In the formation of an ambitious five-year, DOE-funded project to reduce the energy consumption of commercial buildings (Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster, GPIC), a challenging question has persisted. Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Putting the question in its original form, should more energy-efficient buildings look different and can that “look” be used to explain or [...]
Architecture and Energy 2012 – Videos
The Symposium was divided into three themed sessions: Systems, Style, and Performance. Each of the three sessions featured four speakers and concluded with a moderated segment for questions, answers, and expansions on the presentations. Video recordings of individual lectures can be found at the addresses listed with each talk, and the whole symposium is available [...]
Live Streaming
The 2012 Architecture and Energy event Performance and Style was streamed live through the TC Chan Center. It may also be seen on archive.
Schedule
ON-LINE REGISTRATION Public Symposium: Architecture and Energy: Questions about Performance and Style Meyerson Hall. School of Design. University of Pennsylvania 1:30 PM Welcome/Introductions 2:00 PM Session 1: Moderator: TBD William W. Braham Architecture, Style, and Power Kiel Moe Forms of Energy [...]
Participants
Thomas Abel Tzu Chi University, Taiwan William W. Braham University of Pennsylvania Dean Hawkes Cardiff University and Cambridge University David Leatherbarrow University of Pennsylvania Vivian Loftness Carnegie Mellon University Ali Malkawi University of Pennsylvania Kiel Moe Harvard University John Thackara Doors of Perception Franca Trubiano University of Pennsylvania Simos Yannas Architectural Association, London Richard [...]
William W. Braham
Dr. William W. Braham FAIA is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Master of Environmental Building Design. He received an engineering degree from Princeton University and an M. Arch and Ph.D. Arch. From the University of Pennsylvania, where he has taught since 1988. At Penn he [...]
Dan Willis
Dan Willis is a Professor of Architecture and Science, Technology, and Society at Penn State University. Willis is a practicing architect and artist, and a past winner of the Hugh Ferriss Prize for architectural drawing. Between 2002 and 2009, he served as the Department Head of Architecture at Penn State. He is the author of [...]
Simos Yannas
Director of the Environment & Energy Studies Programme at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, where he is responsible for the MSc and MArch in Sustainable Environmental Design and the AA School’s PhD Programme. He has been involved in environmental design research and teaching since the late 1970’s, has lectured in many countries [...]
Franca Trubiano
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania. She is a registered architect with research areas in construction technology, materials, tectonic theory, and architectural ecologies. While teaching design studios and electives, she also teaches ‘construction’ with the aim of re-conceptualization its curricular structure given the larger professional demands of ‘integrated practice.’ She has taught most recently at the [...]
John Thackara
He studied philosophy, and trained as a journalist, before working for ten years as a book and magazine editor. John was the first Director (1993-1999) of the Netherlands Design Institute. He was programme director in 2007 of Designs of the time (Dott 07) a new biennial in North East England. In 2008 he was commissioner [...]