The Nordic Association of Architectural Research 2021 Symposium, Concepts of Transformation

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Beskrivelse

The NAF/NAAR Symposium 2021 was dedicated to the theme of “Concepts of Transformation” in
architecture, landscape, and urban form. Discussions involved how the concept has been used in
theory and design processes, the results of transformation projects, and transformation as a strategic
approach in solving future societal challenges.
Transformation can be understood as an act or process of transforming or being transformed. From
this perspective, a transformative process in architecture, landscape, and urban form may be a
sequence of activities whereby change to existing structures or situations is brought about.
As discussions of sustainability and architecture have evolved, the concept of transformation has
gained significance as an approach to developing the built environment more broadly. We have seen
transformation emerge as a key concept with strong normative connotations across different fields of
architecture and scales. In this development, transformation is related to ethics of reuse and to the
idea of reducing the footprint of the built and the expanding cities.
But transformation is highly relevant even without the link to these values or overarching goals outside
the discourse of architecture. Transformation can also be understood and discussed within the
discipline of architecture as a certain approach to the production and analysis of architecture. This
discussion involves questions of how architecture can be conceptualized, and how in practice it
engages and reacts to its contexts, and which representation methods are used.
The aim of the symposium was to engage in these discussions and to foster new insights so as to help
shed light on the concepts of transformation in architecture, landscape, and urban form. And to bring
forward new perspectives and knowledge that can contribute to development in both research and
practice.
Periode3 nov. 20214 nov. 2021
BegivenhedstypeKonference
PlaceringAarhus, DanmarkVis på kort
Grad af anerkendelseInternational

Emneord

  • NAF / NAAR
  • Transformation
  • arkitekturhistorie
  • arkitekturteori