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Building wonder-ful futures
Based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, MVRDV is providing solutions to contemporary architectural and urban issues in all regions of the world. Their highly collaborative, research-based design method involves clients, stakeholders, and experts from a wide range of fields from early in the creative process. The results are exemplary, outspoken projects that enable our cities and landscapes to develop towards a better future.
In this 2.5 – 3 hours Live masterclass, MVRDV climate experts elaborates possible holistic approaches towards building an optimistic collective future. They not only make sustainable designs but also make people believe about optimistic futures through special concepts that make people wonder.
A variety of recent built and design projects of MVRDV will illustrate how creative, multi-layered and systemic design thinking can stimulate and benefit innovation in sustainable building technologies.Â
The masterclass will be organized in 4 main parts:
Firstly, a general introduction to the sustainability methodology of MVRDV and MVRDV’s approach to sustainability, resilience and working with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Secondly, Kristina Knauf will elaborate how large-scale thinking can foster innovative, scalable building methods by showcasing relevant projects of MVRDV.
Thirdly, Arjen Ketting will illustrate how MVRDV develops and designs innovative building solutions.
These sessions will be followed by a collective Q&A. To expand this interactive part, participants are invited to interact and ask questions during the entire masterclass.
Join this masterclass to learn :
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✓  Approach towards sustainability, resilience and working with the Sustainable development goals.
✓ How can large scale thinking foster scalable building technologies and methods?
✓  How can masterplans influence building carbon footprint?
✓ How are buildings and outdoor spaces influenced by regional watersheds?
✓ The social impacts of an integral systemic approach
✓ Sustainable buildings technologies
Who can attend this Masterclass:
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✓ Bachelors and Master Students In The Field Of Architecture, Design Or Construction
✓ Researchers In The Field Of Architecture, Design Or Construction
✓ Architecture and construction Professionals
✓ Architects Or Urban Planners
✓ Building Or Architecture Engineers
✓ Building Technologist, Engineers Etc.
Join Kristina Knauf  & Arjen Ketting, leaders of MVRDV’s Climate Group  on the 18th of October as they discuss MVRDV sustainable methodology and approach towards sustainability, resilience and working with the SDG’s.
Kristina Knauf | Architect | MVRDVÂ
Kristina Knauf co-leads MVRDV’s climate group and is involved in the sustainability aspects in all of MVRDV’s projects. Before, she shaped MVRDV project processes for the Urban Studio from early acquisition stages to delivery, driving storyline, design, and the internal coordination of project development through different design phases. With a particular dedication to urbanism and resilience, Knauf champions the development of innovative methods, tools, and products that help to future-proof MVRDV’s office vision. Knauf maintains an active role in the architectural discipline, lecturing widely, including at the 2014 Venice Biennale.Â
Arjen Ketting | Architect | BREEAM expert
Arjen Ketting co-leads MVRDV’s climate group and is involved in the sustainability aspects in all of MVRDV’s projects. He has played an integral role in the development of the façade, and conducting aesthetic supervision during the execution of this groundbreaking Rotterdam project.Â
His broader role within the office is BREEAM assessor. Ketting applies his knowledge in a wide range of projects, from single-family housing, to urban plans, and from concept phase to execution, challenging design teams to integrate sustainable design practice in every stage and facet of their design concepts.
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Course Overview
Chapter 1
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MVRDV IntroductionWelcome to the first chapter in the Building wonder-ful futures, by MVRDV. In this module, we'll discuss MVRDV, its approach to sustainability, contribution to building resilience and livable cities and working with the SDG’s, insights into MVRDV Climate team with their tools, CSR reporting about operations and inclusivity.
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Introduction to MVRDV -
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MVRDV - Addressing global urgencies
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MVRDV - Contribution to building resilience & livable cities
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MVRDV - Working with Sustainable Development Goals
Chapter 2
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Scaling down to scale up
Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, we'll explore more in detail, scaling up in order to understand the solutions created at local scale will also enable larger scale resilience on a regional level of cities and countries. We will explore more on the question how can large scale thinking foster scalable building technologies and methods? We will focus on three larger scale issues and what we do on a building scale: water, social issues and carbon.
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Scaling down to scale up Introduction
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How are buildings influenced by regional watersheds?
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Selected Project 1 : Sea2City Vancouver
In Sea2City Vancouver we reflected on the question how we can reconnect communities and local people with the water through climate adaptation to create positive future for the city.
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Selected Project 2 : Bastide Niel, Bordeaux
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Communities and Social Issues
How can communities be strengthened through technical upgrades? We will study these through two projects Chengdu Sky Valley and Resilient by Design.
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Selected Project 1 : Chengdu Sky Valley
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Selected Project 2 : Resilient by Design
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Carbon Reduction in buildings
We will reflect on the question that how can masterplans influence building carbon footprint? Two projects that we will discuss more in detail about La Grande Mosaique, Caen, France and Dusseldorf B8 Center, Germany where we are trying to reduce carbon footprint. We will look into carbon - embodied carbon and operational carbon, how to optimize and reduce embodied carbon in the masterplan scale but also taking other aspects of building resilience and sustainability into account.
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Selected Project 2 : La Grande Mosaique, Caen, France
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Selected Project 2 : Dusseldorf B8 Center, Germany
Chapter 3
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Sustainability
Hello and welcome back. In this chapter, we'll explore more in detail, about the innovative sustainable strategies and topics in detail which we as a designer have influence on. We will zoom into each of these individually through examples of projects - carbon, circularity, climate adaptation, health, social return, nature inclusivity. All of these topics are present in each project but we will go through exemplary projects for each of them.
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Innovative sustainable strategies
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Carbon
Building industry is contributing carbon emissions throughout the world and through our building designs.
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Selected Project :Mannheim
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Circularity
We will focus on circularity in this topic. Circularity in a broader sense is that we are trying to reduce the amount of depletion of building materials.
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Selected Project : Buitenplaats Koningsweg, Netherlands
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Selected Project : Timber Housing, Mannheim, Germany
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Selected Project : Matrix 1, Netherlands
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Selected Project : Office Building, Hong Kong
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Other factors than carbon and circularity
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Health and Selected Project : Ku.Be, Frederiksberg
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Social Return and projects
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Selected Project : Radio Hotel and Tower, New York
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Nature inclusivity
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Selected Project : Valley, Amsterdam
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Selected Project : Pujiang Peaks, Chengdu
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Climate Adaptation and Selected Project : Depot, Rotterdam
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