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International Conference on Amphibious Architecture, Design, & Engineering

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ICAADE 2019
ICAADE 2017
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Sunday, Oct. 8

Location: Lindner Hotel (Berliner Platz, Goethe room, 1st. Floor)

18:00 - 21:00 Registration - Ice-Breaker and Reception

  • Casual meeting

  • Snack buffet and drinks


Monday, Oct. 9

Location: BTU Main-Campus (Building 2C/D, Atelier Oestreich, 1st Floor)

09:00 - 16:30 Registration

09:30 - 10:15 Conference Opening

Plenary session and inaugural addresses

  • Michael Huebner (BTU Vice President for Research and Transfer)

  • Elizabeth English (Buoyant Foundation Project)

  • Frank Hoefler (Institute of Floating Buildings Association)

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 - 12:15 Keynote Sessions

Moderator: Elizabeth English

  • Edmund Penning-Rowsell: Don’t sterilise our floodplains: Use them creatively

  • Colin Ashby: Amphibious House Built in New Zealand

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 - 14:30 Day 1 | Session 1

Moderator: Robert Newman-Brooke

  • Łukasz Piątek and Artur Karczewski: From Civil to Naval Architecture. The Typology of Aquatecture

  • Eike Albrecht and Juliane Jentsch: Building on the water - a legal perspective

  • Horst Stopp and Peter Strangfeld: Founding of a centre for floating architecture and amphibious buildings in the Lusatian Lakeland

  • Livia Calcagni: Towards a comprehensive Design Support System for floating architecture

14:30 - 15:45 Day 1 | Session 2

Moderator: Łukasz Piątek

  • Peter Song: Old River Landing: How a small fishing community became amphibious and resilient

  • Elizabeth English: The Buoyant Foundation Project: Amphibious Construction for Indigenous and Marginalized Communities

  • Nanma Gireesh and Ben K. George: Amphi Nest: India's Pioneering Amphibious Building Prototype with Concrete Buoyant Foundation in Simulated Water Conditions

  • Robert Newman-Brooke: Resilience and longevity of Amphibious homes: Two UK Case Studies

15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 - 17:30 Day 1 | Session 3

Moderator: Frank Hoefler

  • Yaraslau Sliavin and Eduard Voelker: Simulative investigations of the geometric shape for the stability of a pontoon

  • Ahu Gurler Akdeniz: Systemic Resilience for "Hybrid-Scapes" at the Land-Water Nexus: Blue-Green-Smart Positive Energy Districts

  • Carolina Binder: Floating Cities - a possible future way of life in view of the global climate change?

  • Sridhar Subramani and Koen Olthuis: FREQUENCITY: A data-driven tool for urban resilience of the delta region through modular floating platforms in the context of sea level rise

17:30 - 19:00 Poster Reception and Social Hour

Snack buffet and softdrinks

  • Walk around the poster presentation

  • Discussions and casual networking conversations


Tuesday, Oct. 10

Location: BTU Main-Campus (Building 2C/D, Atelier Oestreich, 1st Floor)

09:00 - 11:30 REGISTRATION

09:30 - 11:00 KEYNOTE SESSIONS

Moderator: Frank Hoefler

  • Rolf Kuhn: Floating buildings fit to the Lausitz Lake District

  • Barbara Dai Bo Zanon: Rise with the Challenge: Realizing floating projects with a positive impact

11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 - 12:45 Day 2 | Session 1

Moderator: Nanma Gireesh

  • Wijanarka Wijanarka: Kalimantan Amphibious House

  • Bart. J.A. van Bueren, Roslyn T. Prinsley and Usha Iyer-Raniga: An amphibious floating building as response to river floodings in Lismore Australia

  • Maria Mendez Guijarro and Fernando Pabon: Puerto Rico: A Case Study Initiative on Amphibious Infrastructure for the Caribbean 

  • Carolina Jiménez Amador: Resilient Post-Disaster Architecture: Beyond a shelter

12:45 - 13:45 LUNCH

13:45 - 15:00 DAY 2 | SESSION 2

Moderator: Sridhar Subramani

  • Ebru Gurler: The Commons under Resilience Lenses: The (Un)Bounded Policy Challenges in Floating Urban Development

