Material Show, Chamber of Architects of Ukraine, Kyiv
September – October 2024

At the Chamber of Architects of Ukraine in Kyiv, HOPE HOME • НАДІЯ presented a modular exhibition of renewable and bio-based building materials, including sheep’s wool, straw–clay, hemp, reed, fungal mycelium, as well as reclaimed materials such as Tetra Pak cartons and spent artillery shell casings.

Experts from Germany and Ukraine worked alongside students in a series of hands-on workshops. Following its presentation at the Chamber of Architects, the exhibition moved to the foyer of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA).

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Hope home Kyiv: daily protokoll – 21.–29. September 2024
Download – Agenda Material Show, September 26.2024, 24,5 MB
Overview and schedule for the setup and execution of the Material Show and workshops in Kyiv, September 2024.

Workshops

Modular Weaving

Modular Weaving

MODULAR WEAVING – OPEN USE SYSTEMExperts: Dr. Alexa Kreissl, Institute for Architecture-Related...

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Material Whisper

Material Whisper

MATERIAL WHISPER Experts: Benjamin Förster-Baldenius/G and Alevtyna Melnychuk/UADate: Thursday,...

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Memorandum

A cooperation agreement was signed by Adrienne Goehler (initiator and curator of HOPE HOME • НАДІЯ), Sofia Galat (architect and project lead for Ukraine), and Maksym Kashuba (head of the Mykolaiv district military administration) to launch a pilot project in the district—specifically in the village of Pervomaisk—focused on using natural building materials to repair, heal, and rebuild alongside local residents, as well as to design educational buildings centered on these materials.


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IDEALIST media

Interview

Adrienne Goehler (curator), Sofia Halat (architect), and Maksym Kashuba (Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration) in the Idealist Media studio.

YouTube: Interview in ukrainian language, with english subtitles, duration: 33:18 Minuten

Wolkenkratzer – Stadtmagazin Kyiv

Clay, wool, mushrooms: A project with an alternative reconstruction approach is being launched in Ukraine.

The pilot project is being implemented in the Mykolaiv region. An exhibition of eco-friendly materials is taking place in Kyiv. A pilot project for a »radical and alternative reconstruction« is being launched in Ukraine; it proposes transforming the construction industry through a circular economy and utilizing renewable, hybrid, and recycled building materials. The HOPE HOME project combines artistic and scientific approaches to the use of natural materials such as straw, hemp, clay, wood, wool, and mycelium. These materials offer sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to those used in the traditional construction industry. Currently, the construction sector can hardly be described as sustainable or environmentally friendly: it is responsible for nearly 30 % of global CO2 emissions and 40 % of energy consumption, and it generates 60% of all waste. The project kicks off with an exhibition of eco-friendly materials in Kyiv. The exhibition and workshops will be held from September 25 to 29 at the Chamber of Architects on Borys Grinchenko Street.

Alessandro Volpato studied funghi as building material. Picture: Bon Alog

Die Architekt 4/24

Utopia and Apocalypse

On the Aesthetics of Sustainability
Through exhibitions, initiatives, and projects, Adrienne Goehler advocates for a free exchange between science, art, and architecture—an exchange she considers essential for a comprehensive, cultural understanding of sustainability. As a former Berlin Senator for Science, Research, and Culture and a curator for the Capital City Cultural Fund, she is familiar with both the mental blocks and the institutional hurdles that often stand in the way of such collaboration. As the initiator and curator of the pilot project HOPE HOME • HAДІЯ, she champions an ecologically and artistically inspired reconstruction in Ukraine.

Die Architect, 4/24

This project is (was] funded by the German Federal Environment Ministry’s Advisory Assistance Programme (AAP) for environmental protection in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and other countries neighbouring the European Union. It is [was supervised by the German Environment Agency (UBA). The responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the authors.