More Participation or More Heteronomy through "Intelligent" Architecture? . Academy of the Arts . Berlin . 07.12.2009 . with Carole Collet, Wilfried Kuehn, Joachim Sauter

What impact do new (communication) technologies have on architecture? In this context, words like “interactive spaces” or “intelligent architectures” are often mentioned. What does “interactive” mean exactly? Nothing more than gadgets? Or also new opportunities giving people a greater ability to shape their environment in the future? The discussion in the Academy of Arts probes into this compelling field.

Joachim Sauter is co-founder of ART+COM, studio for new media. ART+COM uses interactive media to translate and stage complex issues through interactive media in space, making them tangible, for example, in the form of exhibitions, art installations, or set designs. The London textile designer Carole Collet explores how new technologies can be integrated into textiles to create poetic and atmospheric spaces—design for “future homes” without technology aesthetics. Wilfried Kuehn, however, pursues a very different approach. His (exhibition) architectures are not influenced by media presentations, but by clear geometries, physicality, and a deliberately structured spatial sequence.

LECTURE & DISCUSSION WITH
Carole Collet Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design (London), Wilfried Kuehn Kuehn Malvezzi (Berlin), Joachim Sauter ART+COM (Berlin), Nadin Heinich plan A (Berlin)

PLACE & TIME
Academy of the Arts
Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
Plenar Hall & Clublounge
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

COOPERATIONS
The evening is a collaboration between the Academy of the Arts and plan A and was made possible by the generous support of our corporate partners, Dornbracht, ERCO, and Miele.

FURTHER INFORMATION
www.adk.de, www.carolecollet.com, www.kuehnmalvezzi.com, www.artcom.de