Adaptive Architecture, May 20, 2026

May 20 2026 [from] Adaptive Reuse [to] Adaptive Architecture – International Symposium Carleton University Nicol Building – Lobby Organizers Federica Goffi, Mariana Esponda, Mario Santana 9:59 Event Launch by organizers 9:59 [from] Adaptive Reuse [to] Adaptive Architecture Launching the Conference Theme Federica Goffi Session 1 - FROM THE PEDAGOGY OF THE NEW TO A PEDAGOGY OF ADAPTABILITY Moderator Federica Goffi 22:37 RADICAL REPAIR Reorienting Architectural Pedagogy through Adaptive Making Jhono Bennett, Zachary Fluker, Maxwell Mutanda Session 2 - FROM A USE CULTURE (FUNCTIONALISM) TO A CULTURE OF CONVERSION Moderator Mario Santana 57:30 ENDOGENOUS MATERNITY AND THE CONVERSION OF INDIGENOUS ARCHITECTURE Narratives, Material Memory, and Sustainable Adaptation in Toribío, Colombia María Patricia Farfán Sopo, Julián Ruiz, Tomas Bolaños Silva, Lina Escudero 1:13:20 LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN PORTUGAL From a Culture (of Construction) for All to a Culture of Adaptability for All Maria Tavares 1:29:24 COLONIAL ECHOES, NEW NARRATIVES Materiality, Memory, and Decolonial Futures in Angola’s Colonial Cinemas Yolana Lemos 1:42:19 BEYOND FIXED FUNCTIONALITY Embracing Adaptive and Mixed-Use Culture in Urban Architecture Tanjina Khan KEYNOTE 2:16:58 ADAPTATION AS REMEMBRANCE Indigenous Frameworks for a Living Architecture Wanda Dalla Costa Introduced by Ron Miller