  • Frank Hoefler: Solution approaches to secure individual mobility within large floating settlements

  • Wei Lin, Yinghui Tian and Mark Cassidy: Developing Mega Artificial Shelter Using Big Cylinders for the Effective Use of Offshore Continental Shelf

  • Nanma Gireesh, Chris Zevenbergen and Koen Olthuis: Afloat in Regulations: An Overview of Key Factors for a Regulatory Framework for Amphibious and Floating Urbanism

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 - 17:00 GAPS Panel

GLOBAL AMPHIBIOUS POLICY SYMPOSIUM

Moderator: Łukasz Piątek

  • Panel Member 1: Łukasz Piątek

  • Panel Member 2: Elizabeth English

  • Panel Member 3: Nanma Gireesh

  • Panel Member 4: Colin Ashby

  • Panel Member 5: Eike Albrecht

17:00 - 17:15 Conference Closing

Frank Hoefler: Final words about the event and thanks to all participants, guests and helping hands.

18:30 - 21:30 Final Conference Dinner

Location: Lindner Hotel (Berliner Platz, Cosiebus room, 1st. Floor)

INTERNATIONAL DINNER-BUFFET


Wednesday, Oct. 11

Field Trip Lusatian Chain of Lakes and Floating Architecture

Time: 09:00 - 16:00

We leave by bus at

  • 08:45 a.m. at Conference Site (Cottbus BTU Main Campus)

  • 09:00 a.m. at Lindner Congress Hotel

16:00: Transfer by bus from Grossräschen See Hotel to Berlin International Airport (BER) and back to Cottbus

  • around 17:30 we arrive at Berlin International Airport (BER) - drop off at the airport

  • around 19:00 we arrive Cottbus

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GLOBAL AMPHIBIOUS POLICY SYMPOSIUM (GAPS) 2023

We are excited to announce the 2023 Global Amphibious Policy Symposium (GAPS) panel, taking place in Cottbus, Germany, during the fourth International Conference on Amphibious and Floating Architecture, Design, and Engineering (ICAADE) in October 2023. The symposium, hosted by the Institute for Floating Buildings (IfSB e.V.) and Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), aims to continue the vital discussions initiated at previous ICAADE 2015, GAPS 2017 and GAPS 2019 regarding the challenges posed by government policies, absence of standards and codification, and the lack of insurance schemes that hinder the development of amphibious construction.

Despite the growing global concern for floods, certain effective flood risk reduction approaches remain unimplemented due to significant policy barriers. One such approach is amphibious construction, which enables ordinary structures to float temporarily during flooding. Unfortunately, it is not yet a mainstream flood risk reduction method due to regulatory, insurance industry, and codification barriers. While a growing body of research and several built projects have showcased the significant potential of amphibious architecture to reduce flood damage to buildings, the lack of government policies and insurance industry guidelines hampers its effectiveness as a flood damage reduction technology. Flood management and insurance practices continually evolve to adapt to changing circumstances. However, the pace and direction of these changes vary significantly between countries. Flood risk and damage are addressed differently worldwide, resulting in a diverse range of insurance and compensation systems to handle losses.

To address these challenges, the Global Amphibious Policy Symposium will bring together key stakeholders, including leaders in amphibious architecture research and implementation, academics specializing in flood damage reduction research, and insurance industry experts. This collaborative platform will foster discussions to develop innovative strategies and solutions for overcoming the major obstacles to the global implementation of amphibious construction. Building upon existing international collaboration, the symposium will also discuss the future of ICAADE and GAPS. Given the growing concern for flood damage, we have a unique opportunity as leaders to navigate beyond the roadblocks and make progress toward the widespread implementation of these innovative technologies and approaches.

At ICAADE 2023, hosted in Germany, the focus will be on addressing governments' lack of recognition of the technology, the absence of codes and standards, and the insufficient insurance schemes that rely heavily on legal and policy regulations. These constraints pose significant obstacles to the development and adoption of amphibious construction. By actively engaging with experts and stakeholders during the symposium, we can collectively work towards overcoming these challenges and unlocking the full potential of amphibious architecture and engineering in flood risk reduction.

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