LECTURE: UMBERTO NAPOLITANO · INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

SPECIES OF SPACE
UMBERTO NAPOLITANO, LAN ARCHITECTURE
MODERATED BY TINA GREGORIC
THU, 16.05.2024, 19:00 – HS 17, TU WIEN

'A bedroom is a room where there is a bed; a dining room is a room where there is a table and chairs, often accompanied by a sideboard; a living room is a space filled with armchairs and a sofa; a kitchen is designated by the presence of a stove and running water; a bathroom is distinguished by a water source positioned above a bathtub; when equipped solely with a shower, it becomes a shower room; when containing only a sink, it transforms into a toilet; an entrance, defined by at least one door leading outside the apartment...'
In our modern culture, a space exists solely due to its designated function. But what happens to a bedroom when the bed is removed? What does this space become?
Between subprime crises, climate upheavals, tsunamis, raging wildfires, and epidemics, the onset of this century shifts the architectural paradigm. Once seen as symbols of stability and permanence, the art of construction must now grapple with an unpredictable future. If the 20th century was marked by prediction, the 21st will be defined by uncertainty. To harness this pervasive uncertainty as a creative force, we must meticulously observe, describe, and comprehend a world that is complex, heterogeneous, and rife with contradiction.
As functionalist models appear to wane, how do we envision spaces of the future? How do we conceive of spaces capable of accommodating the unpredictable, the indeterminate, and the paradoxical that define our era? Are we witnessing the emergence of new species of spaces? Or rather, spaces without species?"

Umberto Napolitano (Naples, 1975) studied architecture at the Università Federico II in Naples and then at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette. Founder of LAN (Local Architecture Network) with Benoit Jallon in 2002, he also conducts a theoretical work through research projects, exhibitions and conferences all around the world. Umberto was professor at the Columbia University GSAPP of New York (USA), at the AA (Architecture Association) School of Architecture in London (UK) and at the TU Vienna (AU). He is a member of the French Academy of Architecture since 2016 and was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2018.

LAN was created by Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano in 2002, with the idea of exploring architecture as a material at the intersection of several disciplines. This attitude, which has now become a methodology, allows the agency to explore new territories in search of a vision involving social, urban, ecological and functional issues.

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18:00

LECTURE: X=(T=E=N)

APR 29, 2022

10:00

Symposium: 300 Years EntwurfF

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EXHIBITION: REVIEW ‘22

NOV 7, 2022

21:00

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18:30

LECTURE: GABU HEINDL

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HOUSING TALKS: PIPPO CIORRA, MAXXI

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18:30

LECTURE: JÖRG HEISER

APR 18, 2023

18:00

LECTURE: CARLES ENRICH

APR 19, 2023

18:30

LECTURE: HEIKE MAIER-RIEPER

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18:30

LECTURE: BERNHARD LEITNER

MAY 3, 2023

18:30

LECTURE: LUISA ZIAJA

MAY 11, 2023

18:00

SYMPOSIUM: MATERIAL REUSE STRATEGIES

MAY 16, 2023

18:00

HOUSING TALKS: SANDI HILAL

MAY 23, 2023

18:00

HOUSING TALKS: FLORENCIA ANDREOLA, AZZURA MUZZONIGRO

MAY 24, 2023

18:30

LECTURE: KIM TROGAL & ANNA WAKEFORD HOLDER

MAY 25, 2023

18:00

LECTURE: AVENIER CORNEJO ARCHITECTS

MAY 31, 2023

18:30

LECTURE: HEIMO ZOBERNIG

JUN 6, 2023

18:00

HOUSING TALKS: JOCHEN BECKER, METROZONES

JUN 20, 2023

18:00

HOUSING TALKS: SASHA PIRKER

JUN 26, 2023

18:00

LECTURE: JOSEP RICART, HARQUITECTES

JUN 28, 2023

16:30

EXHIBITION: VIENNESE CAFÉS: PUBLIC INTERIOR, URBAN SALON

JUN 28, 2023

18:30

LECTURE: GREGOR EICHINGER

SEP 27, 2023

18:00

EXHIBITION: Bioregionale Strategien der Wieder- verwendung

OCT 11, 2023

18:00

PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION: WEBSITE LAUNCH & TALK ON PUBLICATIONS

OCT 12, 2023

18:00

EXHIBITION: RESHAPING STRUCTURES

NOV 7, 2023

18:00

LECTURE:
X=(T=E=N)

Symposium:
300 Years EntwurfF

EXHIBITION:
REVIEW ‘22

LECTURE:
Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta

EXHIBITION & SUPERCRIT:
UMBAU IN DER LEHRE

LECTURE:
GABU HEINDL

HOUSING TALKS:
PIPPO CIORRA, MAXXI

LECTURE:
JÖRG HEISER

LECTURE:
CARLES ENRICH

LECTURE:
HEIKE MAIER-RIEPER

LECTURE:
BERNHARD LEITNER

LECTURE:
LUISA ZIAJA

SYMPOSIUM:
MATERIAL REUSE STRATEGIES

HOUSING TALKS:
SANDI HILAL

HOUSING TALKS:
FLORENCIA ANDREOLA, AZZURA MUZZONIGRO

LECTURE:
KIM TROGAL & ANNA WAKEFORD HOLDER

LECTURE:
AVENIER CORNEJO ARCHITECTS

LECTURE:
HEIMO ZOBERNIG

HOUSING TALKS:
JOCHEN BECKER, METROZONES

HOUSING TALKS:
SASHA PIRKER

LECTURE:
JOSEP RICART, HARQUITECTES

EXHIBITION:
VIENNESE CAFÉS: PUBLIC INTERIOR, URBAN SALON

LECTURE:
GREGOR EICHINGER

EXHIBITION:
Bioregionale Strategien der Wieder- verwendung

PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION:
WEBSITE LAUNCH & TALK ON PUBLICATIONS

EXHIBITION:
RESHAPING STRUCTURES

HOUSING TALKS:
ARCHITEKTUR-
KOLLEKTIV AKT

EXHIBITION:
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HOUSING TALKS:
IZABELA MOREN, PIETRO AIROLDI

EXHIBITION:
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LECTURE:
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LECTURE:
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LECTURE:
MARIA SHÉHÉRAZADE GUIDICI

SYMPOSIUM:
RADIKALE SYMBIOSEN

BOOK LAUNCH:
EINE SKIZZENFIBEL

LECTURE:
JULIANE GREB

HOUSING TALKS:
DANIELE KARASZ

LECTURE:
GABRIELA DENK

LECTURES:
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HOUSING TALKS:
MARINA OTERO VERZIER

LECTURES:
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LECTURE:
Marc Barani

LECTURE:
PIETERJAN GINCKELS, KU LEUVEN

LECTURE:
AXEL FICKERT, KNAPKIEWICZ & FICKERT

BOOK LAUNCH:
ENTWURFF EINER HISTORISCHEN ARCHITEKTUR

HOUSING TALKS:
ANGELIKA HINTER-
BRANDNER

LECTURE:
Myrto Vitart

HOUSING TALKS:
EDIT [ALBERTE LAURIDSEN]

LECTURE:
Eva Branscome

EXHIBITION:
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