Completed in 1979, the 320m long, 80m wide and 40m high International Congress Center (ICC) is an imposing structure capable of hosting events with up to 90.000 visitors. At the cusp of modernity during its inception, the ICC has become a modern relic due to socio-cultural changes and resulting requirements for adapted building functions.
A universal, recurring theme in contemporary cities, the reconfiguration of such structures poses as an exciting opportunity to build on legacy values while facilitating urban resilience and sustainability. Using the ICC Berlin as a point of departure, the panelists will question how such a large-scale infrastructural building can be revived, what place-making tools are best employed in doing so, and what role its reconfigured surroundings may play within our contemporary urban fabric.
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