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Panel Discussion: Changing Conditions. Environmental Awareness vs. Aesthetics in Architecture?

Ivar Kvaal – © Snøhetta

19.01.2023

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 6.30pm | Halle, Kronesgasse 5/1.OG, 8010 Graz

According to the World Resources Institute the energy sector and the building industry account for over 40 % of global industry’s heat-trapping emissions. Architects, landscape architects, urban designers and designers are challenged to think how to build and design responsibly. But how can we create high quality spaces for people whilst also reducing our environmental footprint? The panellists will discuss the tension between requirements for sustainable projects and climate protection and high-quality architecture and design.

Panel Discussion with
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen (Snøhetta), Petra Petersson (Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Graz University of Technology), Nicole Lam (LAM ARCHITEKTUR STUDIO, Graz) and Alexander Passer (Endowed Professorship Sustainable Construction, Graz University of Technology)
Moderation: Beate Engelhorn (Chair HDA)

in cooperation with HDA - Haus der Architektur