Material Xperience 2014
22-24/1/2014
Ahoy Rotterdam
The defining annual material event for architects and other creative professionals.
‘The Smart Environment’ is the theme of the Materia exhibition and the speakers’ roster of Material Xperience 2014.
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Material Xperience is the defining annual material event for architects and other creative professionals. ‘The Smart Environment’ is the theme of the Materia exhibition and the speakers’ roster of Material Xperience 2014.
”The indepent material collection and the international seminar programme gives architects the change to discover how materials can help to make our surroundings more intelligent. We give them the latest trends and developments in the field of innovative materials: CO2 absorbing, self-cleaning, 3D-printed and interactive”, says Jeroen van Oostveen, CEO Materia.
22 January
12:30 – 1:30 pm
David Oakey – ’Smart design’- learning from nature
American designer, who is sharing his philosophy about his award winning ‘smart designs’ which are inspired by nature. Organised by Interface
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Michael Pawlyn - Biomimicry, a new paradigm
About biomimicry and circular thinking. How can designers learn to think like nature: in an optimised, closed system?
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Rogier van der Heide - Light as smart material
The architectural effect of light. What is the relation between light and materials and can light be ‘smart’ enough, that it becomes a material itself
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Els Zijlstra – Smart materials in architecture
Materia founder and creative director foresees great changes to our built environment as a result of the increasing discovery and creative application of smart materials.
23 January
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Thomas Rau - Biobased economy
Architect who designed the Turntoo Concept, a fundamental change in the way products, buildings and other design can be discussed. Organised by Forbo Flooring
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Koert van Mensvoort – Smart Nature
Visionary who states that the relationship between man, nature and technology is being redefined. How does mankind compare to nature, design and technology
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Els Zijlstra – Smart materials in architecture
Materia founder and creative director foresees great changes to our built environment as a result of the increasing discovery and creative application of smart materials.
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Manuel Kretzer - Materiability: open access to smart materials
Scientific assistant and PhD candidate at the Chair of Computer Aided Architectural Design at the world-renowned ETH Zurich who is asking the question: How can advanced materials help to create new, smarter architecture
24 January
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Diederik Fokkema – Architextiles, a never ending exploration. New technology and manufacturing possibilities could lead to smart textiles that will help to change our environment.
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Ken Yeang – Ecoarchitecture and Ecomasterplannjng: Ideas and Concepts
“One of the 50 people who could save the planet” according to The Guardian. An architect, ecologist and author, and a pioneer in the field of ecological design, especially in high-rise and urban planning.
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Janjaap Ruijssenaars – Landscape House 2014
Can a building be like a landscape,without a start or a finish? His answer is the Landscape House, which is being 3D printed.
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Els Zijlstra – Smart materials in architecture
Materia founder and creative director foresees great changes to our built environment as a result of the increasing discovery and creative application of smart materials.
