Designing in a Finite World

Urbanism, architecture and resource‑consciousness

Data

06/03/2026

Orario

14:00 - 16:00

Luogo

Interfaculty Institute for Socio‑Ecological Transformations, USquare (ULB–VUB), Room A.1.23.a - Brussels

Second session of our seminar series on teaching practices, focuses on how design education can better engage with finite resources, existing material stocks, and situated socio‑ecological transitions. A presentation by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto will introduce the work around Satoyama Landscapes, followed by a round‑table on how these approaches may support more resource‑conscious teaching in architecture and urbanism. The seminar will open a collective discussion on approaches that work with what is already there, drawing inspiration from site‑specific readings, fieldwork, and the spatial observation methods developed by Atelier Bow‑Wow. We will explore how such practices can inform architectural and urban pedagogy at different scales, from territorial interpretation to material reuse.

Speaker: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Atelier Bow‑Wow

Coordinated by: Giulia Caterina Verga SUFI, École Polytechnique, ULB | iiTSE; Hera Van Sande Archipel | VUB; Andrea Bortolotti Politecnico di Milano DAStU.

Contact: andrea.bortolotti@polimi.it

Photo credits: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto