UNBUILT: Considering the Unbuilt Contributions to the Built Environment
Curated by Melodie Leung, Zaha Hadid Architects in June 2017
The conference brought together women in architecture to reflect on and highlight the
achievements, ideas, and dialogues which may have never been built, yet profoundly contributed to
the built environment that surrounds us. Any design practice, as well as the architecture industry as a
whole, exists as the result of a continually evolving body of work and collaborative associations. To
consider the impact and intention of this process before they fall from memory, is to acknowledge
how the ideas which shape tomorrow are rooted in the transformation of the designs of yesterday and
today.
The conference was divided into the following five themed panel discussions:
ABSTRACTION
INNOVATION
EVOLUTION
REVOLUTION
LONGEVITY
The conference was supported by The Ace Hotel London.
PANEL OF SPEAKERS
Abstraction: Precision, Approximation and tolerance in Design, Representation and Fabrication
Francesca Hughes with Hélène Binet, Tatiana von Preussen, and Manja van de Worp
Innovation: A Process of Experimentation
Sara Klomps (Zaha Hadid Architects)
and Lisa Rammig (Eckersley O’Callaghan)
Evolution: Collective Histories and Instinct
Suzanne Trocmé with Eva Jiricna
Revolution: Beauty as Resistance
Manijeh Verghese with Alison Brooks, Madelon Vriesendorp and Jane Duncan
Longevity: Courage and Care in Creation
Kate Goodwin and Lily Jencks
The day began with a brunch, with a menu in collaboration with Arabeschi di Latte.
“Time may change an ingredients colour, shape, taste or texture, yet still leave its own nature untouched. There remains an intimate and intriguing bond between food and the shift of time. Moments, hours, days, weeks, years or even just a few seconds can define an edible singularity.”
- Francesca Sarti, Arabeschi di Latte
Photos by Anastasia Moskivicheva
