CONCRETE WEEK

CONCRETE WEEK at UKY - College of Design Hands-on workshop for students of the College of Design - Univerisaty of Kentycky. Investigating the works of Nervi and Isler the students had to design and produce a thin shell structure. 2022 concept, format, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker & Angus Eade support Noah Knuckles & Steve Schweitzer - Bristol Group initiative: bureaubakker & UKY - College of Design

REIMAGINE

REIMAGINE The tenth edition of the Concrete Design Competition hosted the theme 'REIMAGINE'. It ran in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. Coordinating country Gemrany was coordinating country for the workshop for Laureates, held in Kassel in August 2020. The worlshop was hosted by G.tecz Engineering. They offered their full laboratory, equipment and experts to assist the participants using state-of-the-art technologies as 3D concrete printing, vacuum forming concrete, shotcrete, 3 mm thin concrete sheets, and much more. 2021 - 2022 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication 2022 / EnglishDocumenting the Concrete Design Master Class on REIMAGINE. Kassel, August 2022.film:Johannes Kastner, Mex van de Kerkhof, Ya Shu & Quirine van Thielediting:Siebe Bakker & Fatih Cebeci Tenth Concrete Design Competition on REIMAGINEConcrete is the world’s most used construction material. Due to its relatively easy handling, its ability to be shaped in almost any form, its forgivingness in terms of material inconsistencies, its excellent strength and durability; concrete is used everywhere and for a vast array of different purposes. These benefits, combined with the availability and affordability of its raw materials, have led to perceptions and practices that focus on the volume rather than the value of concrete. To engineer and develop optimal […]

MAKING – REIMAGINE II

MAKING SPRING 2022 - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT - REIMAGINE II Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. 2022 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom & Carsten Smink support Weber Beamix initiative: Betonhuis Cement, bureaubakker & Delft University of Technology

FORM-WORKS

FORM-WORKS The ninth edition of the Concrete Design Competition hosted the theme 'FORM-WORKS'. It ran in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. Coordinating country Ireland was host of the workshop for Laureates, planned in Dublin in August 2020. Due to the global Covid pandemic, the workshop was first postponed to August 2021, and later changed from an in-person hands-on experience into a remote digital one. Patriciapants worked in international groups, designing their proposdals. those were produced by a small team in Delft with various digital fabrication techniques. In October 2021 the whole group was able to finalaly meet in Dublin for a weekend in which the results could be seen, touched, and debated. 2019 - 2021 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication Ninth Concrete Design Competition on FORM-WORKSOne of concrete’s most defining properties is its change from a fluid state into a rigid one during the process of curing. The liquid concrete is poured in a mould that can hold almost any shape, thus presenting the other main characteristic of concrete: it can take almost any form and texture. Traditionally these two properties are interdependent and over past times refined, developed and taken advantage of for architectural expression as […]

MAKING – REIMAGINE

MAKING SPRING 2021 - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT - REIMAGINE Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. 2021 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom & Cas van der Zanden support Weber Beamix initiative: Betonhuis Cement, bureaubakker & Delft University of Technology

Tektoniek TUE 2020

Tektoniek workshop TU Eindhoven Fall 2020 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. 2020 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers & Tom Veeger support Weber Beamix initiative: Betonhuis Cement, bureaubakker & Eindhoven University of Technology

Making Spring 2020

MAKING SPRING 2020 - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. 2020 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Tai Wei Kan, Michiel van Pelt & Cas van der Zanden support Weber Beamix initiative: Betonhuis Cement, bureaubakker & Delft University of Technology

Eco-Wall Makeathon

ECO-WALL MAKEATHON Two day 'makeathon' on future scenarios for Rotterdam The Hague Airort. Multidisciplinary temas of students from Architecture, Urbanism and Airplane Engeneering from the Delft Univeristy of Technology developed extreme scenarios for th elocation and its use and users. All based on the real ambition to devise a twenty meter high wall alongside the runway to reduce the noise for the neighbouring dwellers. 2019 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring participants Alaa Alden Alhamad, Esther Arensman, Laszlo Barz, Ahmed Batman, Bo Kan Cheung, Ahmed Felimban, Lucas Di Giola, Vincent van Gorp, Justin Errami, Dilge Gül, Santje Heinen, Julian van 't Hooft, Lincheng Jiang, Mats Kolmas, Andrej Marinkovic, Ruben Meester, Reinis Melgavis, Mickael Minghetti, Anna Myllymäki, Kimberley Nguyen, Akash Pandey, Yasser Qaffas, Tim Raijmakers, Jelmer van der Saag, Benan Sahin, Megan Segeren, Zhuo-ming Shia, Brent Smeekes, Rebecca Smink, Wei-Hsuan Su, Jelmer Teunissen, Roxanne Vuijk, Patrattakorn Wannasawang, Biyue Wang, Agnieszka Witaszek, Hsinko Yu & Nadja Znamenskaya experts Nikki Brand, Inge Crauwels, Elif Simge Fettahoglu Özgen, Steven van der Kleij, Perica Savanovic, Zeger Schavemake &, Ruud Ummels tutors Siebe Bakker & Frank van der Hoeven organisers Delft University of Technology, SABRE / BauHow5 & RHIA

