Matīss Groskaufmanis

Matīss Groskaufmanis (LV) is a teaching associate professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture and a doctoral researcher with TU Delft’s Design, Data, and Society Group.

His work explores the intersection of architecture, media, and building economies, with a particular focus on spreadsheets in the history of architectural data management. He was previously the Sanders Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College and curated the Latvian Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Alongside academic work, he has contributed to publications, exhibitions, and building projects with international architecture firms, including MVRDV and OMA/AMO

SESSIONS

15:00-16:00 (EN)

BRUTHER | NEW MODERNISMS

Founded in Paris in 2007 and later in Zürich, Bruther belongs to the generation of European architects who launched their careers at the beginning of the recession, a condition reflected in the way they define architecture: like a Swiss Army knife, a tool to be used in the most disparate circumstances, an aid that reconciles all fields of knowledge. Their recent projects suggest a delicate balance between strategy and form, rigour and freedom, the specific and the generic, immediacy and evolvability in what could be called a new modernism, reigniting the legacy of the post-war welfare state.

Stéphanie Bru (FR): Architect and Founder, Bruther

Moderator: Matiss Groskaufmanis (LV): Teaching associate professor, Aarhus School of Architecture

16:15-17:15 (EN)

FINALE DEBATE

One person’s utopia is another’s nightmare. After the discussions, encounters, and rush of input, what stays with us, and where do we take what we have processed from here?

Hosts:

Alicia Lazzaroni (IT): Associate Professor, Aarhus School of Architecture

Antonio Bernacchi (IT): Associate Professor, Aarhus School of Architecture

Matiss Groskaufmanis (LV): Associate Professor, Aarhus School of Architecture

Location: Samleværkstedet (Ground floor)