MODULAR WEAVING – OPEN USE SYSTEM

Experts: Alexa Kreissl, Institute for Architecture-Related Art (IAK), TU Braunschweig /G + Team of Nowaste Ukraine @nowasteukraine /UA
Date: Monday, 23.09.2024 | Duration: approx. five h | Location: Chamber of Architects, Kyiv – entrance hall

We had an inspiring workshop on MODULAR WEAVING – OPEN USE SYSTEM led by Alexa Kreissl. Participants learned how to interconnect closed elements into various patterns, creating expandable surfaces and structures using recycled drink cartons! ♻️ This hands-on experience helped us explore new sustainable design possibilities through aesthetic transformation. A big thanks to everyone who took part and to Alexa for guiding us through the creative process!

Alexa Kreissl |Sculptor and researcher, Institute of Architecture Related Art, TU Braunschweig / Leibniz Science Campus – Postdigital Participation, Braunschweig, researches „Aesthetic Transformation, Potential and Acceptance of Used Materials“,

 https://www.postdigitalparticipation.org/en/team/alexa-kreissl

HEAT-INSULATING BUILDING MATERIAL BASED ON HEMPIRE TM TECHNICAL HEMP WITH A NEGATIVE CARBON FOOTPRINT

Experts: Boyko Serhiy, Director of Hemp Technologies TM Hempire LLC, UA | Date: Tuesday, 24.09.2024 | Duration: 10.00 – 16.00 | Location: Chamber of Architects, Kyiv – parking site

We had a fantastic workshop in Kyiv on clay-building techniques with students who got hands-on experience working with natural materials. Special thanks to our partners, Glinko, for their invaluable support in making this session successful! The students learned practical skills, contributing to our shared sustainable and eco-friendly construction vision.

EARTH AND MINERAL RECYCLING AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Experts: Eike Roswag-Klinge + Moritz Henes from Nature Building Lab Berlin/ G
Sergey Sherstnev expert clay/UA, Sergey Polishchuk, expert straw/UA
Date: Wednesday, 25.09.2024 (possible 2. Day: Thursday, 26.09.2024)
Duration: 10.00 – 12.30
Location: Chamber of Architects, Kyiv – white hall

Eike Roswag-Klinge and Moritz Henes from Nature Building Lab, Berlin, led engaging discussions on earth-building practices, theoretical frameworks, and innovations for sustainable construction in Ukraine.

TIMBER, NATURAL FIBERS AND EARTH, A HEALTHY AND RESOURCE
POSITIVE WAY OF CONSTRUCTION

Experts: Eike Roswag-Klinge + Moritz Henes from Nature Building Lab Berlin/ G
Date: Wednesday, 25.09.2024 (possible 2. Day: Thursday, 26.09.2024)
Duration: 13.00 – 16.00
Location: Chamber of Architects, Kyiv – white hall

Eike Roswag-Klinge and Moritz Henes from Nature Building Lab, Berlin, led engaging discussions on earth-building practices, theoretical frameworks, and innovations for sustainable construction in Ukraine.

MATERIAL WHISPER

Experts: Benjamin Förster-Baldenius/G and Alevtyna Melnychuk/UA
Date: Thursday, 26.09.2024 (possible 2. Day: Friday, 27.09.2024)
Duration: approx. 4 h
Location: Chamber of Architects, Kyiv – white hall

Sustainability in Architecture is a difficult challenge, and much must be considered to achieve it. To be entirely sure a space is sustainable, all circumstances of how it was created have to be examined: What is it made of, what is it made for and by whom, with what kind of finances and resources, and on whose back and behalf, what was here before, who profits, and who suffers through it? In all this regard, war is by far the most unsustainable way to create space.
In the workshop “Material Whisper” we look at what sustains war and stays useless ever after. We look at the support structures of the leftovers of contemporary war in Ukraine and imagine how these leftovers can be peacefully reanimated. We discuss if something with an unsustainable past can help us at least become climate-neutral today. Furthermore, we will develop an archive of leftovers and start imagining their future roles.