Completed Programme

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
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
  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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
“SUPERLOCAL” by Marc Maurer of Maurer United Architects
Watch the recording here View the slides here.

Friday 6th August

10:00 10:00 – 13:00 Studio Time
Teams Group Working
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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14:00 14:00 – 16:00 Final Presentation Part 2
Final Presentations from individual Studio Groups
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16:00 16:00 – 16:30 Final Reflections
Thoughts and final reflections from the SoR-C Team
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17:00 – Close of School of Re-Construction