MOULD Collective Lecture: Reforming Architecture in an Age of Climate Breakdown

This lecture, presented by Arcam and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, features MOULD Collective discussing their book 'Architecture is Climate'. The event delves into how architecture must reform itself in response to climate breakdown, rethinking its foundations in an age of crises.

Arcam, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, presents a lecture as part of the '1.Lectures – Repair and Renewal' series, focusing on designing within climate challenges. The event centers on the presentation of MOULD Collective's book, 'Architecture is Climate'. This book emerges from the research project 'Architecture after Architecture' and critically examines the foundations of architectural practice in the context of climate breakdown. It argues for a fundamental rethinking of architecture, moving away from outdated paradigms of growth and separation from nature towards a practice deeply entangled with climate, politics, history, and social justice. The lecture and the accompanying book aim to reimagine architecture in an age of crises, rejecting purely technocratic fixes and the separation of humans from nature. The MOULD Collective, comprising Sarah Bovelett, Anthony Powis, Tatjana Schneider, Christina Serifi, Jeremy Till, and Becca Voelcker, presents this provocative and hopeful vision for architecture. Further information and resources related to the book's themes are available on the website www.architectureisclimate.net.

Tickets are available for €9,- for adults. Staff and students of the Academy of Architecture receive free admission. The lectures are held in English. Doors open at 19:50, with the lecture starting at 20:00 and ending at 21:15.