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Architectural Review, The, Feb, 2004 by Ray Kappe

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INTERVENING IN THE EUROPEAN CITY

The AR will hold a conference on Intervening in the European City on 16 March.

Almost all European architects work in or among old buildings and our conference Intervening in the European City will examine some of the most creative contemporary interventions.

Distinguished and innovative architects will explain how they have worked creatively with our inheritance from previous generations, adapting the legacy to present-day needs and aspirations. How can new materials and methods of construction, and radical notions of form, space and light relate to existing city fabrics that were largely derived in scale and texture from the properties of masonry and timber?

The challenge is to generate cities that respond to the past and future as well as the needs of the immediate present. The range of approaches is very diverse. Speakers will include Gunther Domenig (Austria), Massimiliano Fuksas (Italy), Hubert van Henket (Netherlands), Valerie Mulvin (Ireland), Peter Cook (UK), Ole Wiig (Norway), Chris Wilkinson (UK) and Francine Houben (The Netherlands).

Bookings can be made through the RIBA at www.architecture.com.

Ray Kappe A Retrospective, A D Museum, 8560 W. Sunset Boulward, West Hollywood, until 6 February. www.aplusd.org