Sharjah Architecture Triennial will present a series of discussions on environmental design and architecture as part of its autumn programme, which will begin in October.
SAT Talks: Re-materialise will feature panel discussions and a video series on recycled alternatives, as well as the use of unsustainable materials in architecture and construction. The three-part video series traces the production of three different recycled materials that are available to local and regional designers, showing interviews with the materials’ creators and visitors to their factories and laboratories.
One of the featured creators is Ziad Abi Chaker, an environmental engineer who collects materials from his town of Beit Mery and other parts of Lebanon to recycle as building materials. The Rutgers-educated engineer founded Cedar Environmental in 1996 and has been working with his team to promote the recycling of building facilities in different municipalities.
The 2nd video features Ghassan Afiouni, a chemist and founder of Steel Wood, which makes boards from recycled wood collected across the UAE.
The 3rd episode turns the spotlight on Nicolas Calvet, co-founder and chief executive of Seramic Materials Limited, a UAE start-up company that is a pioneer in recycled ceramics.
More information here.