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Let’s talk Architecture – the November Talks

Live lectures by luminaries and newcomers of contemporary architecture

With the support of the Sto Foundation, the November Talks festival has been bringing established greats and newcomers of contemporary architecture to the lecture halls of renowned European universities since 2006. At the November Talks, visitors can expect small and large insights into the world of architecture: in live lectures, the top-class speakers take a pointed look at current topics, ideas and challenges in the industry. Afterwards, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas directly with the speakers. This creates an exciting discourse between practice and theory.


November Talks - Dates 2025

This year, the November Talks will be held in Ghent, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Stuttgart, Venice, and Vienna. Take a look at the planned presentations and the experts who will be speaking.

Stuttgart

The November Talks at the University of Stuttgart are themed "Shaping Change / The Change in Shaping."

All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. at the University of Stuttgart's Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture (High-Rise Building K2, Lecture Hall M 17.01, Keplerstraße 17, 70174 Stuttgart).

Raumlabor (Berlin) - Real utopias - The agency of urban practice

Michael Young (New York) - Stereo/Stereo/Stereo/Stereo

Fala (Porto) - Good Housing

Grafton Architects (Dublin) - Learning Landscapes


Gent

TU Leuven and LUCA School of Arts in Ghent will participate in the November Talks for the first time. We look forward to their exciting presentations!

All presentations will take place at: LUCA School of Arts, Auditorium A4, Alexianenplein, Ghent.

Anne Lacaton, LACATON & VASSAL ARCHITECTES

Jacob van Rijs, MVRDV

Hrvoje Njiric, njiric+ arhitekti d.o.o.

Dietmar Eberle, Baumschlager Eberle Architekten GmbH


Stuttgart

The motto of the November lectures at the Universität Stuttgart is "DIE GESTALTUNG DER NACHHALTIGKEIT / DIE NACHHALTIGKEIT DER GESTALTUNG".

All talks start at 7 pm (University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture, Hochhaus K2 Tiefenhörsaal M 17.01, Keplerstraße 17, 70174 Stuttgart).

Prof. Jeannette Kuo, Karamuk Kuo, Zürich

Sandra Torres und Adrià Guardiet, 08014 arquitectura, Barcelona

Prof. Dirk Hebel, KIT Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

Philipp Esch, Studio Esch Rickenbacher, Zürich


Prag

Lectures at the Fakulta architektury ČVUT v Praze will be held under the motto in english under the motto „On Material”.

The lectures will focus on contemporary ways of thinking about the reuse of materials, CO2, logistics and the renaissance of natural materials.

Mikael Bergquist, Stockholm

Summer Islam / Material Cultures Material Landscapes

Bernadette Krejs, Vienna

Lacol, Barcelona


November Talks 2023 Playlist

You can find the presentations for the November Talks 2023 from Stuttgart and Prague in this playlist.

November Talks 2021 Playlist

Presentations of the November Talks 2021 from London, Venice, Prague and Vienna can be found in this playlist.

November Talks 2018 Playlist

In 2018 we had exciting talks in London, Paris, Stuttgart, Milan, Prague and Graz - enjoy watching!

November Talks 2022 Playlist

Want to know what topics were covered in the November Talks 2022? Then take a look at our playlist.

November Talks 2019 Playlist

In this playlist you will find talks from London, Paris, Stuttgart, Venice, Prague and Graz - there were really exciting topics!


These were the November Talks 2023 in Prague


News about the November Talks

November Talks 2024: Diskussionen über aktuelle Themen der Architektur

Die Sto-Stiftung unterstützt auch in diesem Jahr die Vortragsreihe November Talks an ausgewählten Universitäten in Paris, Prag, Stuttgart, Venedig und Wien. In den Vorlesungen setzen sich etablierte und aufstrebende Architektinnen und Architekten mit aktuellen Themen der Branche auseinander.

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Post-event report | Stuttgart - Minna Riska: Timber instead of reinforced concrete

This year’s November Talks in Stuttgart, which had the theme “Building without concrete”, were wrapped up by Minna Riska of MDH Arkitekter (Oslo).

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Post-event report | Prague - Taking risks with Eva Jiřičná

The second evening lecture in the “November Talks” series in Prague, bearing the title “Taking Risk - About the Art of Creating a Material World”, was given by the renowned architect Eva Jiřičná.

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