Ark 2024 – End of the year Exhibition
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Luleå, Building F
The Architecture Group is pleased to announce the exhibition The Arctic Hypothesis. Architecture in Transition for the land of tomorrow.
The intention is to foster a dialogue on the climate and economic transition in the Arctic from the point of view of architecture and urban planning research. The intention is to use architecture in a creative way of inquiry to explore alternatives about the future of society in the Swedish Arctic.
The Arctic is supposed to be the port of refuge of the 21st century. Quoting the environmental journalist Gaia Vince “we are entering a nomadic era where Arctic cities are expected to expand, and new urban centers will emerge.” The Arctic represent a small percentage of the world's land mass and population. Climatic change crisis opens new possibilities for the centralization of the Nordic countries in global dynamics such as migration, natural resources management and safe living. The potential for climate changeinduced migration to the Arctic presents a new narrative for the historically shrinking population base. This migratory process could reverse historic population shrinking and bring to a rapid expansion of existing cities and the construction of new ones. This opens a number of questions related to social and environmental justice. Which aspects should architectural research prioritize to shape the environment for this possible future? How can modern technology support architecture and urban planning to innovative design processes?
The exhibition organizes around three hypotheses:
- Form follows environment.
It suggests that the design of future Arctic settlements will be directly influenced by the environmental conditions of the Arctic, adapting form to wind, snow, ice, rain and changing landscapes. - The net is working.
This concept views the city as an interconnected system, where local issues and broader territorial challenges influence each other reciprocally, integrating the local communities into larger regional or global discussions. - Green blue and white.
In the move towards sustainability, this approach treats nature as an essential infrastructure for the northern regions, with design strategies that effectively utilize vegetation, water, and ice as interconnected systems.
The exhibition seeks to engage both practical and theoretical perspectives, positioning architecture as essential perspective for exploring and understanding the current changes in the Arctic. By incorporating this interdisciplinary approach into university research and teaching, it underscores the importance of combining creative and analytical methodologies to envision sustainable futures for this rapidly changing region.
Contact
Stefano Tornieri
- Universitetslektor
- 0920-491752
- stefano.tornieri@ltu.se
- Stefano Tornieri
Agatino Rizzo
- Professor and Head of Subject
- 0920-493438
- agatino.rizzo@ltu.se
- Agatino Rizzo
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