Swiss & Italian Concreteness

Swiss & Italian Concreteness - Tektoniek workshop TU Eindhoven Fall 2019 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. 2019 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers & Tom Veeger support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker, Beton Huis & eindhoven Univeristy of Technology critics & lectures: Heinrich Degelo & Gianmatteo Romegialli

MAKING 2019 SERAMCO II

MAKING 2019 SERAMCO - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT FALL 2019 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. As part of the European SeRaMCo research project into Secondary Raw Materials in Concrete. 2019 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Tai Wei Kan, Michiel van Pelt support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker, Betonhuis Cement & Delft University of Technology

Dutch Scenarios Resilience

Dutch Scenarios Resilience Dutch Scenarios Resilience is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the future of Delft Municipality in four extreme scenarios. 2019 concept, coordination & management, tutoring Dutch Scenarios Resilience  Cities and regions all over the world are reinventing their positions; either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. This often originates from a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens, as well as to global influences.  Due to the complex and intricate nature of upcoming challenges, there’s a need to improve decision-making and policy processes just as much as there’s a need to service and renew spatial structures as demands are changing. One can state that changes in urban developments are driven by changes in population and their needs. Energy and sustainability issues have become a common consciousness deserving appropriate response in terms of policy and spatial planning. One can easily add to these examples.   DESIGN THINKING These current challenges […]

MAKING 2019 SeRaMCo

MAKING 2019 SERAMCO - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT SPRING 2019 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. As part of the European SeRaMCo research project into Secondary Raw Materials in Concrete. 2019 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Nadia Remmerswaal support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Betonhuis Cement

French Concreteness

French Concreteness Water Tower - Tektoniek workshop TU Eindhoven Fall 2018 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. 2018 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers & Tom Veeger support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Cement&BetonCentrum

Tactility

Tactility The eigth edition of the Concrete Design Competition will host the theme of 'Tactility'. It will run in Belgium, Germany, and Ireland. Coordinating country Belgium will host the workshop for Laureates in Brussles, August 2018. The competition will kick-off in September 2017, with deadlines for submitting entries in May 2018. 2017 - 2018 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication 2018 / EnglishDocumenting the Concrete Design Master Class on TACTILITY. Brussels, August/September 2018.film:Ryan McGaffneyediting:Siebe Bakker 8TH CONCRETE DESIGN COMPETITION ON TACTILITYConcrete is often perceived as gray, heavy, dull and cheap. Indeed it is the most used construction material in the world and thus can be found in many places and applications where economics are crucial. Nonetheless, concrete is also widely deployed to express specific architectural and aesthetic desires. Concrete’s nature of seamlessly copying the formwork it is made in - in terms of shape and texture -, makes it an ideal material to create many different expressions with. Varying from raw and rough ‘beton brute’, to sleek and slender high-performance structures and ultra-dense maintenance-free surfaces. It provides designers with endless possibilities to create slightly varying repetitions with pre-cast façade elements, truly three dimensional spatially complex building components, and as many […]

MRDH 2068

MRDH 2068 Delft Scenarios 06 MRDH 2068 is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the future of Delft Municipality in three extreme scenarios. 2018 concept, coordination & management, tutoring MRDH 2068Cities all over the world are reinventing their positions, either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. Often this is generated out of a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens. One only has to think of notions like ‘Creative Cities’, ‘Metropolitan Regions’, ‘City Branding’ and ‘Self-regulation’ to understand that traditional ways to organize one’s community will fail to adequately address these emerging ambitions.There is a need to improve decision-making and policy processes just as much as there is a need to service and renew spatial structures as demands are changing. One can state that changes in urban developments are driven by changes in population and their needs. Energy and sustainability issueshave become a common consciousness deserving appropriate response in terms of policy […]

MAKING 2018 SERAMCO

MAKING 2018 SERAMCO - TEKTONIEK WORKSHOP TU DELFT SPRING 2018 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. As part of the European SeRaMCo research project into Secondary Raw Materials in Concrete. 2018 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Nadia Remmerswaal support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Betonhuis Cement

Swiss Concreteness – Chess

Swiss Concreteness Chess - Tektoniek workshop TU Eindhoven Fall 2017 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. 2017 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers & Tom Veeger support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Cement&BetonCentrum

Extreme Scenarios MRDH

Extreme Scenarios MRDH Delft Scenarios 05 Extreme Scenarios for the Metropole Region Rotterdam is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the future of Delft Municipality in four extreme scenarios. 2017 concept, coordination & management, tutoring Extreme Scenarios for the Metropole Region RotterdamCities all over the world are reinventing their positions, either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. Often this is generated out of a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens. One only has to think of notions like ‘Creative Cities’, ‘Metropolitan Regions’, ‘City Branding’ and ‘Self-regulation’ to understand that traditional ways to organize one’s community will fail to adequately address these emerging ambitions. There is a need to improve decision-making and policy processes just as much as there is a need to service and renew spatial structures as demands are changing. One can state that changes in urban developments are driven by changes in population and their needs. Energy and sustainability issues have […]

MAKING 2017 Fabric Formwork

MAKING 2017 Fabric Formwork - TEKTONIEK Workshop TU Delft Sprin 2017 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. 2017 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Cement&BetonCentrum

