2023 Edition
Program
Shaping the City Forum
12-13 October 2018
Palazzo Michiel
The European Cultural Centre for the Exhibition “Time-Space-Existence” is organizing its first conference under the title of Shaping the City: A Forum for Sustainable Cities and Communities. It includes many architectural schools and universities from across the globe presented in TSE 2018 along with other international institutions and architecture studios.
The conference aims to inspire the next frontier of research focused on the structure of cities, culture for sustainability, resilience, livable communities, and architectural developments and advancements. This forum is conceived to exchange about the urban future of cities from universities, practitioners, architects, and others. Shaping the City, a place where city changers meet and network with other passionate, innovative, inspiring professionals and researchers.
THEMES
Built Environment and Architecture for the people
How the quality of the built environment has an impact on the lives of the people and how new architectural design plays a role in the social life of people. Includes projects about social housing, slum upgrading, rehabilitation, reuse, and re-integrating deteriorating architecture into the urban fabric of the city and actively immerse the people.
Urban Developments and Re-imagining the City
How the urban future will look like, with respect to the major issues that face humanity now. The goal is to enhance inclusive – sustainable urbanization, develop the capacity for participatory and integrated human settlement planning.
Innovation and Green Advancements
How new developments and new technologies in architecture have an impact on the city. It tackles climate change, green architecture, eco-friendly approaches to create inclusive – sustainable environments able to meet the needs of the people and the planet in a new innovative way.
Culture for Sustainable Cities
How cities are dealing with cultural heritage and World Heritage Projects across the world to preserve the city’s identity, culture, tradition and creative industries for the city’s revitalization.
Program
Session 1 | Program
Architecture for the People
8.30am – 9.00am (CST) / 3.30pm – 4.00pm (CET)
Registration + Coffee
Welcoming Note & Opening Remarks by ECC Team
9.15am – 10.00am (CST) / 4.15pm – 5.00pm (CET)
Keynote Talk by David Brown (Artistic Director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial) in conversation with Javier Arpa Fernandez (Delft University of Technology / MVRDV)
10.00am – 12.40pm (CST) / 5.00pm – 7.40pm (CET)
Session 1 – Architecture for the People
Moderator: Edson Cabalfin (Tulane University – School of Architecture)
- Presentation 1 – Christian Hermansen (The Oslo School of Architecture and Design)
- Presentation 2 – Winifred Curran (DePaul University – College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
- Presentation 3 – Magda Mostafa (Progressive Architects / The American University in Cairo – Department of Architecture / MIXDesign)
- Presentation 4 – Allen Sayegh (INIVIA / Harvard University – Graduate School of Design – REAL Lab)
- Panel discussion led by Edson Cabalfin – Including Q/A from in-person and online audience
Closing Note by ECC Team
Lunch Break
Re-Imagining the City
8.30am – 9.00am (CST) / 3.30pm – 4.00pm (CET)
Registration + Coffee
Welcoming Note & Opening Remarks by ECC Team
9.15am – 10.00am (CST) / 4.15pm – 5.00pm (CET)
Keynote Talk by David Brown (Artistic Director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial) in conversation with Javier Arpa Fernandez (Delft University of Technology / MVRDV)
10.00am – 12.40pm (CST) / 5.00pm – 7.40pm (CET)
Session 1 – Architecture for the People
Moderator: Edson Cabalfin (Tulane University – School of Architecture)
- Presentation 1 – Christian Hermansen (The Oslo School of Architecture and Design)
- Presentation 2 – Winifred Curran (DePaul University – College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
- Presentation 3 – Magda Mostafa (Progressive Architects / The American University in Cairo – Department of Architecture / MIXDesign)
- Presentation 4 – Allen Sayegh (INIVIA / Harvard University – Graduate School of Design – REAL Lab)
- Panel discussion led by Edson Cabalfin – Including Q/A from in-person and online audience
Closing Note by ECC Team
Lunch Break
Speakers
Partners
Media Partners
Guest & Partners
Press Kit
Gallery + Videos
