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Symposium "Duration and Transience. Reflections on the lifespan of buildings"
It is surprising that, especially in times when climate justice, CO? reduction and sustainability are highly relevant, the lifespan of buildings, as well as that of individual construction measures, tends to play a subordinate role in the current discourse. The Institute for Building Research and Conservation (IBB) wants to counteract this by focussing on this topic and making it the subject of a symposium.
In the midst of efforts to preserve existing buildings, and in some cases to adapt and retrofit them through remodelling, it is important to examine the underlying temporal concepts as a comparison between prognosis and reality. This is also linked to the examination of two traditional concepts of architecture, repairable and recyclable construction.
Construction has always required an interdisciplinary approach – especially with the increasing demands of sustainability, where the different perspectives of the parties involved often need to be familiarised with first. The symposium offers a platform for those working and researching in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, conservation and restauration as well as building conservation in general to promote inter- and transdisciplinary diversity and facilitate dialogue between the stakeholders.
The symposium will take place from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2024 ("Lunch-to-Lunch") at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and is linked to a half-day excursion.
A Registration for the symposium is now possible. The programme is available for download.
You will also find detailed information on the individual days in the programme:
- Programm IBB Symposium "Dauer und Verg?nglichkeit" (PDF, 1.56 MB)
03/06/2024, 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Duration
Programme "Duration"
1.00 pm | Welcome & greetings
- Welcome by Prof. Dr Eva Schmitt-Rodermund, President of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
- Greeting by Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Krebs, President of the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers
- Greeting by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Nagler, Brandenburg Building Culture Association
1.20 pm | Prof. Dr Markus Tubbesing/IBB
Introduction – Categories, dimensions and challenges
1.50 – 2.50 pm | Panel Duration – Session 1 and Discussion: Design and Building
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Markus Tubbesing
- Prof. Dr. Karl R. Kegler: Humanity of Permanence. On language, permanence and legibility
- Dr. Simon Banakar: Expressive and adaptable: Designing robust structures
Break
3.30 – 5.30 pm | Panel Duration – Session 2 and Discussion: Building and Conservation
Moderated by Prof. Dr. Jan Raue
- Dr. Wanja Wedekind: The secret of eternity – Why advanced civilisations survived in the desert, why Roman and Armenian buildings are still standing and what we can learn from them
- Prof. Dr. J?rg R?der: Recurring maintenance requirements for the building envelope
- Dr. Volker Thiele: Italy in Prussia. Why the Roman baths are not Potsdam baths
- Dipl.-Ing. Peter Füssenich: Cologne Cathedral – Preserving the world cultural heritage and the work of the Cologne Cathedral Building Society
Aperitif
from 6.00 pm | Invitation to the celebratory event 20 years of the Master's degree course in Building Conservation and Restauration in Existing Contexts, followed by a finale on the campus
with a celebratory lecture by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Eisele (see website for programme)
04/06/2024, 9.00 am – 6.00 pm
Transience
Programme "Transience"
9.00 – 10.30 am | Panel Transience – Session 3 and discussion: Design and construction
Moderated by Prof. Dr.-Ing.
- Prof. Nicola Lepp: Materials without plural: Cultural studies perspectives on remnants (working title)
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Schützeichel: Built for transience: On the temporary, the less permanent and "disposable architecture" in the 20th century
- Dr. Boris Reyher: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Solutions for durable and recyclable building with concrete
Break
11.00 am – 1.00 pm | Panel Transience – Session 4 and Discussion: Building and Conservation
Moderated by Prof. Dr.-Ing.
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Silke Straub-Beutin: DENK MAL Olympia swimming stadium – New construction as an option for preservation?
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sylvia Ke?ler: Reinforced concrete structures: Time bombs or durable marvels?
- Dr. Ute Joksch: "Since the plaster applied to the wooden cladding of the towers not yet two years ago has already completely fallen off again." Frederick William III on 21 June 1804: Problems and solutions for the sustainable restoration of surfaces on SPSG buildings
- Prof. Dr. Günter Seidl: Extending the remaining useful life of a railway bridge
Lunch break
approx. 2.30 –6.00 pm | Specialist excursion, offered by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg
(up to 40 participants each, registration required)
- Roman Baths (Dr. Volker Thiele; Dipl.-Ing. Heike Zeymer) or
- Church of Peace with Campanile (Dipl.-Ing. Frank Karalus, Dr. Ute Joksch)
05/06/2024, 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Perspectives
Programme "Perspectives"
9.00 – 11.00 am | Panel perspectives and discussion
Moderated by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Silke Straub-Beutin
- Prof. Dr.-Ing Klaus Pistol: A comparison of the durability and transience of concrete and clay. An experiment on the connection between world view and building material technology
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Prytula: Neighbourhood Life Cycle Assessment (Q-LCA). Analysing the environmental impact of infrastructures and buildings of different settlement structures in their life cycle
- Clara Jiva Schulte, M. Sc.: 100 years and then it's over?! A critical examination of the concept of technical service life in railway bridge construction
- Prof. Dr. Jan Raue: Lifetime perspectives in conservation and restoration
Break
11.30 am – 1.00 pm | Final discussion
Moderated by Prof. Dr. Julia Glesner
- Dipl.-Ing. Ayhan Ayrilmaz (SPSG, Director of the Architecture Department and Vice President of the Berlin Chamber of Architects)
- Dr. Ruth Klawun (Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Head of the Department for the Preservation of Architectural and Artistic Monuments)
- Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Krebs (President of the Brandenburg Chamber of Engineers)
- Dr. Tino Mager (President of the German National Committee of ICOMOS e.V.)
- Prof. Dipl.-Rest. Mechthild Noll-Minor (BLDAM, Head of the Building Research and Restoration Department)
- Dr. Ralf Ruhnau (President of the Berlin Building Chamber)
