“RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE” Curatorial Exhibition

Titled “RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE”, the main objective of the curatorial exhibition is to reimagine the usage of local resources in a way that beyond aesthetics, they will serve not only a privileged minority, but everyone. 

With the recent global pandemic and wars, the social distancing we experienced has raised interest in the “local”. The need for global awareness and knowledge forced us to come together. Besides my personal life, my work is being affected by the war, as I live in Ukraine. I am closer to the brutally honest reality of how the architecture and the infrastructure of a city is designed not only by public crises and health issues, but mostly by the destructive power of war. In my curatorial concept, I wanted to highlight that architects don’t control the building system. We are the building system, and this system will be the most legitimate foundation of the world to come.

-Anhelina L. Starkova, TAB 2024 Head Curator

“RESOURCES FOR A FUTURE” dives into the principles of architecture that are instrumental in shaping future change. Searching for answers to questions such as “How to stabilise and enforce our architectural strategies, prolong the lifespan of buildings, and make architecture more consolidated and durable”, TAB 2024 focuses on the primary drivers of future development and how to optimise our resources.

Participants in the curatorial exhibition will be gathered in three thematic sections:

●   RESOURCE 1: SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Social Intelligence section is governed by private and public interests. The viability of the building is anchored to the intellectual perspectives of the social space in which we live. How does social urbanism, forced by the unexpected, keep our cities alive? How can we use our intellect to operate within a city of limited resources? How, by attracting people, does the building form the most powerful tool for the habitable city and what is the role of local in a global urban policy? 

Projects: A special curatorial project by Head Curator Anhelina Starkova (Ukraine), “Ornamental Records From Tallinn” by Déchelette Architects (France), “Space of Earth” by Laura Cristea (Romania) & Raphael Zuber (Switzerland), “Lifestyles” by Ioannis Lykouras, LÜNK arhitektid (Estonia).

●  RESOURCE 2: BUILDING CONCEPT

Building Concept is searching for translative tools in constructing possibilities for forthcoming architecture. The union of materials and social powers regulate order for a spatial formation of the building. By positioning edifices as not only erected, complete forms but as sensemaking systems, we can experience safety and meaning in our cities. Diverse concepts of building inner modelling, typological logistics and structural retrofitting will be explored in this section. 

Projects: “ ‘Four Houses in Natural Stone: From Shelter to Living” by e|v|a architects, e|v|a architects, Alfredo Vanotti & Laura Egger (Italy), “Continuum” by Apex Arhitektuuribüroo (Estonia), “Stubborn Typologies” by Arhitekt Must (Estonia), “Rising Raw” by Gus Wüstemann Architects AG (Switzerland), “Repair tectonics” by LLRRLLRR (Estonia), “Reformulating Reuse” by Pihlmann Architects & Hampus Berndtson (Denmark).

●  RESOURCE 3: MATERIAL FORMATION

The material culture as a resource is an essential reserve to which a builder is attached. But how do we organise material culture around architecture today? How is our understanding of materials defined and evolving in relation to an architectural timeline? How does material pragmaticism dictate urban rules and respond to social crises through construction? The Material Formation section will provide a space for questioning and answering the ruling material principles in architecture. 

Projects: “Networks, Not Products: A project’s dialogue” by BC architects & studies & materials (Belgium) & Alexandre Humbert (France), “Beauty of transience” by Capaul Blumenthal Architekten (Switzerland), “MINE + CRAFT” by KAMP Arhitektid (Estonia), “No Small Matter” by Elina Liiva & Helena Männa / PAKK (Estonia), “ReCreate” by Erik Stenberg, Helena Westerlind, Satu Huuhka, Eetu Lehmusvaara (Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Croatia).

COLLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES

pihlmann architects & Hampus Berndtson (Denmark)
Resource: Making legible what is already at hand

Déchelette Architecture (France)
Resource: Rammed earth techno

Capaul Blumenthal Architekten (Switzerland)
Resource: Erosion and patina

BC architects & studies & materials (Belgium) & Alexandre Humbert (France)
Resource: Bioregion

Raphael Zuber (Switzerland) & Laura Cristea (Romania)
Resource: Fundamental space

e|v|a architects, Alfredo Vanotti & Laura Egger (Italy) 
Resource: Transforming the existing

KAMP Arhitektid (Estonia)
Resource: Mining the plot and crafting materials out of it

Elina Liiva & Helena Männa / PAKK (Estonia)
Resource: Soviet-era panel buildings

LLRRLLRR (Estonia)
Resource: Knowledge, materials and tectonics from within

Apex Arhitektuuribüroo (Estonia)
Resource: EXISTING: space for material

Erik Stenberg, Helena Westerlind, Satu Huuhka, Eetu Lehmusvaara (Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Croatia):
Resource: Reusing precast concrete: deconstruction instead of demolition

Ioannis Lykouras, LÜNK arhitektid (Estonia) 
Resource: Visions of dwelling

Arhitekt Must (Estonia) 
Resource: Spaces surpassing flows of matter

Gus Wüstemann Architects AG (Switzerland) 
Resource: Total Recall