Are we able to imagine a situation in which production and industry once again become the driving force of cultural change? Wroclaw’s tradition with its once powerful and dynamic industry and modern research base is the perfect place to ask the question about the meaning and value of industrial production and manufacturing. Striving for continuously improving the social status of citizens has become a driving force of cities. Due to the preference of knowledge and services over the value of production, development of the service sector became an essential tool to achieve this vision. But what about artists, artisans and producers? Who will produce all the shirts, phones, cars, lightbulbs, baskets, rompers, books and pens …? The culture of production gave way to culture based on the ideals and ideas, separated from the material world of things and objects.
The main aim of the conference is a call for rethinking the issues of production and manufacturing as part of the innovation process. We also want to think what will be the impact of renaissance of manufacturing, production and industry on the shape of our cities – is it even possible?
Future Architecture Platform is the first European platform bringing together architecture museums and festivals, publishers, producers and artists whose activity is focused on studying and promoting contemporary architecture. Its aim is to create events, meetings, conferences and publications on the most interesting issues in this field.
Future Architecture Platform is created by: MAO | Muzej za arhitekturo in oblikovanje, ORIS Ku a arhitekture / House of Architecture, Swiss Architecture Museum, HDA Beogradska internacionalna nedelja arhitekture, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, TAW (Tirana Architecture Weeks), Copenhagen Architecture Festival, dpr-barcelona, Prishtina Architecture Week and СANactions.