Swiss Concreteness – Make & Break

Swiss Concreteness Make & Break - Tektoniek workshop TU Eindhoven Fall 2016 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. 2016 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers & Tom Veeger support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Cement&BetonCentrum

Objet Trouvé 2016

Objet Trouvé - Tektoniek workshop TU Delft Spring 2016 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. 2016 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutors Siebe Bakker experts Marije Kampfraath support Weber Beamix initiative: bureaubakker & Cement&BetonCentrum

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis The seventh edition of the Concrete Design Competition will host the theme of 'Metamorphosis'. It will run in Belgium, Germany, Ireland and Turkey. Coordinating country Germany will host the workshop for Laureates in Berlin, September 2016. The competition will kick-off in September 2015, with deadlines for submitting entries in May 2016. 2015 - 2016 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication 2017 / EnglishDocumenting the Concrete Design Master Class on METAMORPHOSIS. Berlin, September 2016.film:Elise Buiterediting:Siebe Bakker visit concretedesigncompetition.com initiative Cement Manufacturers Ireland - Richard Bradley FEBELCEM - Noël Naert, Jean-Francois DeNoël TCMA - Çaglan Becan VDZ - Ulrich Nolting master class participants: Adam Boardman, Hacer Bozkurt, Hüseyin Çifel, Virginia Clasen, Bastien Damsin, Merve Eflatun, Moritz Finkl, Aoife Flynn, Bruce Forton, Tamar Gürciyan, Christoph Hilleringmann, Sofie Hoyer, Theresa Kellner, Alexandr Kulikov, Patricia Loges, Simon Madlener, Poilina Mullar, Kamile Öztürk, Andreas Porreye, Raúl Ramírez Sánchez, Thomas Schoukens, Lukasz Rubnikowicz, Jonathan Salin, Erenalp Saltik, Thomas Van Dessel, Lennert Van Rompaey tutors: Siebe Bakker (bureaubakker), Elise Buiter (bureaubakker), Kim Degen (bureaubakker) & Marije Kampfraath experts, critics and lecturers: Matthias van Ballestrem (TU Berlin), Frank Barkow (Barkow Leibinger), Markus Brunner (InformationZentrum Beton), Arndt Goldack (TU Berlin), Alex Hückler (TU Berlin), Wolfgang Schaeffer (InformationZentrum Beton), Mike Schlaich (Schlaich Bergermann und Partner) & Gregor Zimmermann (G.tecz) support: TU Berlin InformationZentrum Beton photography & video: Elise Buiter (bureaubakker)

Region Metropole

Region Metropole Delft Scenarios 04 Region Metropole is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the future of Delft Municipality in four extreme scenarios. 2016 concept, coordination & management, tutoring Autarky Scenario by Eric Lowe Boot Camp Valley Scenario by Jonathon Cordova City Hart Scenario by Sommer Cade Waterworld Scenario by Sadie Meyer participants University of Kentucky - College of Design Sommer Cade, Jonathon Cordova, Eric Lowe, Sadie Meyer instructors Siebe Bakker, Dré Kampfraath support Ateliers: Ifke Brunings, Patricia Hessing Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture: Henri van Bennekom

City of Things

City of Things The City of Things Conference, Hackaton and start-up pitches and investor meetings took place at the TU Delft. It coincided with the final event of the European SOUL-FI initiative. Participants from all over Europe debated and investigated teh Internet of Things in relation to urban trends and developments. 2016 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication City of Things - Soul-Fi Final 2017 / EnglishDocumenting the City of Things conference and hackaton.film:Oculus Film - Hans de Jonge support conference & pitches Siebe Bakker - bureaubakker, Elise Buiter - bureaubakker, Véro Crickx - Sirene Ontwerpers, Frank van der Hoeven - TU Delft, Dré Kampfraath - Creative Projects Amsterdam support hackaton Siebe Bakker - bureaubakker, Elise Buiter - bureaubakker, Kim Degen - bureaubakker, Frank van der Hoeven - TU Delft, Dré Kampfraath - Creative Projects Amsterdam, Alex van der Plas, TU Delft, Dennis Ramondt - Eneco, Ronald Root - Eneco, Mariet Sauerwein - bureaubakker, Frans Schupp - Grafisch Ontwerp Frans Schupp, Teun Verkerk - Science Center Delft

Fabric Formwork Concrete Columns

Fabric Formwork Concrete Columns - Tektoniek workshop TU/e fall 2015 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Eindhoven University of Technology. A combination of Evolutionary Structural Optimization and Fabric Formwork techniques is developed and tested. 2015 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring Investigating ‘hands-on’ innovative formwork techniques and design tools.Within the concrete industry several trends arise addressing topics related to environmental issues, production optimization and design driven ambitions. In the field of material research and development one can state that laboratory ready inventions are years ahead of what the industry can actually apply at this moment. At the same time one of the main ‘bottlenecks’ in developing new products seems to be the available formwork techniques. Computer driven milling and cutting practices are well-known and necessary to cater to certain formal needs, but are limited in usage due to relative costs and environmental considerations. Recent research into predictability of deformation of fabric formwork seems to open this specific technique to more precise production methods, and therefor promises to become a viable economic alternative. More design driven and production testing is needed to explore this potential. How to design the formwork – patterns, shapes, templates, effects on textures – […]

