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TALK: The Imperfect Future – WOOD: Design between Symbiosis and Standardisation | 21.05.2026, 18:30 What does it mean for design when materials are not perfect? “NEXT – Young European Design” by EUNIC and Aedes brings together young designers from eleven European countries to discuss wood as a material in the context of climate change, resource scarcity and new production methods. “The Imperfect Future – WOOD: Design between Symbiosis and Standardisation” examines how designers are responding to flawed materials, the slow growth cycles of natural resources and the tension between craftsmanship and industrial standardisation. PROGRAMME WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION - Dunya Bouchi, Aedes, Berlin - Saša Šavel Burkart, Head of the Slovenian Cultural Information Center – SKICA Berlin and Lead of Next! Young European Design by EUNIC Berlin - Simona Binko, Art Historian and Cultural Manager / curator of The Imperfect Future, Berlin PRESENTATIONS - Jakob Niemann, Austria @jakob_niemann - Mirjam and Markus Pärnamets, House of Pärnamets, Estonia @house_of_parnamets - Henri Judin, Design Studio Judin, Finland @hnrjdn - Lucy O’Sullivan, Ireland @lucyosullivan.ie - Cathy Wolter, Luxembourg @cathywolter - Pim van Baarsen, Netherlands @pimvanbaarsen_design - Beata Mielus, Poland @beata_mielus - Cezar Blînda, LUN.Studio, Romania @aboutlun - Richard Seneši, Slovakia - Aljaž Celarc, Hiša Mandrova, Slovenia @hisamandrova - Nikita Wolfe Murray, United Kingdom @_wolfestudio_ DISCUSSION with the designers and the audience, moderated by Simona Binko IN COLLABORATION WITH @eunicberlin @acf_berlin @estonia_in_germany @finnlandinst @britishcouncileurope @irlembberlin @luxemburginberlin @nl_in_deutschland @polnisches_institut_berlin @rkiberlin @slovenskyinstitutvberline @skicaberlin AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends #Aedes #Talk #EUNICNEXT2026 #WoodDesign #ImperfectFuture

Many thanks to University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning for the inspiring exhibition “Designing for Resilience”. We are deeply grateful to the University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning and the Participants in this Exhibition. · ASPECT Studios @aspectstudios + Woods Bagot Architecture @woodsbagot + Jillian Walliss · Barkow Leibinger @barkowleibinger + TOPOTEK1 @topotek1 + Transsolar KlimaEngineering @transsolar_klimaengineering + Guy Nordenson and Associates @guynordensonandassociates · LTL Architects @ltlarchitects + Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects @nelsonbyrdwoltz + Derive Engineers @deriveengineers · MASS + EinwillerKuehl @einwillerkuehl + SITELAB Urban Studio @sitelaburbanstudio + Second Nature Ecology and Design · MVRDV @mvrdv + RIOS @rios.images · OBRA Architects @obra_architects + LOLA Landscape Architects @lolalandscapearchitects · STOSS Landscape Urbanism @stosslu + Höweler Yoon Architecture @howeleryoonarchitecture They presented seven distinct approaches to strengthening the resilience of the university campus. Each approach articulates a specific philosophy of resilience and translates it through diagrams, images, timelines, perspectives and analysis of a changing environment. These unique studies illustrated how the campus environment evolves under different conditions and interventions. PROJECT SPONSOR University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning with assistance provided by the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education, Office of Sustainability, and University Facilities @ubuffaloarchplan AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGE © Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk @ouwerkerkfoto #Aedes #Exhibition #DesigningForResilience #ArchitectureAndClimate #PrototypingTomorrow

