Symposium Programme
Thursday, 9 August 2018
Bauhaus Dessau
11 am – 4 pm
The guests will include: Suzanne Strum (architectural historian, Barcelona), Douglas Murphy (architect and author, London), Christian Sumi (architect, Zurich) and Georg Vrachliotis (Professor of Architectural Theory, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
The symposium will be held in English. Participation is free. No registration required.
time table
11 am – 12.30 pm
The Architecture of Systems
Introduction: Regina Bittner
Statements: Georg Vrachliotis, Suzanne Strum
Phillip Denny: “Teaching Systems: Konrad Wachsmann at USC”
1.30 – 3 pm
The contested legacy of prefabrication
Statement: Douglas Murphy
3 – 4 pm
The topicality of the “turning point of building” (Wendepunkt im Bauen)
Statement: Christian Sumi
5 pm
Exhibition opening
Reception