Conveners
[BE1] Dialogue with the existing – Revaluations of existed urban and architecture: [BE1] Dialogue with the existing – Revaluations of existed urban and architecture
- Kwangjin Lee (KLEE & YAHN, Max Dudler GmbH)
Description
Dialogue with the existing - Revaluations of existed urban and architecture
Unlike other fields of technology, in cities and architecture, technological advancement does not imply
qualitative improvement. Newly created cities and architecture do not necessarily guarantee a quality
of life, but rather, in a city that has been formed for thousands of years, you can see the quality of the
city and learn its continuity. Since modern times, many cities in Europe have been planned and
formed with modern cities and modern architecture, but today we concern about the continuity of
those cities. Furthermore, facing newly emerging global issues such as climate change,
environmental pollution, demographic change, immigration issues and diseases, we are being asked
to set new directions for urban and architectural planning today. This Challenge about new cities and
architecture are not simply a part that can be solved by technological solutions, but rather a part that
needs to be created bit by bit through dialogue with numerous existing things in the city.
In this EKC 2023 session, we would like to focus on various efforts being made in Germany: the
process of restoring cities and architecture from ruins after World War II in 20th century, the problems
of the expansion of satellite cities in big cities in the 70s and its value as the alternatives to housing
shortages today, the new visions for the sustainable development of big cities in the midst of a global
crisis, and the effort to make alternative models for the today’s problem of urban sprawl and
population decline in small cities. These researches and works in Germany are being carried out
through collaboration with experts in various fields of industry and academia. And through this, the
current status of cities and architecture can be explained, and based on that, we could set needful
urban and architectural plans for the future. Through these meaningful endeavors, the city will
accommodate today's diverse needs, solve problems, and maintain its continuity.
This theme focuses on the reconstruction process of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in “Breitscheidplatz”, which was located in the center of West-Berlin. After the World War II, there have been extensive discussion between intellectual regarding the traces of war, namely ruins of urban architectural spaces or fragment of significant buildings in the city.
About the reconstruction of the...
Munich is expected to continue to grow both now and in the future, and is suffering from a serious housing shortage at the same time as a growing population. The post-war reconstruction work has been closed, and the sites in Munich's residential district have already been almost completely developed and there is a way to solve these problems, once increasing the density of the city....
Quo (ante). Urban Qualities in the cities.
A Study on the Diversity of urban Qualities in the cities
Centuriatio
Diversity of urban Qualities in European Cities
Humans have built cities, and many cities have disappeared over the centuries, but many remain. Research on the sustainability of cities today should probably begin with these existing cities. Namely, it is necessary...
