Aborder le logement #3 Verena von Beckerath (Heide & von Beckerath, Berlin)

Heide & von Beckerath is an architecture practice based in Berlin. Applying both conceptual and rational thinking, their projects are informed by structural and formal clarity. The range of work covers urban design, architecture, interior design and research. They collaborate with other architects and specialists where appropriate. Their work is internationally exhibited and published and has received numerous awards.

In a contribution to the year-long study 'Catching Up with Life' at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montréal, Giovanna Borasi (director of the CAA) discussed the possibility that soon we could find ourselves in outdated spaces, shaped by societal values that no longer represent a shared vision of who we are.

By showcasing specific developments in Berlin and beyond, Verena von Beckerath will discuss this simple and equally impressive consideration based on the examination of increasing social and spatial inequality, which harbours several topics and connections relating to housing and architecture.

• Language: EN
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• Free, registration required

LUCA, with the support of the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, is organising a series of four lectures called 'Aborder le logement' ('Approaching housing') that will show how architects, through their work and commitment, can contribute to producing quality affordable housing, even in restrictive economic and regulatory contexts.

The series will feature leading architectural figures from the three border countries and Luxembourg. The aim is to provide an overview of architectural production in the three countries and to compare it with the local context.

Verena von Beckerath

Architect and co-founder of the architecture practise Heide & von Beckerath (Berlin), Professor for Design and Housing at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar



Verena von Beckerath is an architect based in Berlin and a co-founder of the architecture practice Heide & von Beckerath. She studied sociology, art history and psychology in Paris and Hamburg and architecture at Technische Universität Berlin. She was teaching and research assistant at Universität der Künste Berlin and visiting professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Verena von Beckerath held fellowships at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart and at the German Academy in Rome Villa Massimo. Since 2016, she has been a professor of architecture at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar where she holds the Chair of Design and Housing.

Heide & von Beckerath is based in Berlin. Tim Heide and Verena von Beckerath are concerned with space as a challenge for projects in different fields and scales. The design process leads to an ongoing research involving architecture and society, sustainability and technology. Applying both conceptual and rational thinking, the projects are informed by structural and formal clarity. Their range of work covers urban design, architectural projects, interior design and conceptual studies. In treating every project in its formal, cultural and intellectual dimensions as a whole, the studio collaborates with other architects and specialists where appropriate. Their work (from 1996 to 2008 in partnership with Andrew Alberts) is widely and internationally exhibited and published and has received numerous prestigious awards.

www.heidevonbeckerath.com