DIRK KOY

-  6 September > Event: ‘Resilient Architectures’

Sascha Roesler – Stone walls and firewalls
Castles once defended us with thick stone walls, tall towers, and visible strength. Today, cities are still fortified, but their defences are harder to see. Dashboards, models, and predictive algorithms now stand guard, as we simulate responses to heatwaves, floods, and other effects of climate change. Architect and professor at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, Sascha Roesler digs into how urban resilience has shifted from stone walls to firewalls, and how data-driven systems are reshaping the way we design, protect, and inhabit the spaces we call home.

- 20 September > Time travel event

Sabine Hertig x Dirk Koy – Time-travelling between analogue and virtual worlds
A boundless playground opens up between analogue realities and digital worlds, between tangible urban environments and their virtual counterparts. Sabine Hertig and Dirk Koy will first guide us through the physical exhibition space at Castel Grande before leading us seamlessly into Exhibition³ — a virtual architectural space that is not merely a backdrop, but an active participant in their artistic inquiry, where visual narratives loop and beginnings and endings blur.

- 5 October

THE ART OF CRAFTING CODE (PERFORMANCE) – ECHTZEIT- DIGITAL KULTUR

 Echtzeit – The Art of Crafting Code

Recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, the demoscene is one of the world’s oldest digital art cultures. Rooted in this vibrant community, Echtzeit celebrates code as a living craft, where algorithms groove like well-oiled gears and demos echo the Swiss Castles Day’s theme of craftsmanship. From immersive soundscapes to hypnotic visual sequences, Echtzeit will present some of the most atmospheric demos this guild has to offer. A one‐of‐a‐kind experience of the art of crafting code. By everyone, for everyone.

Location: Castel Grande

Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Performance in English / Italian