Bauhaus to Green Haus Lecture
October 19, 2009 | 6 pm
Christian Veddeler, UN Studio (The Netherlands)
Fullerton Auditorium, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.
Free lecture - reservations not required
Christian Veddeler, UNStudio, Star Place Department Store,
2008. Kaohsing, Taiwan (facade detail)
Christian Veddeler will take a critical look at established and allegedly eternal “truths” in architecture, such as tenets linked to the priority of function above form, and norm above difference. Presenting strategies based on research and the conditions that influence the design process, he emphasizes the importance of consistent design and construction methods. Veddeler is Senior Architect at UNStudio and head of UNid, UNStudio’s Integral Design Research Group. Presented in collaboration with ACADIA, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chicago, and the Goethe-Institut Chicago.