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Pressing global and local environmental challenges, new material and programmatic requirements, and evolving ways of living require the use of forward-thinking approaches that serve heritage restoration and repositioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaping Contemporary Realities | Innovative Adaptation panel<\/strong>
1:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm (RSVP<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening remarks by the organizers:
Nathalie Filser<\/strong>, director of Villa Albertine Chicago
Iker Gil<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0founder of MAS Context
Julie Michiels<\/a><\/strong>, editor of MAS Context

Welcoming remarks by the host of the day:
Reed Kroloff<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0dean of the School of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Presentations by:
David Lo Buglio<\/a><\/strong>
Professor at the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Facult\u00e9 d’architecture La Cambre Horta, co-director of AliCe lab
Justin F\u00e9lix<\/a><\/strong>
Project manager for architecture and urbanism at Institut Fran\u00e7ais
Donna Robertson<\/a><\/strong>
Professor and former dean of the School of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Mark Sexton<\/a><\/strong>
Founding partner at Krueck Sexton Partners
Cesar Constantino<\/a><\/strong>
Senior director innovation at Chryso North America
B\u00e9atrice Grenier<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(recorded video)
Strategic and international director at the Fondation Cartier pour l\u2019art contemporain
Cyril Desroche<\/a> <\/strong>and Mathieu Forest<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(recorded video)
Architects and Project Directors, Ateliers Jean Nouvel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversation and Q&A with presenters led by:
Reed Kroloff<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>dean of the School of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Iker Gil<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>founder of MAS Context<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaping Contemporary Realities |Innovative Adaptation tour<\/strong>
3:00 pm \u2013 4:30 pm\u00a0(RSVP<\/a>)<\/strong>

<\/strong>Tour of the Illinois Institute of Technology campus with:
Cynthia Vranas<\/a><\/strong>, director of the Mies van der Rohe Society
John Ronan<\/a><\/strong>, founding principal of John Ronan Architects
Lynda Dossey<\/a><\/strong>, director of Jahn
Sarah Dunn<\/a><\/strong>, cofounder of UrbanLab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the day<\/strong>

Immersive sound experience for individuals or small groups: a sensory experience of each place initiated by a sound artist\u00a0Stefania Becheanu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE VENUE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illinois Institute of Technology<\/a><\/strong> is a private research university in Chicago known for its historical impact on modern architecture and engineering. Its School of Architecture<\/a><\/strong> continues to be a global center for architectural education. The school emphasizes a rigorous, technology-driven approach to design, urban planning, and landscape architecture, fostering research that addresses contemporary challenges in the built environment, sustainability, and urban resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symposium is organized by Villa Albertine Chicago<\/strong> and MAS Context<\/a><\/strong>, with leading support by Saint-Gobain<\/a><\/strong>, a global leader in light and sustainable construction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional support is provided by Albertine Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, Fondation Cartier pour l\u2019art contemporain<\/a><\/strong>, School of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology<\/a><\/strong>, Experimental Station<\/a><\/strong>, and Chicago Architecture Center<\/a><\/strong>. The Driehaus Museum<\/strong><\/a> is a collaborating institution. 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