delft2050

delft2050 Delft Scenarios 03 Delft2050 is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the future of Delft Municipality in five extreme scenarios. 2015 concept, coordination & management, tutoring, publication DELFT2050Design thinking Cities all over the world are reinventing their positions, either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. Often this is generated out of a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens. One only has to think of notions like ‘Creative Cities’, ‘Metropolitan Regions’, ‘City Branding’ and ‘Self-regulation’ to understand that traditional ways to organize one’s community will fail to adequately address these emerging ambitions.There is a need to improve decision-making and policy processes just as much as there is a need to service and renew spatial structures as demands are changing. One can state that changes in urban developments are driven by changes in population and their needs. Energy and sustainability issues have become a common consciousness deserving appropriate response in terms of policy and spatial planning. One can easily add to these examples. These current challenges are becoming more complex and interwoven. Fed by […]

fabric formwork & evolutionary structural optimisation

fabric formwork & evolutionary structural optimisation - Tektoniek workshop TUD spring 2015 Hands-on concrete workshop for architecture and structural engineering students at Delft University of Technology. A combination of Evolutionary Structural Optimization and Fabric Formwork techniques is developed and tested. 2015 concept, coordination & management, tutoring Investigating ‘hands-on’ innovative formwork techniques and design toolsWithin the concrete industry several trends arise addressing topics related to environmental issues, production optimization and design driven ambitions. In the field of material research and development one can state that laboratory ready inventions are years ahead of what the industry can actually apply at this moment. At the same time one of the main ‘bottlenecks’ in developing new products seems to be the available formwork techniques.Computer driven milling and cutting practices are well-known and necessary to cater to certain formal needs, but are limited in usage due to relative costs and environmental considerations. Recent research into predictability of deformation of fabric formwork seems to open this specific technique to more precise production methods, and therefor promises to become a viable economic alternative. More design driven and production testing is needed to explore this potential. How to design the formwork – patterns, shapes, templates, effects on textures – fabric types & seams, production methods – […]

Warmbeton SU

warmbeton su Hands-on workshop for architecture students of Syracuse University. Based on the material porperties of insulating, load-bearing, ultra-lightweight concrete, its architectural potential is investigated. 2015 concept, coordination & management, tutoring Workshop Warmbeton Syracuse UniversityMany architects seem to look back with envy towards their illustrious predecessors from the early 20th century like Felix Candela, Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer. The main topic of their envy turns out to be the possibility to truly built monolithic. Nowadays made virtual impossible due to environmentally driven building physics requirements, labor costs combined with traditional formwork technologies and a wide-spread negative perception of weathering of fair faced concrete. However, the idea to be able to build in one material still evokes as almost magical attraction.  Notwithstanding the inability for those captured by this ambition to work monolithic to explain their desire – one material may lead to one detail, ‘one’ is beautiful in and by itself, simple is better, less is more, and so on – there are in fact more objective arguments available as well. Due to increasing insulation demands and due to a more and more structured building process, various materials have surfaced for various specific tasks. Concrete for structural requirements, foam […]

CDC6 NL

cdc6 NL As part of the 6th Concrete Design Competition Elegance participation hands-on workshops were organized for students of the Academy of Architecture Amsterdam, ArtEZ Zwolle, Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technolgy and Fontys Tilburg. The participants tested their design ideas by making concrete prototypes. An essential element in the development of ideas for the Concrete Design Competition. 2013 - 2014 concept, coordination & management, tutoring instructors Siebe Bakker support Cement&BetonCentrum: Hans Köhne hosts Academy of Architecture Amsterdam, ArtEZ Zwolle, Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Fontys Tilburg

citycampuscampuscity

citycampuscampuscity Delft Scenarios 02 CityCampusSampusCity is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the ambition of Delft Municipality to enlarge and intensify the relation between the city and the university campus. This cross-faculty project will investigate network management strategies for the local government (Leiden University) as well as five extrene scenarios (University of Kentucky). 2014 initiative, concept, format, coordination & management, instructing, publication CityCampusCampusCityDESIGN THINKING future scenarios and network governanceCities all over the world are reinventing their positions, either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. Often this is generated out of a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens. One only has to think of notions like ‘Creative Cities’, ‘Metropolitan Regions’, ‘City Branding’ and ‘Self-regulation’ to understand that traditional ways to organize one’s community will fail to adequately address these emerging ambitions.There is a need to improve decision-making and policy processes just as much as there is a need to service and renew spatial structures as demands are changing. One can state that changes in urban developments are driven […]

miesinterpretation

miesinterpretation The 6th Concrete Design Competition was launched in the Netherlands with a 4-day hands-on workshop for students. In collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology - Architectural Design and Engineering the program was set to interpret an unbuilt work of Mies van der Rohe: The Concrete Office, producing scaled concrete facade elements. 2013 concept & strategy, format, coordination & management, instructing miesinterpretation concrete workshop eindhoven Video impression of our 4-day workshop by one of the participants.film & editingBen Kleukers MiesinterpretationDetailing one of Mies’ unbuilt masterworks: the Concrete Office BuildingStrangely enough, the ‘buildings’ which established Mies van der Rohe’s name as a modern architect exist only as drawings. The glass skyscrapers, brick- and concrete house and the concrete office building, all created in the early 1920’s, constituted a formal break with his masters -Schinkel and Behrens- and led to an international breakthrough for Mies.In Mies’ Critical Biography, by Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst, the authors suggest that the architectural quality of the concrete office building, had it been realized, would be totally dependent on its detailing. The architectural detail which is completely absent in the only drawing of the building, could make it or break it.In this workshop the participating students […]

