Müller-Meylan Lecture: Jonas Janke (b+) und Josiane Schmidt (HouseEurope!)
7 PM
As part of a series of international lectures supported by the Hans and Renée Müller-Meylan Stiftung, Jonas Janke (b+, Berlin) and Josiane Schmidt (HouseEurope!) will be giving a public lecture on their work.
Please join us for the last in a series of three lectures with the protagonists of the exhibition and film series ‘Groundwork,’ on view now at the S AM. The second chapter in the series, ‘To Build Law,’ follows the Berlin-based collective b+ and their policy lab, HouseEurope!, as they prepare a European Citizens’ Initiative under the motto ‘Power to Renovation.’ In this lecture, Jonas Janke of b+ and Josiane Schmidt of HouseEurope! will trace how the idea of an European Citizens’ Initiative emerged out of longstanding interests at b+, as well as present HouseEurope!’s second European Citizens’ Initiative, ‘Right to Housing! Now and Forever.’
Jonas Janke is an architect and partner at bplus.xyz. He has a diverse background in architecture, was trained as an architectural draughtsman before pursuing his studies in Hamburg, Stockholm and Berlin. He gained valuable experience as a tutor and assistant in various departments including design & typologies, building construction, and structural design during his student years. He was part of the team 2038, the German Pavilion at 17th Venice Architecture Biennale 2021. His early teaching experiences include guest studios at the University of Innsbruck (Austria), Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic). He was a campaigner for the European Citizen Initiative ‘HouseEurope! – Power to Renovation,’ to create incentives that make the renovation and transformation of existing buildings the new norm and a common path.
Josiane Schmidt is an architect and a co-founder of optimist office. She has been teaching at station+, ETH Zurich, since 2024, and has been involved in the conception of HouseEurope! since 2023. HouseEurope! is a non-profit organization that aims to translate expertise regarding adaptive reuse and building transformation into regulations, incentives, and narratives at the level of the European Union. Starting in 2026, Josiane is campaign manager for HouseEurope!’s second European Citizens’ Initiative, ‘Right to Housing! Now and Forever,’ which strives to create affordable housing within planetary boundaries.
Venue: S AM
Admission: Free
Language: German
