Call for Participants Overflowing Potential: The Urban Water Challenge

ANCB invites applications from practitioners and students to participate in an exciting workshop with regards to water as a factor in planning processes and the development of frameworks, resource management of water in the city and the house and the implications on design. A team of ca. 20 participants will join experts from the fields of architecture, design and engineering to develop design packages of proposals and processes, ideas, papers and sketches dealing with models and innovations.

The workshop is taking place in connection with the current programme Smart City: The Next Generation, Focus South-East Asia by Aedes East e.V.
Workshop Background:
The research workshops in collaboration with Axor Hansgrohe are concerned with studies and realised projects on innovative ways to manage water and first of all sustainable and visionary projects, which lead to a rising awareness regarding water management. The workshop connects experts, disciplines and important issues of change to explore new forms of water management concepts in different locations worldwide. The participants will work in three groups on the following themes:

City and Governance:
How can the legal and political framework interact with the design process in water scheme management and planning? Experts and participants will focus on the interdependency of the disciplines against the background of definitions and standards on a planning and operational level. We will also look into the direction in which these standards are currently developing.
Houses and Living in Autarchy: What new, innovative ideas are there for integrating water cycles and self-sufficiency into the home? Overlaps of technical, practical and design-based elements of the house will be investigated to arrive at unique and advanced solutions. The bathroom as interface can serve as the platform for awareness of life(style) whilst providing and recycling its own essentials.
Water as a Resource: Providing the world’s most valuable resource essential for human survival creates an
ongoing challenge. Where do we place this responsibility and how can we find “smart” solutions for an equal distribution? We will also examine
the role of design throughout the process of awareness and distribution.

Workshop Aim: The objective of the workshop is to localise, conceptualise and visualise innovative, palpable approaches for further development of resource management and water distribution.

Workshop Format: 6-day workshop in small working groups with Kick-Off Symposium, expert lectures and final presentation.

Workshop Leaders:
Dietmar Leyk, ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin
Miriam Mlecek, ANCB The Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin
Thomas Willemeit, GRAFT Architects, Berlin
Budi Pradono, Budi Pradono Architects, Jakarta

Expert contributions by:
Philippe Grohe, Hansgrohe, Schiltach
Klaus Lanz, International Water Affairs Research Institute, Evilard
Rene Tan, RT+Q Architects, Singapore
Thomas Auer, Transsolar KlimaEngineering, Stuttgart
Thomas Willemeit, GRAFT Architects, Berlin
Arno Steguweit, Water Sommelier, Berlin
Johanne Nalbach, Nalbach + Nalbach Architects, Berlin
Jan and Tim Edler, realities:united. Studio for Art, Architecture and Technology, Berlin
Nick Meeten, Huber SE Technology Waste Water Solutions, Berching
Kelly Shannon, Oslo School of Architecture, AHO, Oslo
Antje Stokmann, Institute for Landscape Planning and Ecology. University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Yossapon Boonsom, Shmadesigns: Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Bangkok

Participation Requirements: Practitioners and masters students from the fields of architecture or related disciplines, design, engineering or policy-making.

Submission Requirements: PDF by email to Miriam Mlecek, ANCB Programme Manager, MjE5WlotTlJRUmAaW1JhZFxfWBpQTlpdYmAbUVI=, including a short CV plus 200 words expression of interest

Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2013

Costs: Participation is free, with the exception of a nominal administration fee of €50. ANCB will assist participants in organising affordable accommodation.