Program workshop ‘Philosophy & Architecture’
Workshop Part I: 29.3.2007
Aim
At the end of this workshop we want to have a list of issues or questions that are of general concern for future architecture – and that might be answered by philosophy in the second part of the conference…
Structure
To keep the discussions focused, broad themes of concern have been distinguished during several preparational meeting. These themes are the areas within which specific question should be formulated.
- globalisation and environment
- style and meaning
- good life
- the role of architects and architecture
- ideas and ideology
Place: Vertigo
Agenda
12:00-13:00 Welcome-lunch
13:00-14:00 Introduction/ two short statements
14:15-15:45 Workgroups with separate topics.
15:45-16:15 Break
16:15-17:15 Presentation of the results of the groups
17:15-18:30 General discussion: “Beyond questioning – can philosophy still play a role for architecture?”
19:00 Dinner
Conference Part II: Fall 2007 (or later)
The second part of the conference will be structured along the issues and questions that have emerged from the first conference. Therefore a call for papers will be launched to invite philosophers (and people from related subjects) to respond with papers to these questions.
Thereby an effort is made to invite people from very different background and style; we can only find out whether philosophy has something to say in general if we do not limit the meeting to represents of a particular school.