Elegance

Elegance The sixth edition of the Concrete Design Competition will host the theme of 'Elegance - exploring intelligent solutions'. It will run in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Turkey. Coordinating country Ireland will host the workshop for Laureates in Dublin, August 2014. The competition will kick-off in September 2013, with deadlines for submitting entries in May 2014. 2013 - 2014 concept, format, coordination & management, tutoring, communication assignmentElegance1: a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste 2: a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problemThe contemporary architectural practice is challenged with a wide range of economical, environmental and social issues. Ranging from reduction of raw materials and optimizing energy flows, to wide spread computer aided production processes and increasing numbers of experts for each project, the field of architecture becomes more complex and needs to focus more on inventing smart and efficient systems. Combined with an exploding range of materials and techniques to chose from we often see a practice that is either strongly focused on iconic qualities of buildings, or on carefully engineered sets of performances and materials, fully rationalized and mainly functional.This competition seeks to investigate 'elegance' in architecture and concrete. 'Elegance' […]

Knowledge City

Knowledge City Delft Scenarios 01 Knowledge City is a research and design studio investigating the ambitions of and plausible futures for Delft Municipality. It focuses on developing scenarios and strategic designs that address the ambition of Delft Municipality to enlarge and maintain the citizenship of students and professionals educated at the local institutes, Delft University of Technology and others. This cross-faculty project will investigate network management strategies for the local government (Leiden University) as well as spatial development of housing projects (University of Kentucky). 2013 initiative, concept, format, coordination & management, instructing, publication visit studio blog Delft scenarios 01 Introduction to the studio work.animation & videoLaurel ChristensenEnglish Delft Scenarios 01Cities all over the world are reinventing their positions; either driven by changes in national policies decentralizing governance or reacting to the reality of competition and collaboration on subjects such as economy, services or the changing number of inhabitants. This is often out of a desire or perceived necessity to respond to the changing ambitions of industries and citizens. One only has to think of notions like ‘Creative Cities’, ‘Metropolitan Regions’, ‘City Branding’ and ‘Self-regulation’ to understand that traditional ways to organize one’s community will fail to adequately address these emerging […]

Material Research + Fabrication 02

Material Research + Fabrication 02 An 8-week research and design studio for students of the University of Kentucky - College of Design in Delft, the Netherlands. The 5th Concrete Design Competition theme of ENERGY functioned as the basis for this material research project in which students investigated properties and potential of the material concrete in relation to a wide variety of notions on energy. This study abroad program naturally included site visits in the Netherlands and Europe as well as a graphic design workshop and a workshop at the laboratory of G.tecz, Kassel. 2012 initiative, concept, coordination & management, instructing participants Joseph Cavallo, Seth Davis, Drew McGurk, Taisa Sehic, Jacob Tompkins, Juliann Tompkins instructors Siebe Bakker, Ad van der Kouwe, Gregor Zimmermann critics & experts Ifke Brunings, Patricia Hessing, Caroline Kruit, Jasper Westebring support Ateliers: Ifke Brunings, Patricia Hessing Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture: Henri van Bennekom G.tecz: Gregor Zimmermann Manifesta: Ad van der Kouwe University of Kentucky - College of Design: Michael Speaks initiative bureaubakker University of Kentucky - College of Design: Michael Speaks

CDC5 NL ArtEZ

CDC5 NL Artez As part of the Concrete Design Competition ENERGY participation a hands-on workshop was organized for students of ArtEZ Zwolle. The participants tested their design ideas by making concrete prototypes. An essential element in the development of ideas for the Concrete Design Competition. 2012 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Martijn Abelman, Debbie van Dijk, Marleen Garstenveld, Florine Grimberg, Robert van Middendorp, Thierry van Til instructors Siebe Bakker, Christiaan de Bruijne support Cement&BetonCentrum: Hans Köhne host ArtEZ Zwolle initiative ArtEZ Zwolle: Christiaan de Bruijne

CDC5 NL TUD

CDC5 NL TUD As part of the Concrete Design Competition ENERGY participation a hands-on workshop was organized for students of the Delft University of Technology. The participants tested their design ideas by making concrete prototypes. An essential element in the development of ideas for the Concrete Design Competition. 2011 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants MADD/SADD Sandra Augustyniak, Vincent Blankenspoor,  Tjerk de Boer, Olaf Burlage, Jasper Bus, Michael Cerrone, Muriz Djurdjevic, Nicolás van Drunen, Eirini Frydaki, Herman Gaarman, Mi-Jung Gim, Cynthia van der Harg, Pengcheng He, Josje Hemmes, Job van den Heuvel, Virpi Heybroek, Lindi Hofman, Cederick Ingen-Housz, Premnath Jayadeep, Jihye Jeong, Kelly de Jong, Maarten Kempenaar, Minjung Kim, Patty Koppes, Sara Krikech, Henry Lim, Zelda Meeuwsen, Peter Steffens, Mattias Svensson Lembke, Martje Thelen, Karl Jon Petter Tibell, Tomas de Weijer, Xiaqin Zhang, Sofia Zournatzidou participants Objet Trouvé Ronald van der Beek, Elisabeth Berghuijs, Menzo Bomhof, Elian Feenstra, Ruben Geutjens, Kasper Gerritsen, Mark Hoedemaker, Bob van Iersel, Simone Koch, Kenneth van Kogelenberg, Vera Konietschke, Anne Lien van der Linden, Bas Linssen, Anton Luuk, Milou van Min, Nick Noordam, Esther Persoon, Jitender Pritipalsingh, Berend Raaphorst, Roeland Reitsema, Mauricio Sandoval, Mariet Sauerwein, Jasper van Schaik, Sahar Seyed Nabelan, WIm aan de Stegge, […]

