“Building Research. A Positioning”
Inaugural Lecture

Clemens Brünenberg (*1980) studied architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from 2001 to 2007, where he specialized in historical building research, gaining fieldwork experience in Lebanon and Turkey. After working in heritage preservation in Karlsruhe and at the Institute for the History of Architecture at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, he worked from 2009 to 2014 in the Architecture Department of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin. In 2012, he was awarded a travel scholarship by the German Archaeological Institute.

Director, Stockholm

“Lewerentz Divine Darkness”

Sven Blume is a film director based in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2013, he graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Documentary Film. Since his graduation, he has worked as a director on various documentary film projects and has also realized numerous collaborations in the fields of visual arts, architecture, music videos, experimental films, dance videos, animation, and feature films.

His third feature documentary, Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024), focuses on the architect Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975), who is internationally regarded as one of Sweden's most significant architects. Due to his aversion to interviews and recordings, Lewerentz remained enigmatic for a long time. However, recently, film and audio recordings of the aging Lewerentz were discovered. These recordings form the foundation for this compelling documentary. LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS is a unique portrait of this mysterious figure in 20th-century architecture, whose work continues to resonate and inspire today.

Previously, Sven Blume directed Crooked Lines of Beauty – My Grandfather, the Architect Carl Nyrén (2021) and For Somebody Else (2020), a film about surrogate mothers in the USA. His films have been shown internationally at festivals, museums, galleries, and cinemas, and have been broadcast by public broadcasters in various countries. In 2023, he became a member of the Swedish Film Academy.

Jörn Walter

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Jörn Walter (*1957) served as the Chief Building Officer of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 1999 to 2017 and led the Urban Planning Office of the state capital Dresden during the post-reunification period from 1991 to 1999. After studying spatial planning at the University of Dortmund, he later taught alongside his full-time positions at the Technical Universities of Vienna and Dresden, the Hamburg University of Fine Arts, HafenCity University in Hamburg, and the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, focusing on urban planning. Additionally, he has been active in numerous committees, juries, and has contributed to various publications. He is a member of the Academies of Arts in Berlin, Saxony, and Hamburg, as well as the German Academy for Urban Development and Land Use Planning.

OUI Office for Urban Innovation, Paris
“Leaving Architecture”

Noa Peer, born in 1982 in Tel Aviv, Israel. After completing her studies, she pursued architecture at the School of Architecture of Versailles in France, followed by a Master’s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She gained valuable professional experience working at REX in New York before returning to France to finalize her architectural education. Her career includes

roles at Catherine Mosbach Landscape design firm in Paris and Ecosistema Urbano in Madrid, as well as leading a participatory design process in Norway. In 2013, Noa founded her architecture office in Paris.

Her international background influences her design approach, blending diverse global perspectives with a focus on innovative and natural materials. As the founder of OUI, a Paris based studio, Noa leads her team in creating spaces that respond to the specific needs of the client while expressing their unique vision. Her work emphasizes a strong relationship with clients,

aiming to transform everyday spaces into thoughtfully designed environments that merge function and beauty.

Pecha-Kucha Night as Part of the Annual Exhibition of the Department of Architecture

Since 1997, rotating student teams have put together an exhibition each year showcasing the best student work from the past academic year. The 27th edition of the Sichten exhibition also reflects the creative diversity of architectural studies and is accompanied by an extensive supporting program.

A key feature is the Pecha-Kucha Night, where emerging and established architectural firms present their work. The challenge of the Pecha-Kucha format is that each presentation can consist of only 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds. Therefore, each presenter has exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds to briefly, succinctly, and entertainingly introduce their work.

More about the exhibition

DOGMA, Inaugural Lecture
“Living Another Way”

Martino Tattara is an architect and teaches at the Department of Architecture at TU Darmstadt, where he heads the Chair of Design and Housing (EUW). Over the past twenty years, he has developed research-based design work with DOGMA, the architectural office he co-founded with Pier Vittorio Aureli, focusing on residential space and its potential for transformation. This body of work, consisting of numerous studies and projects, has been exhibited in various locations, including the House of World Cultures in Berlin in 2015, the Venice Biennale in 2016 and 2021, the Chicago Architectural Biennial in 2017, the Flanders Architecture Institute in Antwerp, the Seoul Architecture Biennale, as well as the Sharjah Architecture Triennale in 2019 and the Triennale di Milano in 2023.

The office has published several works, including The Room of One’s Own (Black Square, 2017), Loveless (Black Square, 2019), Platforms (Black Square, 2020), and most recently, Living and Working (MIT Press, 2022).