Abstract: In this talk I take the notion of the biocity and the entanglements of nature and culture to the global south, by examining a dramatic series of events that took place in Cape Town, South Africa. In the opening months of 2018, Cape Town, a city of some 3 million people, came close to … Read more
Abstract: In his seminal essay ‘What’s wrong with plastic trees?’, which was first published in 1973 in the February issue of Science magazine, environmental policy and planning expert Martin H. Krieg answered this question by writing that “my guess is that there is very little wrong with them. Much more can be done with plastic … Read more
Abstract: This presentation arises out of the work of Monsoon Assemblages, a research project funded by the European Research Council from 2016-2021. The presentation will think through what it means to reframe spatial research around the monsoon, a weather system that envelopes the globe, and to approach cities as monsoon assemblages or weather worlds. It … Read more
Abstract: Enric Ruiz Geli will talk about 8 projects of Cloud 9, spanning more than 10 years of practice and taking various scales: From Villa Bio to Media-ICT. From Expo Zaragoza to the Wave in San Sebastian. From Farglory in Taipei to the Millennium Dome in Valladolid. From the Agora to CaixaForum in Valencia. … Read more
Meg Lowman will give a lecture on the concept of the 8th continent, the tree canopy, where approximately 50 percent of the species on the planet live. Lowman will talk about her treetop explorations, which contribute to the conservation of forests through the model of ecotourism.
Abstract: Cities have contributed for centuries to the promotion of some of humanity’s greatest ideas, we must now urgently include them as among the principal players in the environmental debate and at the forefront of any policy tackling and countering – possibly reversing – climate change. Nevertheless, even today one of the most significant technologies … Read more
Abstract: In this talk I take the notion of the biocity and the entanglements of nature and culture to the global south, by examining a dramatic series of events that took place in Cape Town, South Africa. In the opening months of 2018, Cape Town, a city of some 3 million people, came close to … Read more
Abstract: In his seminal essay ‘What’s wrong with plastic trees?’, which was first published in 1973 in the February issue of Science magazine, environmental policy and planning expert Martin H. Krieg answered this question by writing that “my guess is that there is very little wrong with them. Much more can be done with plastic … Read more
Abstract: This presentation arises out of the work of Monsoon Assemblages, a research project funded by the European Research Council from 2016-2021. The presentation will think through what it means to reframe spatial research around the monsoon, a weather system that envelopes the globe, and to approach cities as monsoon assemblages or weather worlds. It … Read more
Abstract: Enric Ruiz Geli will talk about 8 projects of Cloud 9, spanning more than 10 years of practice and taking various scales: From Villa Bio to Media-ICT. From Expo Zaragoza to the Wave in San Sebastian. From Farglory in Taipei to the Millennium Dome in Valladolid. From the Agora to CaixaForum in Valencia. … Read more
Meg Lowman will give a lecture on the concept of the 8th continent, the tree canopy, where approximately 50 percent of the species on the planet live. Lowman will talk about her treetop explorations, which contribute to the conservation of forests through the model of ecotourism.
Abstract: Cities have contributed for centuries to the promotion of some of humanity’s greatest ideas, we must now urgently include them as among the principal players in the environmental debate and at the forefront of any policy tackling and countering – possibly reversing – climate change. Nevertheless, even today one of the most significant technologies … Read more