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LINA GHOTMEH 
INTRODUCED BY WILFRIED KÜHN
WED, 29.4.2026, 19:00 – KUPPELSAAL, TU WIEN

Lina Ghotmeh, founder of Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture, Paris-based, develops projects that intertwine memory, context, ecology, and human experience. More than a method, “Archaeology of the Future” defines her approach to architecture, where each project emerges from rigorous research into history, materiality, and site, creating environments that awaken memory, perception, and collective experience. Guided by a humanist ethos, her practice emphasizes craft, natural materials, and the hand in shaping spaces that are both culturally rooted and forward-looking.

Projects such as Stone Garden in Beirut reconnect the city’s layered histories with the present, activating ruins, scars, and urban narratives. The Workshops for Hermès, France’s first low-carbon, energy-positive building, embody complete harmony with their landscape while merging craft, beauty, and technological precision. Similarly, the Bahrain Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka and the upcoming Western Range galleries at the British Museum reinterpret heritage and culture through architecture that dialogues with its context, communities, and environment.

The 22nd Serpentine Pavilion, À Table, extends this ethos into a wooden, low-carbon structure that engages visitors in shared experience. This keynote will explore how architecture can connect past and future, culture and ecology, craft and innovation, fostering spaces that inspire social interaction, interdisciplinary dialogue, and a responsible, forward-thinking approach to the built environment—reflecting the core intellectual and emotional themes of Kuppelsaal Lectures.

photo credit © Iwan Baan

 

LECTURE SERIES 2025 / 2026
organized by the Institute of Architectural Design, TU WIEN

10.12.2025 – Jan de Vylder / A JDVIV / IVJDV A , Ghent
14.01.2026 – Peter Märkli / Studio Märkli , Zurich
11.03.2026 – Philippe Madec / Atelier Philippe Madec , Paris
29.04.2026 – Lina Ghotmeh / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture , Paris
13.05.2026 – Pezo von Ellrichshausen / Mauricio Pezo + Sofia von Ellrichshausen , Concepción
03.06.2026 – Parabase / Carle Ferrando Costansa + Pablo Garrido Arnaiz , Barcelona + Basel