The geopolitical events of last year shook the world to its foundations. As a result, many areas of life have to be rethought. Society is at a “turning point” – with eminent consequences also for architecture. At this turning point, already familiar themes become more relevant and inevitable: ecologisation, regionalisation, alternative energy systems, but also recycling up to and including cradle to cradle. On another level, it becomes increasingly a matter of densifying building structures, reusing and transforming them instead of building new ones; on yet another level, it is a matter of innovative functional and spatial typologies. At the same time, constants in the development of building cultures such as space, construction, light, materiality and atmosphere are relevant and represent a common thread of the festival over the years. The programme of TURN ON 2023 will revolve around and illuminate these…
