The School of Re-construction took place from 2nd – 13th August 2021. Below is the 2 week programme which includes links to the public session recordings and presentations.
Week 1
Monday 2nd August
| Times | Programme Sessions |
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| 14:00 | 14:00 – 14:30 Welcome Prof. Mohammed Arif, Dean of the School of Architecture, Technology & Engineering, University of Brighton |
| Introduction & orientation to SoR-C (the weeks ahead) Duncan Baker-Brown Climate Literacy Champion, University of Brighton |
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| Dr. Michaël Ghyoot of Rotor DC discussing the INTERREG EU NWE FCRBE Project. | |
| Duncan Baker-Brown introduces the Team Leaders | |
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| 15:15 | Breakout into teams – Meet your group | |
| 17:30 | 17:30 – 18:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Keynote No.1 Dr. Michaël Ghyoot of Rotor DC Watch the recording here. View the slides here. |
Tuesday 3rd August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 13:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Broadcast No.1 Cat Fletcher broadcasting from the Brighton Waste House discusses the huge challenges associated with our addiction to the consumption of resources, and her numerous initiatives that try to slow this down. Watch the recording here |
| 13:30 | 13:30 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 17:30 | 17:30 – 18:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Keynote No.2 “Full Stop” by Prof. Folke Köbberling, Technische Universität Braunschweig Watch the recording here. View the slides here. |
Wednesday 4th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 14:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Panel Discussion No.1 ‘Are we learning the right stuff?’ Chair: Duncan Baker-Brown (Climate Literacy Champion University of Brighton) Speakers: Scott McAulay, Anthropocene Architecture School Anthony Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Architecture Technology & Engineering, University of Brighton Nick Gant, Principal Lecturer, Arts, University of Brighton Michael Spooner, Senior Lecturer, Architecture Technology & Engineering | Watch the recording here |
| 14:30 | 14:30 – 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working |
Thursday 5th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 13:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Broadcast No.2 Cat Fletcher broadcasting from the Brighton Waste House runs through the Story of making the Waste House. Watch the recording here – part 1 Watch the recording here part 2 |
| 13:30 | 13:30 – 17:00 Studio time Teams Group Working |
| 17:30 |
17:30 – 18:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Keynote No.3 |
Friday 6th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 13:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 14:00 | 14:00 – 16:30 Presentations Interim presentation of ideas from each studio |
Week 2
Monday 9th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working |
Tuesday 10th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 13:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Broadcast No.3 Cat Fletcher broadcasting from the Brighton Waste House chats with Dr. David Greenfield (MD SOENECS Ltd), and Mita Patel (Sustainability Programme Officer Brighton & Hove City Council), about their recently published Circular Economy Route Map for the construction sector. Watch the recording here |
| 13:30 | 13:30 – 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 17:30 | 17:30 – 18:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Keynote No.4 Césare Peeren discusses 24 years of Superuse -how to use the inherent material qualities to upgrade waste to integrated design. -how to use the current cities fabric to transform our wasteful livelihoods into ecosystems Watch the recording here. View the slides here |
Wednesday 11th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 14:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Panel Discussion No.2 ‘Why Systems Thinking?……’ Chair: Taleen Josefsson, Thrive Project Manager Chetwoods Speakers: Dr. Ben Sweeting , Architecture Technology & Engineering, University of Brighton Dr. Michaël Ghyoot Rotor DC Gerard Roemers, Senior Sustainability Consultant Metabolic Dr. Ryan Woodard, Senior Research Fellow in waste management and circular economy, University of Brighton | Watch the recording here |
| 14:30 | 14:30 – 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working |
Thursday 12th August
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 12:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 12:30 | 12:30 – 13:00 PUBLIC SESSION: Lunchtime Broadcast No.4 Cat Fletcher broadcasting from the Brighton Waste House will be introducing Duncan Baker-Brown, who will be presenting “Design in the Age of Emergencies”. Watch the recording here |
| 13:30 | 13:30 – 17:00 Studio Time Teams Group Working | |
| 17:30 | 17:30 – 18:30 PUBLIC SESSION: Keynote No.5 Jonny Pugh discusses the work of Flores i Prats Architects, the presentation will include a number of short films as well as Jonny’s narration Watch the recording here. View the slides here. |
Friday 13th August
| 11:00 | 11:00 – 13:00 Final Presentation Part 1 Final Presentations from individual Studio Groups | |
| 14:00 | 14:00 – 16:00 Final Presentation Part 2 Final Presentations from individual Studio Groups | |
| 16:00 | 16:00 – 16:30 Final Reflections Thoughts and final reflections from the SoR-C Team | |
| 17:00 – | Close of School of Re-Construction |
