, through this session will explain how icons emerge
investment with a goal of forming iconic works that fulfill
from a process of design that involves the general public
the needs of the client. For Rafael, this makes architecture
Will Alsop, RA, Founder, Will Alsop Architects, UK
the most unique form of artistic endeavor.
Rafael Vinoly, Founder, Rafael Vinoly Architects PC, USA
16:10 Challenges Faced By International Architects When
Working In The GCC
10:00 Economic Outlook On The GCC In Times Of Recession
It is hot, either very dry or very humid. It is very difficult to
This session will give an insight into the GCC economies in
understand who is really in charge. There are different approval
times of recession and global meltdown. This is a must attend
processes by government agencies and utility companies.
session for everyone interested in working in this region.
Architects and engineers are always asked to deliver in a rush
Dr. Jurgen Herre, Managing Director, Hines, UAE
but the clients cannot always make up their minds. Yet, there is
liquidity, financing, necessity and reason to create master plans,
11:00 Networking And Refreshment Break
infrastructure, urbanity, and new buildings of most every type
and use. This session will outline what architects need to know
11:10 Integrated Design In The Middle East
about the GCC region before they start working here.
The integration of architecture, engineering and
Steven Miller, FAIA, RIBA, Managing Director Dubai,
operations at the least, is required to bring about a
FXFOWLE International LLC, UAE
sustainable and cost effective design. This concept
is hardly practiced in this region. The presentation will
17:10 Networking And Refreshment Break
address how to best implement the integrated approach
in the developments of the Middle East.
17:20 Beyond Buildings: Architects As Infrastructure Designers
Mario Seneviratne, FIMechE., PEng., LEED Faculty Member,
Sudhir Jambhekar will discuss how the design of Sheikh
Managing Director, Green Technologies FZCO
Rashid bin Saeed Crossing responds to its context and its
programme. He will also discuss how the project’s integrated
12:10 Sketching New Realities
design approach was achieved in order to create an
Nicknamed ‘Ken the Pen’ as a student, due to his rapid
environmentally-responsible bridge and Dubai’s newest icon.
and inspirational sketching, Ken Shuttleworth addresses
Sudhir Jambhekar, FAIA, LEED, Senior Partner,
the issues associated with climate change through his
FXFOWLE International LLC, USA
designs. As founder of Make, one of the UK’s foremost
architectural firms, Ken is passionate about sustainability
18:20 Urban Security And Design
and how we respond to the changing global needs. Make
Through innovative design and new technologies, urban
are committed to creating buildings and spaces which
planners and architects can lead in efforts to respond to a range
successfully combine both aesthetics and functionality
of public security menaces: extreme weather, civil unrest,
without compromising either.
industrial accidents, natural catastrophes, contagious illnesses
Ken Shuttleworth, Founder, MAKE Architects, UK
and terrorist attacks. Security-conscious urban design offers
ways to manage such threats, through the application of such
13:10 Wacky Banking + Wacky Buildings = Global Meltdown
key principles as deterrence, detection, control, mitigation and
This session will outline the global environmental crisis as
resilience. As cities all over the world implement new security
well as the financial crash and discuss how the “virtual”
systems and procedures, architects can help to ensure that
world of the internet has resulted in social detachment from
these measures are not only effective, but also enhance —
a sense of “neighborhood”. Architects’ designs for “iconic/
rather than detract from — urban amenity.
wacky” buildings have been a futile attempt to establish a
Thomas Vonier, FAIA, RIBA, Architect, France
sense of identity in “non-places” across the planet. We are
losing the ability to adapt towns and cities to our needs and
19:20 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
19:30 End Of Conference Day One
PREVIEW Cityscape Dubai
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