Many thanks to Martin Mostböck @martinmostboeck for the inspiring exhibition “Setting Things Up”. We are deeply grateful to Martin Mostböck and his sponsors for the opportunity to peek behind the scenes in Mostböck’s fast-paced world of design and architecture. The exhibition at Aedes presented a multifaceted view of a practice that melds together processes from architecture to design through its craftsmanship. PROJECT SPONSORS BMWKMS/Sektion IV- Kunst und Kultur, Kulturförderung Burgenland GmbH, Go-International, Amari Austria GmbH, apm Holding, Blaguss Reisen GmbH, Braun Lockenhaus GmbH, Breitwieser Stein GmbH, Colourfish Real Estate, Das Teppichwerk GmbH, Fritz Egger GmbH, H&S Zaun GmbH, HABAU Group, Josef Prödl Tischlerei GmbH, K&S Ingenieure GmbH, Kohlmaier Wien, Merkur Treuhand, @acf_berlin , Schneeweiss interior GmbH, Swisspearl Austria GmbH, Vola Vertriebs GmbH AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGE © Erik-Jan Ouwerkerk @ouwerkerkfoto #Aedes #Exhibition #SettingThingsUp #ArchitectureAndDesign #DesignProcess

EXHIBITION: “Tribute. Architecture as a Form of Dialogue”, Archea Associati / Marco Casamonti, Florence Architecture rarely comes about through the efforts of one person alone. The exhibition “Tribute. Architecture as a Form of Dialogue” by the Florentine practice Archea Associati takes this as its starting point: eleven international projects – among them the “Antinori nel Chianti Classico Winery” nestled in the Tuscan hills, the ”Air Albania Stadium” in Tirana and the spectacular ”Kiss Bridge” in Phú Quốc, Vietnam – are told not from the perspective of the architectural practice, but from that of the clients. Curated by Luca Molinari Studio, the exhibition at Aedes places them centre stage – as equal partners in the design process who articulate requirements, shape decisions and co-author the content of projects. On show are large-scale film interviews with clients from Europe and Asia, alongside models that make the „narrated” projects spatially tangible. EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION 15.05.2026, 18:30 WELCOME • Hans-Jürgen Commerell & Mathias Schnell, Aedes, Berlin • Luca Molinari, Luca Molinari Studio, Milan @lucamolinaristudio • Laura Andreini & Marco Casamonti, Archea Associati, Florence @archea_associati EXHIBITION 16 May – 24 June 2026 at Aedes. As always, free entrance. AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends #Aedes #ExhibitionOpening #ArcheaAssociati #LucaMolinariStudio #ItalianArchitecture

DANKE an alle, die am 23.04.2026 beim TALK „Wohnraum, der nicht die Welt kostet – Bezahlbares Wohnen innerhalb planetarer Grenzen“ bei Aedes dabei waren. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen wachsendem Wohnraumbedarf und steigenden ökologischen Anforderungen wurde deutlich: Neue, integrierte Ansätze sind gefragt, um soziale Gerechtigkeit und ökologische Verantwortung im Bauen zusammenzudenken. Die vorgestellten Szenarien sowie die anschließende Diskussion haben wichtige Impulse für eine zukunftsfähige Wohnraumpolitik jenseits von „bauen, bauen, bauen“ gesetzt. DANKE • Aron Bohmann, Buro Happold, Hamburg/Berlin • Larisa Tsvetkova, Netzwerk Immovielien / TU Braunschweig • Marco Schmandt, empirica / TU Berlin • Stephan Mertens, urbi_et, Karlsruhe/Tübingen/Stuttgart • Felicitas Leithner, Buro Happold, Berlin • Firdes Firat, Architektin, Architects for Future, Berlin @architects4future • Carolin Genz @carolingenz , BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg • Konstantin A. Kholodilin, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin • Daniel v. Schamann, Münchener Wohnen, München Der TALK ist über den Link in unserer Bio (Video Archive: Exhibitions/Talks) verfügbar. IN ZUSAMMENARBEIT MIT Buro Happold, empirica, Netzwerk Immovielien, urbi_et AEDES WIRD UNTERSTÜTZT VON Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends FOTOS © Michaela Schöpke #Aedes #Talk #Wohnraum #SustainableArchitecture #SocialHousing

EXHIBITION TRAILER: Setting Things Up. Experiments and Processes in Architecture and Design – Martin Mostböck, AID - ArchitectureInteriorsDesign, Vienna Martin Mostböck works across design, material and craft. The State of Things reveals how furniture, objects and houses emerge from production, testing and experimentation. On display are chairs, tables, lamps as well as residential houses and pavilions — works that make his distinctive material language and hands-on, craft-based approach, tangible. As an architect and designer, he develops ideas into objects: knife, saw and prototype in hand, he tests and shapes his designs, making decisions through an immediate dialogue between material and production. Balancing functional clarity with playful form, the works tell stories, shift scales and open new perspectives on space, material and everyday life. The exhibition at Aedes presents a multifaceted view of a practice that melds together processes from architecture to design through its craftsmanship. On view now at Aedes until 6 May 2026 As always, free entrance. SPEAKING Martin Mostböck @martinmostboeck VIDEO @reframevideos #Aedes #Exhibition #SettingThingsUp #ArchitectureAndDesign #DesignProcess