Material Research + Fabrication 01

Material Research + Fabrication 01 An 8-week research and design studio for students of the University of Kentucky - College of Design in Delft, the Netherlands. The 5th Concrete Design Competition theme of ENERGY functioned as the basis for this material research project in which students investigated properties and potential of the material concrete in relation to a wide variety of notions on energy. This study abroad program naturally included site visits in the Netherlands and Europe as well as a graphic design workshop and a workshop at the laboratory of G.tecz, Kassel. 2011 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Jeffrey Guiducci, Neema Jahed, Corey Jenkins, Demetrius Leach, Bethany Long, Autumn Midyett, Taisa Sehic, Kevin Setser, Brandon Townsend instructors Siebe Bakker, Ad van der Kouwe, Bruce Swetnam, Gregor Zimmermann support Ateliers: Ifke Brunings, Patricia Hessing Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture: Henri van Bennekom G.tecz: Gregor Zimmermann Manifesta: Ad van der Kouwe University of Kentucky - College of Design: Michael Speaks initiative bureaubakker University of Kentucky - College of Design: Michael Speaks

Energy

Energy The fifth Concrete Design Competition carried the theme of 'Energy'. Students were asked to explore and exploit the inherent capacity of concrete to play a role in the energy process of buildings. Or to investigate the more 'energetic' nature of concrete in architecture, expressive and aesthetic. Or, of course, a combination of both. 2011 - 2012 concept, coordination & management, tutoring, publication Kees Kaan on escape from the cavity wall Siebe Bakker in conversation with Kees Kaan on 'escape from the cavity wall'. This conversation took place as an exploration on the theme of he Concrete Design Competition on Energy.conversation, film & editingSiebe BakkerEnglish concrete design workshop on energy Interview with Vera Konietschke and Mariet Sauerwein on their experiences as participants in the Concrete Design Workshop on Energy, August 2012.filmBram Rutteninterview & editingSiebe BakkerEnglish concrete design workshop on energy Interview with Olaf Burlage on his experiences as participant in the Concrete Design Workshop on Energy, August 2012.filmBram Rutteninterview & editingSiebe BakkerEnglish EnergyENERGY has become a powerful topic in the architectural debate on sustainable building. It is taking a prominent position next to reuse, CO2 emissions, reductions on waste materials and other environmental impacts. Current trends in addressing these issues […]

CDC5 NL TUE

CDC5 NL TUE As part of the Concrete Design Competition ENERGY participation a hands-on workshop was organized for students of the Eindhoven University of Technology. The participants tested their design ideas by making concrete prototypes. An essential element in the development of ideas for the Concrete Design Competition. 2011 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Irene Boertien, Roald Damoiseaux, Jachym van Erning, Lonneke van Haalen, Reinier Kok, Claire Laudij, Joep Rutgers, Eva van Valderen, Linda Verschuren, Finn Vossen, Veerle van Westen instructors Siebe Bakker, Hans Köhne, Maarten Willems support Cement&BetonCentrum: Hans Köhne host Eindhoven University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture initiative Eindhoven University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture: Maarten Willems

UHPC UKY

uhpc uky A one week hands-on workshop at the College of Design working with Quantz by G.tecz an Ultra High Performance Concrete. Students investigated the properties of the material and how to actually work with it. Small prototypes were produced demonstrating some of the exceptional characteristics of Quantz. 2011 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Jeffrey Guiducci, Neema Jahed, Corey Jenkins, Demetrius Leach, Bethany Long, Autumn Midyett, Taisa Sehic, Kevin Setser, Brandon Townsend instructors Siebe Bakker, Gregor Zimmermann support G.tecz: Gregor Zimmermann Gate Precast Company: Mark Pedron Rives Rash host University of Kentucky - College of Design initiative bureaubakker G.tecz: Gregor Zimmermann University of Kentucky - College of Design: Michael Speaks

