17th CONFERENCE ARQUITECTONICS MIND, LAND AND SOCIETY 2019

17th CONFERENCE ARQUITECTONICS MIND, LAND AND SOCIETY 2019

Freedom to design, that is, freedom of people to design, built and use buildings, cities and landscapes better for them.

KEY SPEAKERS:

• Mario Botta (Italy) - "Il progetto Come Ricerca " / (Research with Design)

• Silvia De Bianchi (Spain) - "Interactive generation of knowledge: a philosophical perspective on space"

• Ashraf M. Salama (UK) - “Transformative Design Pedagogy: From Priori and Posteriori Knowledge to Trans-disciplinary Production of Architecture”

• Andres Garces (Chile) - “Poetic and pedagogical process of "the Ronda" in Open City of Amereida”

• Francisco Mangado  (Spain) - Title in process

• Marcelo Zarate (Argentina) - “Towards an Urbanism based upon a deep design interpretation of the way some cultural schemes organize each place" 

• Miquel Fernandez (Spain) - “Nonnegotiable inertia. The role of urban planning in social normalization and the reproduction of capital”

Supported by:
UPC Research Group (GIRAS)
UNICEF; Children friendly cities
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
Ministry of economic and education
Barcelona school of architecture (ETSAB)
COAC. Catalan Association of Architects
Mind, Land & Society Arquitectonics Network

Conference Organization:
Magda Saura; Professor, Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) and
Josep Muntañola; architect and city planner, senior professor, founder of GIRAS Research Group.
Conference Management: Rasoul Ameli, GIRAS, Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB)

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CAUMME 2012 International Symposium, Istanbul

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST: GLOBAL IMPACTS AND LOCAL CHALLENGES 


Istanbul November 21-23 2012 

Symposium Chair, Professor Murat SOYGENIS 
Symposium Co-Chair, Professor Ashraf M. SALAMA 

Since the beginning of the new millennium, it was apparent that a new phase influencing the development of architecture and urbanism in the Mediterranean and the Middle East had begun, when rulers, decision makers, and top government officials developed stronger interest in architecture and development. With such a sturdy interest many cities in this region are experiencing rapid growth coupled with fast track urbanization processes, and marked by large scale work, learning and residential environments, and mixed use developments. This is witnessed from Istanbul’s intensive urbanization process to Abu-Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island Development to Bahrain Financial Harbor, and from Kuwait’s City of Silk to the future city of Qatar, Lusail. Notably, some cities have acquired a geo-strategic importance. Through the shift of global economic forces, they have developed to central hubs between old economies of Western Europe and the rising economies of Asia. In the context of international competition between cities new challenges are emerging. Organized jointly by Faculty of Architecture at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul and the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at Qatar University in Doha, this symposium addresses a number of sub-themes unique to architecture and urbanism in this part of the world including:

1. Architectural Identity, City Branding, and Image Making.
2. Architecture and Urbanism of Cities within Cities.
3. Informal Urbanism-Behind the Scenes of the Global Images.
4. Multiculturalism and the Emerging City.
5. Place Making, Politics and Urban Power.
6. Scapes of Flows and the Contemporary City.
7. Social Impacts, Health and Sustainable Environments.
8. Urban Cohesion, Sustainability and Community Participation.
9. Urban Sprawl, Density, and Transport.
10. Urban-Spatial Regeneration and Heritage Conservation.

Conference Poster: http://www.mmr.yildiz.edu.tr/login/sys/admin/announcement/img/1324996093_CAUMME2012_poster.pdf
Conference Website: http://www.caummeyildiz.blogspot.com.au/

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ACSA’s Teacher’s Seminar this June 3 to 6 in Detroit

Theme

"Public-Interest Design is centered on the conviction that design can impact social change, evidenced by contributions from the growing fields of humanitarian, community, pro bono, and universal design. As these fields continue to gain relevance as legitimate and sought-after forms of practice, they cast new light on the role of designers in the world."

"ACSA’s Teacher’s Seminar this June 3 to 6 in Detroit. The conference will bring together some of the pioneers of “public interest design” to discuss this approach to practice and what it might mean for design education in the future.
See the ACSA’s website for more information."

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First World Conference - Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures

Insula, the International Scientific Council for Island Development, is pleased to announce the World Conference on "Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures", organized under the auspices of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Italian government, and in partnership with UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB), the Sicilian Regional Government, the University of Catania, the Etna Regional Park Authority, and other relevant organizations, such as LAVE, the European Association of Volcanology.

Email: conf-volcano@etnacatania2009.com
Web site: http://www.etnacatania2009.com

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