🎓 Want to get into top architecture graduate programs? This is the Aedes Graduate Admissions Intensive. 4 weeks. Fully focused. Highly selective. The deadline has been extended until 31.05.2026. You will: ✨ Shape your portfolio ✨ Strengthen your application ✨ Define your graduate strategy 🔥 Learn from leading architects & deans – Dagmar Richter (Pratt Institute) Sarah Whiting (Harvard GSD), Yung Ho Chang (U Hong Kong), Tom Avermaete (ETH Zurich) 🔥 Work closely with international tutors – David Basulto @dbasulto (Founder Arch Daily), Azza Aboualam (Zayed University, Dubai), Florian Lamm @florian.lamm (Lamm & Kirch Design), and Lukas Feireiss @lukasfeireiss (Curator/Coach) 🔥 Visit world-class studios in Berlin, Rotterdam, and Delft – OMA, David Chipperfield Architects, MVRDV, Studio Olafur Eliasson, Barkow Leibinger, J. MAYER H. und Partner, Sauerbruch Hutton, and Mecanoo This is more than an application workshop. It’s positioning. 📍 Aedes, Berlin 🗓 26 July – 23 August ⏳ Deadline: 31 May Apply now. Link in bio.

EXHIBITION TRAILER: Designing for Resilience. Prototyping Campus Futures – University at Buffalo, School of Architecture and Planning @ubuffaloarchplan “Designing for Resilience“ presents seven distinct approaches to strengthening the resilience of the university campus. Working across two scales, the teams developed and applied strategies for an ecologically robust, resilient landscape – advancing its status as an intellectual, cultural and social asset for multiple neighbourhoods and surrounding communities. At the building scale, teams explored the adaptive reuse of a large, existing, underused health sciences complex through deconstruction, modification and new construction, and they developed schematic proposals for a new university-assisted community school. On view now at Aedes until 6 May 2026 As always, free entrance. SPEAKING • Julia Czerniak @jules.cz • Jason Sowell VIDEO @reframevideos #Aedes #Exhibition #DesigningForResilience #CampusFutures #ResilientCampus

For 25 years, Martin Mostböck @martinmostboeck has oscillated seamlessly between sketches, built architecture, furniture design, interiors and industrial design. The exhibition invites visitors to look behind the scenes, focusing on process, craftsmanship and material. Ideas that begin in a sketchbook end up on the workbench – and become part of lived spaces. Two boxy landscapes grow out of the exhibition space. One is dedicated to architectural works, presented through working and scale models, plans and sections. The other, larger structure showcases the design objects for which Mostböck is known: tables, chairs and lamps– each with its own design story. In this way, industrial processes, craftsmanship and form become equally tangible. The exhibition brings together unique one-off pieces as well as serial products, large and small. His way of practicing along the intersection of art and design can be seen in the exhibition “Setting Things Up“ EXHIBITION 28 March 2026 – 6 May 2026 at Aedes. As always, free entrance. PROJECT SPONSORS BMWKMS/Sektion IV- Kunst und Kultur, Kulturförderung Burgenland GmbH, Go-International, Amari Austria GmbH, apm Holding, Blaguss Reisen GmbH, Braun Lockenhaus GmbH, Breitwieser Stein GmbH, Colourfish Real Estate, Das Teppichwerk GmbH, Fritz Egger GmbH, H&S Zaun GmbH, HABAU Group, Josef Prödl Tischlerei GmbH, K&S Ingenieure GmbH, Kohlmaier Wien, Merkur Treuhand, @acf_berlin , Schneeweiss interior GmbH, Swisspearl Austria GmbH, Vola Vertriebs GmbH AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGES 1: My Cousin’s House, single-family house, Oberpullendorf, AT © Udo Titz 2: Model of My Cousin’s House, single-family house, Oberpullendorf, AT © Martin Mostböck #Aedes #Exhibition #SettingThingsUp #ArchitectureAndDesign #DesignProcess