UHPC MADD & SADD

UHPC MADD & SADD Workshop for students at Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture: Ornamatics (Form & Media), MADD & SADD (Materialisation). Based on exceptional properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete possibilities were explored to maximize its uses. A select group of students continued experimenting after the workshop at the laboratory of G.tecz in Kassel. 2011 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants BADD Chao, Eric, Hill, Jiran, JK, Karen, Michalis, Oriana Kraemer, Qing, Qian, Raghuveer Ramesh, Srividhya Srinivasan, Mark de Vries, Qiansong Zhou participants MADD Alex, Arthur, Rigo Bert, Eva, Henk, Jan, Joni, Leander, Luuk, Nicolas, Marlotte van der Tol, Dennis van Veen participants Ornamatics instructors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Rob Bollen, Martijn Stellingwerff, Engbert van der Zaag support Cement&betonCentrum: Hans Köhne initiative bureaubakker Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture - Materialization: Henri van Bennekom Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Architecture - Form & Media: Martijn Stellingwerff

stayowee 2010

stayowee 2010 A 6-hour hands-on workshop for 250 first year students of architecture at Delft University of Technology as part of their introductory week to the university. 2010 concept, coordination & management, tutoring tutor Siebe Bakker support Beamix Cement&BetonCentrum: Hans Köhne initiative Stylos

CDC4 NL TUD

CDC4 NL TUD As paft of the Concrete Design Competition initiatives in the Netherlands, two studios at Delft University of Technology have been offered hands-on concrete ateliers. Both studios have adopted the competition as part of their programs and got introduced to working with concrete. 2009 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants SADD Vincent van Aardweg, Johannes Akkermans, Anne Bekker, Ran Berman, Bob Blom, Lennert van den Boom, Sophietje Broeken, Timo Cardol, Ka Shun Cheung, Ka-Lai Cheung, Paul Crombach, Marinke Davelaar, Renske van Dieren, Rens van Dijk, Milou Foole, Tim Geraedts, Hilde Haverman, Daan Heijn, Michiel van Hennik, Astrid Heijnen, Sofieke Jagtman, Simon Jaspers, Lukas Jespers, Evelina Juzbasjeva, Jesse van Koppen, Maarten Kornet, Chris Kruit, Huub Larink, Daan Janssen, Jacob Lindeijer, Guangjong Liu, Niek Marks, Ian Rieken, Floor-Jan van Schaik, Tom Schakelaar, Malik Tas, Kim Veldman, Stephan de Waard, Roy Wijte, Max Willems, Loek Zuiderwijk participants Objet Trouvé Anne Bekker, Ran Berman, Lennert van den Boom, Sophietje Broeken, Ka-Lai Cheung, Paul Crombach, Marinke Davelaar, Rens van Dijk, Milou Foole, Astrid Heijnen, Sofieke Jagtman, Daan Janssen, Simon Jaspers, Lukas Jespers, Jesse van Koppen, Maarten Kornet, Chris Kruit, Niek Marks, Ian Rieken, Floor-Jan van Schaik, Tom Schakelaar, Malik Tas, Stephan de Waard […]

To The Bone

To The Bone The 'To the Bone' project run by Jan Schevers investigated the core of architecture, developing formal language, material use and structural systems to unveil the bare essentials of architecture. The studio adopted the 4th Concrete Design Competition as part of their program. The atelier facilitated a first glimpse at actual working with concrete, discovering potential uses of the material. 2009 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Jeroen van Aerle, Iggie Dekkers, Jeroen Donkers, Beerd Gieteling, Jeroen Groenen, Sven van der Heiden, Michiel Jobse, Bjorn Kasandikromo, Merian Koekkoek, Kristine Koning, Arnoud Reinke, Nathaniël Rijsmus, Philippe Rol, Mirjam Roth, Bram Seijsener, Marieke Sijm, Mathijs Storms, Rob Verhaegh tutors Siebe Bakker, Jan Schevers critic & expert Fred Gladdines support Cement&BetonCentrum - Hans Köhne initiative Eindhoven University of Technoloy - Jan Schevers

Monolithic

Concrete Design Competition & Master Class on Monolithic The fourth Concrete Design Competition was led by Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati. The theme he set, Monolithic, invites to explore the opportunities and possibilities to truly built in one material and to built from one idea. To discover concrete as a structural and aesthetic material, developing architecture that stands out for its strong and clear appearance. 2009 - 2010 concept, coordination & management, tutoring, publication valerio olgiati on one idea Siebe Bakker in conversation with Valerio Olgiati on 'one idea'. This conversation took place as exploration of the theme of the Concrete Design Competition on MONOLITHIC, curated by Valerio Olgiati.conversation, film & editingSiebe BakkerEnglish Monolithic - exploring versatilityDICTIONARY (Webster's Third New International Dictionary)mono.lith.ic 1a: formed or carved from a single block of stone b: made up of monoliths 3a: of a concrete structure: cast as a single piece 4: constituing one massive undifferentiated whole exhibiting solid uniformity often without diversity or variability.ver.sa.tile 1a: marked by a tendency to change : fluctuating readily : changeable, variable 2a: adapted to or embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills b: having a capacity for turning with ease from one thing to another : having […]

