image by twocentsworth, from flickr"In today s globalized world, star architects are frequently given their most spectacular commissions by states and regimes that do not have to adhere to democratic rules or committees. [..] Progressive architecture seems to flourish most in countries with repressive regimes and questionable human rights records. Still, contemporary critics tend to ignore economic, political, social and moral issues that pervade any globalized architectural practice, focusing instead on aesthetic aspects of design, such as ornament, atmosphere and mood , explains Prof. Dr. Kari Jormakka, one of the chairmen of the colloquium."(source: uni-weimar.de)
People on the panel: Philip Ursprung, M. Christine Boyer, Wolfgang Pehnt, Stanford Anderson, Philipp Oswalt and Bill Hillier.
11th International Bauhaus Colloquium,
April 2-5, 2009
full conference: € 200, student: € 60
one day: € 50, student € 15
more about the Bauhaus: Ninety Years of Bauhaus - The Manifesto, 1919