SeSa Build 2016 in Istanbul focuses on the sustainable city

Once again the focus was on earthquake-proof planning and construction, structural engineering and IT solutions, along with topics such as urban requirements and concepts, which link together social circumstances and the resilience of ecosystems. As part of the SeSa Talks, top speakers from architecture, science, politics and industry reported on innovative ideas and solutions. The general conclusion was as follows: To overcome the growing challenges of climate change, specialists such as architects, landscape architects, urban designers and engineers need to work together. Projects need to be planned in an interdisciplinary way in order to make efficient use of increasingly scarce public spaces and financial resources given the increasing densification of cities. Some of the projects appeared so plausible and easy to implement that many of the around 800 visitors to the forum were puzzled as to why there weren‘t many more of them. More information on the projects...

25th February 2016 – Building and Engineering Safer and Sustainable City Climateproof Urbanism - how we can make our cities more resilient and attractive at the same time
Dirk van Peijpe, Director of De Urbanisten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Sustainability and the Development of Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Area: a Critical Overview
Prof. Dr. Murat Güvenç, Director Istanbul Studies Center, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey Safety concept for Burglary-Resistant Components in Europe
Muhammet Gürbüz, Laboratory Fire Safety, IFT Rosenheim, Rosenheim, Germany Title: in progress
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Kaptan & Dr. Özdemir Sönmez Panel Discussion: Urban Regeneration
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Erol Köktürk 26th February 2016 – Designing and Modelling Smart Buildings Scandinavian Light - Social & Architectural Innovation through Integrated Design
Julian Weyer, Partner, C.F. Møller Architects, Aarhus, Denmark Striving for Simplicity
Prof. Thomas Auer, Chair of Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design, Technical University of Munich, Managing Director, Transsolar Energietechnik, Germany Power Speech & Panel Discussion: Modelling and Design
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Işıkdağ  27th February 2016 – Success Stories from SeSa Perspective Symbiocity – The Swedish experience
Bo Jerlström, Ambassador (ret) and Head of Office for Project Exports, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Streets for People – the role of public space in our cities
Sofie Kvist, Project manager, Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark Design with knowledge - examples from Henning Larsen Architects
Werner Frosch, Partner, Managing Director Munich, Henning Larsen Architects, Munich, Germany Title: in progress
Atolyelabs, IdeEGE, Istanbul, Turkey