Team

Curator: Bart Lootsma, Innsbruck / Bart Lootsma (*1957, Amsterdam) is a historian, theoretician, critic and curator in the fields of architecture, design and the visual arts. He is a Professor for Architectural Theory and Head of the Institute for Architectural Theory, History and Heritage Preservation at the University of Innsbruck. He was Guest Professor for Architecture, European Urbanity and Globalization at the University of Luxemburg; at the Academy of Visual Arts in Vienna; at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg; at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna; at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and Head of Scientific Research at the ETH Zürich, Studio Basel. He was Head of the Department of 3D-Design at the Academy of Arts in Arnheim. Bart Lootsma was guest curator of ArchiLab 2004 in Orléans. He was an editor of ao. Forum, de Architect, ARCHIS, ARCH+, l’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui, Daidalos, DOMUS and GAM. Bart Lootsma published numerous articles in magazines and books. Together with Dick Rijken he published the book ‚Media and Architecture’. His book ‚SuperDutch’ was published by Thames & Hudson, Princeton Architectural Press, DVA and SUN in the year 2000; ‘ArchiLab 2004 The Naked City’ by HYX in Orléans in 2004 and ’Reality Bytes’ will be published by Birkhäuser in 2016. Bart Lootsma is member of the committee for the IBA Vienna 2020.  He was a member of several governemental, semi-governemmental and municipal committees in different countries and he was Crown Member of the Dutch Culture Council. www.architecturaltheory.eu

Co-Curator: Katharina Weinberger, Innsbruck-Linz / Katharina Weinberger is a historian, curator and teacher in the fields of art, architecture and urbanism. She studied art history at the University of Innsbruck and worked at the „Kunsthalle Tirol“, aut (architektur und tirol) and the „Forum Hall“. In 2001 she curated the anniversary exhibition on the occasion of the 100th Birthday of Herbert Ploberger (Stadtmuseum Linz and the Museum für Siegel und Stempel Wels). From 2002 – 2006 she was research assistant at the Department for Digital Preservation of the University Library Innsbruck and from 2004-2006 project manager of the EU funded project reUSE. From 2003-2005 she was exhibition manager for the travelling architecture exhibition ‘austria west’ from ARCHIcultur.EU. Since 2004 she is the curator of the art collection of the Tiroler Sparkasse bank as well as consultant in cultural matters, architecture and marketing. Since 2006 she is speaker of the Institute for Architectural Theory and History at the University of Innsbruck, where she also teaches courses. Together with Bart Lootsma she built up ARCHITECTURALTHEORY.EU and in 2008 they curated the project ‘Linz Status Quo’ for the Cultural Capital Linz ‘09. Since 2013 she is research assistant at Sustainable Architecture + Future Tactics (Prof. Matthias Böttger) and Vice Chairperson of the Senate at the University of Art and Design Linz. www.architecturaltheory.eu

Exhibitors: ecoLogicStudio, London / ecoLogicStudio is an architectural and urban design studio co-founded in London by Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto. In the past few years the studio has built up an international reputation for its innovative work on ‘systemic’ design; ecoLogicStudio’s method is defined by the combination and integration of systemic thinking, bio and socio-logic research, parametric design and prototyping. Completed projects include a public library, private villas, large facades and eco-roofs; ecoLogic has developed prototypes and installations for the most important Architectural Biennales, including Venice in 2008 and 2010, Seville, Istanbul and Milan Fuorisalone. ecoLogicStudio runs international workshops and cultural activities and is involved in academic research. The work of ecoLogicStudio has featured in many international architectural books and magazines. The core innovation of the studio has been published in 2012 by Routledge in a book titled “Systemic Architecture”. www.ecologicstudio.com

Exhibitors: LOLA, Rotterdam / Eric-Jan Pleijster, Cees van der Veeken en Peter Veenstra graduated from Wageningen University as Landscape Architects in 2003 and 2005 (Veenstra). In 2006 they collectively started the office LOLA landscape Architects in Rotterdam, which strives progressive landscape architecture. With spot-on ideas and actions based on a combination of research and design, LOLA (LOst Landscapes) wants to bring new life to forgotten, worn-out and changing landscapes. In doing so, LOLA has an optimistic and conceptual approach, as well as a fascination for new spatial phenomena. LOLA works for governments, provinces, municipalities and project developers. The office won multiple design competitions and awards, amongst them European Portugal, the EO Wijers competition and the Delta Water Award. www.lolaweb.nl

Exhibitors: LAAC, Innsbruck / 2009 Founding the architectural office LAAC, synonym for landscape, architecture and cities by Kathrin Aste and Frank Ludin. LAAC develops contemporary architectonical solutions für urban and landscape challenge. LAAC tries to be an interface for implementation, teaching and research besides doing projects of architectural practice. The ideological goal of LAAC is it to overcome the growing gap between architectural practice, research and theory, in order to strengthen the importance of discipline in society again. www.laac.eu