Date: 17 September
Organiser: Aluminium Association
Moderator: Anton Solon, Executive Director of the Aluminium Association.
Target audience: Young architects, designers, students of profile directions, representatives of production companies working with aluminium.
Session Objective:
- To raise awareness among young architects and designers about the possibilities of using aluminium in modern architecture and design.
- To stimulate interest in the use of aluminium in projects.
- To create a platform for exchange of experience and networking between young professionals and representatives of manufacturing companies.
Preliminary programme:
1. Olga Ogorodnikova, Head of the Construction sector of the Aluminium Association.’
‘New Horizons in Architecture and Construction: Trends and Technologies’.
Abstracts:
-- An overview of the modern use of aluminium in architecture and design.
-- Current trends and tendencies.
-- The role of aluminium in shaping the future of architecture and the resource economy.
-- Guide to finishes as a tool for expanding horizons in architecture.
2. Anton Semikin, architect, LBA-Interiors bureau
‘Aluminium + Architecture: Partnership for Success’
Abstracts:
-- Advantages of aluminium in architectural projects: strength, durability, lightness, flexibility, aesthetics.
-- Examples of successful architectural projects where aluminium has played a key role.
-- How to work with aluminium in architectural projects: cooperation with manufacturers, processing techniques, integration of aluminium into different styles.
3. USPK representative
‘Experience of working with architects: A view from the industry’.
Abstracts:
-- Experience of interaction between manufacturing companies and architects in the realisation of projects.
-- How to successfully interact with architects, taking into account their needs and project peculiarities.
-- Recommendations for co-operation between architects and manufacturing companies.
-- Discussion of problems and solutions in the process of interaction between manufacturers and architects.
4. Astec-MT representative
‘Aluminium: Inspiration for new forms’.
Abstracts:
-- Demonstration of the variety of forms and designs in aluminium.
-- Techniques for processing aluminium to create complex shapes.
-- Examples of innovative solutions in architecture and design using aluminium.
5. Alexander Volokitin, Project Manager of the Aluminium Association
‘Aluminium and Import Substitution: New Opportunities for Domestic Production’
Abstracts:
-- Analysis of the current state of import substitution in the production of aluminium materials and structures.
-- Potential of domestic aluminium producers for implementation of projects in architecture and design.
-- Discussion of the prospects for the development of import substitution in the field of aluminium materials and structures.
6. Leonid Borzenkov, head of the architectural department workshop of Metrogiprotrans company
‘Typical design: Experience of metro construction’.
Abstracts:
-- Examples of aluminium use in typical metro construction projects.
-- Advantages of aluminium in metro construction: strength, durability, lightness, corrosion resistance.
-- Discussion of the prospects for the development of standard design using aluminium in metro construction and other sectors.
7. Question and answer session.