MVRDV (@mvrdv ) and RIOS’s (@rios.images ) research is on view in the exhibition “Designing for Resilience”. Working across two scales, the teams developed and applied strategies for an ecologically robust, resilient landscape – advancing its status as an intellectual, cultural and social asset for multiple neighbourhoods and surrounding communities. At the building scale, teams explored the adaptive reuse of a large, existing, underused health sciences complex through deconstruction, modification and new construction, and they developed schematic proposals for a new university-assisted community school. EXHIBITION 28 March 2026 – 6 May 2026 at Aedes. As always, free entrance. PROJECT SPONSOR University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning with assistance provided by the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education, Office of Sustainability, and University Facilities @ubuffaloarchplan AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGES 1: Campus transect, 2080 © MVRDV + RIOS 2: Health science complex, strategies © MVRDV + RIOS #Aedes #Exhibition #DesigningForResilience #CampusFutures #ResilientCampus

For 25 years, Martin Mostböck @martinmostboeck has oscillated seamlessly between sketches, built architecture, furniture design, interiors and industrial design. The exhibition invites visitors to look behind the scenes, focusing on process, craftsmanship and material. Ideas that begin in a sketchbook end up on the workbench – and become part of lived spaces. Two boxy landscapes grow out of the exhibition space. One is dedicated to architectural works, presented through working and scale models, plans and sections. The other, larger structure showcases the design objects for which Mostböck is known: tables, chairs and lamps– each with its own design story. In this way, industrial processes, craftsmanship and form become equally tangible. The exhibition brings together unique one-off pieces as well as serial products, large and small. PROJECT SPONSORS BMWKMS/Sektion IV- Kunst und Kultur, Kulturförderung Burgenland GmbH, Go-International, Amari Austria GmbH, apm Holding, Blaguss Reisen GmbH, Braun Lockenhaus GmbH, Breitwieser Stein GmbH, Colourfish Real Estate, Das Teppichwerk GmbH, Fritz Egger GmbH, H&S Zaun GmbH, HABAU Group, Josef Prödl Tischlerei GmbH, K&S Ingenieure GmbH, Kohlmaier Wien, Merkur Treuhand, @acf_berlin , Schneeweiss interior GmbH, Swisspearl Austria GmbH, Vola Vertriebs GmbH AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGES 1: Best Friends Chair, object, AT 1992/98 © Bernhard Schramm 2: Best Friends Chair, sketch © Martin Mostböck #Aedes #Exhibition #SettingThingsUp #ArchitectureAndDesign #ViennaDesign

TALK: “What’s Cooking? # 3 — Bika Rebek (Some Place Studio) with Shalini Vimal” | 05.05.2026, 18:30 The third edition of the event series at the Aedes Café. What’s Cooking? aims to bring together conversations and fresh takes from outside the architectural status quo in an informal evening format. The series explores space, design and new ways of thinking about cities for the future, in open and accessible ways.The format is conceived as a kitchen-style conversation: experimental, convivial, and shared. What’s Cooking? brings together designers, architects, artists, and practitioners from diverse professional and social contexts for short inputs, unexpected perspectives, and open exchanges of experiences and ideas. Each event features one protagonist, who invites a guest from another discipline, fostering dialogue across architecture, design, science, culture, and politics. The protagonist, Bika Rebek, is a Berlin-based architect, educator, and curator, and the founder and principal of the architecture firm Some Place Studio. Her guest, Shalini Vimal, is an ecological planner with a background in natural resource management and architecture. PROGRAMME WELCOME Dan Dorocic, Aedes, Berlin PRESENTATIONS - Bika Rebek @someplacestudio , architect, curator and educator, Founder Some Place Studio, Berlin - Shalini Vimal @shalini.vimal , ecological planner, Berlin The event will take place in English. Admittance is free. Registration is not required. AEDES IS SUPPORTED BY Huasheng Media, Aedes Alumni & Friends IMAGES © Kyle Knodell © Korbinian Kainz #Aedes #Talk #WhatsCooking #Aedescafe