Nordic Architecture Fair 2017 English

SWEDISH EXHIBITION & CONGRESS CENTRE, GOTHENBURG

The dedicated Nordic exhibition, conference and meetings event for cutting edge architecture and urban planning

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING

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DIGITAL BUILDING

INNOVATIVE MATERIALS

SMART BUILDINGS

THE MEETING PLACE FOR EVERYONE WHO PLANS TO BUILD OR IS ALREADY BUILDING TOMORROW’S HOUSING AND CITIES The city is often called ‘mankind’s most important invention’.

And nowadays, cities are being discussed more than ever.

The growth in urbanisation proceeds apace and there is no indication that it is slowing down. Why is this? How, in fact, do we plan our cities? Do we plan too much or too little?

How do we create well-being? Why do some places thrive while others are reduced to ghost towns? And what part does the architecture – the actual buildings and the spaces in between them – play in the matter? Only 15 years ago, the removal vans were heading for the spreading residential areas. Today, the flow has reversed. And the cities are growing; the majority of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Will there be room for everyone?

The Nordic Architecture Fair is the Nordic region’s face-to-face meeting place where these issues will be discussed.

PRODUCT AREAS MATERIALS Brick, stone, concrete, glass, foils, wood, natural fibres, textile, aluminium, steel, zinc, copper, tile, clinker, ceramics, parquet, laminates, veneers, enemal paint, colours, glue.

SYSTEM SOLUTIONS Energy technology, power energy, ventilation technology, building system/profiles, facade systems, sunshade systems. sanitary technology, doors/windows/ stairs, furnishing, roof building, locks/ fittings/security, gate/parking system, lifts, intelligent building systems, building automation systems, lighting, heat solutions, protection against heat, cold, fire, noise.

SEMINARS AND DEBATES The fair is as much a meeting place as it is a conference and trade fair. It is where you will meet some of the world’s boldest architects and city builders, the people with the ability to do the ‘impossible’.

Encouraging examples will be highlighted, and the important topics of today and tomorrow will be discussed in seminars and debates.

The conference programme gives you an opportunity to discuss the challenges facing architecture and urban planning. It also enables you to benefit from the thinking and experience of your colleagues and opposite numbers regarding current events and trends, be they political, economic, business, social or technological.

SOLUTIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS Green spaces, green facades, urban open space, playgrounds, outdoor stair, bicycle solutions, charging infrastructure.

IT AND DESIGN TOOLS Software, BIM, 3-D printing, measurement technology.

OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST: Municipality vision plans, research, authority, society.

VISITOR MARKETING An extensive visitor marketing campaign is being conducted for the event in trade press, daily press, social media, networks, newsletters, industry associations and other channels. This campaign, in combination with the industry’s leading conference programme, will ensure that the right visitors reach our exhibitors.

WHAT VISITORS WANT • Trend reports and trend analyses, as well as future architectural, urban planning, social and behavioural trends.

• New technologies and materials to streamline and rationalise operation, maintenance and development.

• Networks and matchmaking, opportunities to meet others in similar situations and experts in the field.

• New suppliers that can help them make the transition to the architecture and urban planning of the future.

AREAS OF FOCUS 1.ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Buildings constructed today will provide space for living and working for decades to come. The need for more housing and increased urbanisation requires intelligent solutions that quickly be put into practice. At the same time, higher demands are being made for climate-smart solutions.

Demand for housing is rising considerably faster than supply, especially in city centres. How can we meet this demand in ways that focus on people?

2. DIGITAL BUILDING In the future, digital building technology will be included in architectural standards. Computer-aided manufacturing will open up enormous economic potential in areas from design and construction site logistics to construction processes and recycling.

3. INNOVATIVE MATERIALS Energy-optimised, sustainable, recyclable: Today’s façades, floors, and doors etc. are innovative systems with many functions that must meet increasingly complex demands. The technological advances are both multifaceted and exciting – and pose a challenge for architects, planners and building material manufacturers.

4. SMART BUILDINGS Energy savings, higher safety and greater convenience: Digital building technology and network connection allow optimisation of aspects of buildings that was previously inconceivable. It will be possible to install smart digital technology not only in individual buildings but also in groups of buildings and even entire urban districts.

WHO WILL VISIT THE EVENT? • • • • • • • • • • •

Architects Construction Engineers Building Engineers Structural Engineers Designers Consultants Property owners Entrepreneurs Politicians Municipalities Student

SECTORS • • • • • •

Architecture and design Construction industry Property State and municipal Community planning/Infrastructure Academia

OPINIONS ON THE EVENT

GERT WINGÅRDH, MD, WINGÅRDHS ARKITEKTKONTOR The most renowned living Swedish architect "Architecture means thinking! We are now building more than ever before, our cities change constantly – but do we have the time to think? This exhibition and conference about architecture and town planning features the thinkers.

We dare you to meet the brains behind the future.”

HELLE JUUL, MD, JUUL & FROST

JULIEN DE SMEDT, JDS ARCHITECTS

One of Denmark's most significant opinon-former within architecture and town planning

Belgian architect with assignments across the globe

”An architecture and community building fair can help different players in the construction industry to engage in dialogue that does not focus on the needs of a specific building project but on setting a framework for future urban life and living environments. It gives us an opportunity to stop and reflect on where we are headed.”

“We’re faced with an environmental challenge that is a major influence on our profession. And it’s a challenge that architects, especially those in the Nordic countries, have to accept.

The consequences of each and every project must be looked at and evaluated. The Nordic Architecture Fair can help to bring this about.”

SIMA ZANGIABADI, HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PEAB

JOHAN GERKLEV, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER, SKANSKA

GRO BONESMO, CO-FOUNDER, SPACEGROUP

Peab Bostad is one of Sweden’s biggest home builders

Leading figure behind the company’s successful activities in environmental matters and sustainability

Norwegian Architect and Academic with numerous international commitments

The industry now has its chance!

This kind of venue has been wanted for a long time. It’s a venue where we can discuss developments.

And lift our eyes.”

“The challenges are gigantic. If we’re going to manage to build a sustainable society, we must think again and dare to break away from ingrained patterns of behaviour. Right here and now!”

”Architecture and cities concern everyone and need to be discussed in open forums. An architecture fair in Gothenburg can set the agenda and attract a wide audience.”

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BOOK STAND SPACE Suppliers, property developers, building contractors, architects, municipal councils and many other players must work together if urban development is to be successful. These expert groups will come together on the exhibition floor for two eventful and busy days of making new contacts and generating new business.

Exhibiting at the Nordic Architecture Fair enables you to show and demonstrate your materials and products, and explain your services, to an otherwise difficult-to-capture target group.

Don’t miss the opportunity to book your stand space for the event.

The dedicated Nordic exhibition, conference and meetings event for cutting edge architecture and urban planning

SWEDISH EXHIBITION & CONGRESS CENTRE, GOTHENBURG

CONTACT US Norway, Baltics, Poland and Iceland Kjell Dehli Scanexpo Phone: +47 64 92 71 09 E-mail: kjell@scanexpo.com

Germany, Austria and The Netherlands Alexander Zielke SvenskConsult Phone: +49 (0) 1733 189 237 E-mail: svenskconsult@t-online.de

Denmark Rud Jacobsson Korf & Co Phone: +45 70 20 20 06 E-mail: rud@korf.dk

Sweden and rest of Europe Anki FagerstrĂśm, Business Manager E-mail: anki.fagerstrom@svenskamassan.se Phone: +46 (0)31-708 82 37