On Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 7:00 p.m., Michael Wagner was a discussion guest at the panel discussion 'What have we actually built there?' at Architekturforum Zürich.
Zurich and its agglomeration have experienced an uninterrupted building boom over the last twenty years. Virtually all brownfield sites and former factory areas have been gradually built over and developed into residential and workplace areas. Due to the turnaround in interest rates and other factors, construction activity is cooling off somewhat. So we can pause for a moment and reflect on what was actually built there. At the same time, the era of large contiguous site developments is coming to an end. What was the spirit that shaped this type of development? Which visions and promises came true? Where is there a difference to today's everyday settlement life on site? And what has changed in planning paradigms and ideas of "good urban planning" since then? An evening of critical retrospection and a look into the future.
Panellists:
Regula Iseli, architect, co-director of the Urban Landscape Institute at the ZHAW
Michael Wagner, architect, professor of architecture and urban design at the University of Liechtenstein
Katharina Barandun, settlement coach
Philipp Fischer, architect, Enzmann Fischer Partner
Moderation: Caspar Schärer and Lena Wolfart, Board Architekturforum Zürich