CDC3 TUD

hands-on atelier and concrete design week conference Part of the design studio SADD organized by the Materialization chair of the Delft University of Technology - faculty of architecture was dedicated to the 3rd Concrete Design Competition and led to competition entries by the participants. To facility technical information and hands-on experience with concrete a conference and atelier was organized under the title of ' Concrete Design Week'. 2008 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Doris Bu, Andrea Claassen, Boudewijn Damen, Rosalie van Dijk, Niels Eilander, Benjamin Groothuyse, Ryoko Ikeda, Dirk Jan Immerzeel, Just Lavooij, Yu-Chen Lin, Janina Loeve, Wouter Notenbomer, Karianne Paesschen, Lee Sun Ming, Guoqing Wang, Roel van Wetering, Zhangying Ying tutors Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom lecturers 'Concrete Design Week' Siebe Bakker, Henri van Bennekom, Ingo Gast, Michiel Haas, Henk Jonkers, Niek Kaptein, Hans Köhne, Rob Nijsse, Marc Ottelé, Henk Oude Kempers, Gert van der Wegen, Sybrand van der Zwaag
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I•DO 2008

cross-cultural and inter-faculty workshop for design students The I.do 2008 workshop hosted the theme of 'Hospitality'. An international inter-faculty team of students investigated future design ideas based on cultural aspects, a global picture and local context. The workshop was held partly in Hong Kong and partly in Delft. The cultural exchange between students and location functioned as kick-starter for new insights and ideas. 2008 tutoring participants Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering Dries Calcoen, Raphaël Jie Ji Chan, Mariska Rooijakkers, Monique Winters Design Academy Eindhoven: Ingrid Brandth, René Siebum, Sophie de Vocht, Sanne van Wersch participants Hong Kong Design Institute So Ho Lung - Bosco, Ching Fung Yee - Ana, Yu Siu Ho -Anderson, Chan Tau Chung - Donald participants The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Design Sze Ling Lee - Linny, Cheing Chung Yan - Joanne, Lai Wing Wai - Esther, Cheung Wai Chun - Kevin participants The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Hotel & Tourism Management Lam Yin Yi, Hung Oi Ki, Lee So Min, Tin Choi Lan participants Zuyd University - Maastricht Hotel Management School Kim Randewijk, Torsten Sabel, Mariette Sibie, Bart van Veen tutors Siebe Bakker, Annemiek van […]

China NL

plausible future products and facilities for chinese tourism in the netherlands This research and design project, for students of the Design Academy Eindhoven, is based on the expected exploding growth of Chinese tourism in the Netherlands. What does the Dutch industry need and how can they, the local and regional governments and various institutions act in order to meet the Chinese ambitions and expectations? 2008 concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Gero Asmuth, Michelle Baggerman, Tiddo Bakker, Steven Banken, Marijn Beije, Bart Bekker, Susan Christianen, Jens Dyvik, Joost Gehem, Niels Hoebers, Joep Huisinga, Ruben der Kinderen, Tom Loois, Florike Martens, Lotte de Raadt, Elma Roelvink, Roland Pieter Smit, Bram van Vijfeiken, Jetske Visser tutor Siebe Bakker critics & experts Dave van Eijnsbergen, Patricia Hessing, Arjan van Well

SouthWing 2040

plausible futures for the south wing area: identity & spatial development SOUTHWING 2040 is a scenario planning studio in which product design students from Art Centre in Los Angeles investigated the ambitions and potential of the Dutch Southwing area. As part of a two year long in depth research by Atelier Zuidvleugel this studio added insights into how plausible identities could be developed to enhance the position on the Southwing area in the Netherlands and Europe. 2007 initiative, concept, coordination & management, tutoring participants Ann Tao, Annie Gonzalez, Elyse Marks, Ilona Shumsky, Justin Cram, Kahren Kim, Kirakarn Churnakoses, Matthew Mink, Meirav Shitrit, Melissa Catellano, Navneet Gill, Shawn Zingelewicz, Tai-Shan Chou, Yusuke Yokoyama tutors Siebe Bakker, Gerardo Herrera, Sherry Hoffman, Michael Speaks, Ellen Weerman critics Heather Flood, Tali Krakowsky, Sarah Lorenzen, Henk Ovink, Stephanie Smith support Atelier South Wing - Nadia Casabella, Paul Gerretsen Art Centre Los Angeles DS+V Rotterdam - Joep van Buiten Hoeve Biesland - jan Duijndam KABK Den Haag Stroom Den Haag - Arno van Roosmalen initiative Siebe Bakker, Paul Gerretsen, Michael Speaks SOUTHWING 2040 has been made possible through contributions by Atelier Zuidvleugel

Implicit Performance

Concrete Design Competition & Master Class on Implicit Performance Juan Herreros set the theme for the third Concrete Design Competition as 'Implicit Performance'. Students had to investigate the hidden properties and characteristics of concrete as a monolithic material as well as in hybrid structures. A quest for new performances and materials that led to a variety of extreme examples of techniques, materials and products. 2007 - 2008 concept, coordination & management, tutoring, publication Implicit Performance Documenting the Concrete Design Master Class on Implicit Performance led by curator Juan Herreros. Antwerp, August 2008.filmAaron Hauptman, Wies van SauseditingSiebe BakkerEnglish Implicit Performance, exploring the hybrid conditionWebster’s Third New International Dictionary:Im-plic-it adj [L implicitus, past part. Of implicare to infold, involve, implicate, engage – more at EMPLOY] 1 obs: tangled or twisted together : INTERWOVEN 2a (1) : tacitly involved in something else : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed: capable of being inferred : IMPLIED – compare EXPLICIT (2) : involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed : POTENTIAL b (1) : not appearing overtly : confined in the organism (2) of a culture : capable of being derived only as an implication […]