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VIDEO: Panel debate at UIA: Is UGLY the new BEAUTIFUL?

New sustainability standards call for a new aesthetic. Or do they? In this panel debate at UIA, Copenhagen in July 2023 we dive into one of the most defining themes of contemporary architecture.

Join us, as we take a deeper look into sustainability in architectural aesthetics; why it expands beyond the dichotomy of ugly and beautiful, how it effects human well-being, and what perspectives it has in a future, that calls for new conception of what’s worth preserving and transforming. This talk is a part of the New European Bauhaus lighthouse project, Desire – an Irresistible Circular Society. Desire aims to bridge the worlds of art, culture and education with science and technology to present a way forward, where aesthetics play a key role in transforming existing urban spaces and creating new neighborhoods.

Panel debate

- Enlai Hooi, Senior Associate & Head of Innovation, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

- Indy Johar, Architect & Co-Founder, Architecture 00 and Dark Matter Labs (partner in Desire)

- Madeleine Kate McGowan, Speculative Designer & Artist, Artistic Leader at NXT (partner in Desire)

- Torben Klitgaard, CEO, BLOXHUB (partner and Lead in Desire)

- Ciarán Cuffe, Member of the European Parliament

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