Dates and Times
06 March 2025
12:30 - 13:30
Event for
Location
Organiser
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Art and Design
Speakers
Dr. Mike Louw
Enquiry
Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR)
Event about:
Culture and Creativity seminar – Architecture In and Out of Time
Speaker: Dr. Mike Louw
Date\Time: Thursday 6 Mar 2025, 12:30-13:30
Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café);
or Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95029077504
Abstract
The climate crisis has shifted the ways in which time is generally considered in architecture. This presentation uses time as a lens through which to consider practice-based research that engages with climate change adaptation and low-carbon material use. It aims to highlight the potential benefits of the consideration of time to not only foreground the importance of material and building life cycles in the drive towards net zero carbon by 2050, but to contribute towards the perception and experience of movement and change.
All are welcome!
Bio
Mike is a Senior Lecturer in architecture at the University of Canberra’s School of Design and the Built Environment. Prior to this, he taught full-time at the University of Cape Town for ten years, following twelve years in practice in South Africa and the United Kingdom. He holds a BArch degree from the University of Pretoria, an MPhil degree in Sustainable Development Planning and Management from the University of Stellenbosch and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Cape Town. His research focuses on architectural technology, adaptation, design-build practice, sustainable and low-carbon material use, and tectonics.
Supports and Fundings
The Alastair Swayn Foundation and the University of Canberra’s Faculty of Arts and Design for Second Skin. The University of Cape Town and various funders for other featured projects.
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