Sharjah Architecture Triennial: Material & Land Narratives

The Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) is hosting the final day of public programme for its second edition, The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability, which runs until 10 March. ‘Material & Land Narratives’ explores the regenerative potential of earthen materials and land narratives:

11am – 1pm Workshop on Earthen Architecture: Material and Building Techniques Architect and building conservator Felipe Gutierrez leads the workshop; participants(15 max)  will learn about the earth as a building material, identify soils that are suitable for construction, and apply techniques – construct ingmasonry blocks, formulating natural plasters and creating prototypes of traditional earth wall constructions.

11am-1pm Curator walkthrough led by Tosin Oshinowo SAT’s curator guides a tour of the projects at Al Qasimiyah School.

2-2.20pm Introduction by Tosin Oshinowo Oshinowo expands on the theme for this edition of SAT, elabortating the ideas behind three overlapping curatorial strands: Renewed Contextual, Intangible Bodies, and Extraction Politics.

2.20-3.45pm Panel discussion: Material and Land Narratives Featuring Joelle Eyeson and Kwame Deheer (co-founders of Hive Earth); Mahavir Acharya (co-founder of Hunnarshala); Sumaya Dabbagh (founder of Dabbagh Architects); Felipe Gutierrez (architect and building conservator at the DCT Abu Dhabi) and Wayne Switzer (architect and educator) as moderator. The discussion will focuses on the opportunities and challenges of building with local earthen materials using traditional building techniques; it ties back to ‘Re-Materialize’, an initiative of Sharjah Architecture Triennial that maps the making of environmentally conscious materials and supports designers who use sustainable and recycled local material in their practice.

4-5.30pm Decolonising Architecture: Sandi Hilal & Alessandro Petti DAAR (Decolonizing Architecture Art Research), led by Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti, present their two-decade research-based art and architectural practice.

To register for any of these events, go here.