IVACE, in collaboration with ECAlab, is holding a one-day symposium Constructive Dialogues: Spanish Ceramics Innovation in Context at Tate Liverpool, on Saturday 29th September from 10am-6pm, to shine a light on the role of ceramics in architecture.

The event coincides with PlatFORM, a new exhibition from 10am-5pm from 22nd-30th September that showcases ECAlab’s experimental work and offers an intense sensorial experience for the visitor.

Through speakers’ presentations and chaired discussions, Constructive Dialogues will explore a diverse range of subject matter relating to the role of ceramics in the production of architecture. Topics include innovation, sustainability and technology; craft techniques and experimentation; ceramics, ornament and art in architecture; ceramic futures, exploring both the challenges and opportunities.

Chaired by Gonzalo Herrero Delicado, Architecture Programme Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, the discussions will be inspired by presentations from architects, ceramicists and industry professionals. Participants include architects Ángela García de Paredes from Madrid-based Paredes Pedrosa studio, Barcelona’s Elías Torres, Madrid’s Luis Vidal and Berlin-based Andrew Kiel, an associate at Sauerbruch Hutton, the international agency for architecture, urbanism and design. They’ll also be a rich cross-fertilisation of ideas from Lewis Jones of the multi-disciplinary collective Assemble and British ceramic artist Clare Twomey as well as input from ASCER’s Clara Vicedo.

The symposium is presented in conjunction with PlatFORM, an installation that shows how advanced ceramic architectures respond to interaction and human experience. From 22nd-30th September, you can drop in anytime to experience a multi-sensory, glowing sculpture that responds to movement and the human touch. The ECAlab team – directors Rosa Urbano Gutiérrez and Amanda Wanner – and collaborating artists will be offering a range of free activities on each day including curator tours, performances, tailored workshops and public lectures.

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