Architects with Attitudes

Archetypes for a regenerative world, leaving the world better behind than when we found it.

The world is in pretty bad shape. Continuing to build as we were used to is unsustainble, and also: irresponsible. But architecture was never about building more of the same, in Architects with Attitudes, Peter van Assche and his team unravel the possibilities when curiosity for materials become a serious matter. A new approach that is exciting, not limiting. What would buildings look like in a regenerative world? And which role can we take on in this world? An event for all of us who look to leave the world behind better than they found it, whether you’re an architect, a wizard, a collagist or carry an attitude that you have yet to discover.

Together with Peter van Assche Architect & founder bureau SLA Laura van Santen Founding partner and architect at la-di-da Gerjan Streng Founding partner and architect at Bright, research fellow Architecture & Circular Thinking Luuk Kramer Architecture and landscape photographer

Architects with Attitudes vividly illustrates how, as a designer, you can work with rebellious attitudes in a sustainable world: with abundance rather than scarcity, with stories rather than spreadsheets, with courage rather than dogma. From thrifter to banker, from bricoleur to alchemist: every attitude is a new dance between people and materials.

Firsthand insights by architects Peter van Assche, Gerjan Streng and Laura van Santen are brought to life through the photography of Luuk Kramer. With sharp analyses, unexpected visual narratives and humorous anecdotes, this publication outlines a new design language for the future. Not a manual, but an invitation to tinker, to think outside the box and to start the game afresh.

During the coming weeks more speakers will be added to the line-up.