The Production of Place 2012: an international symposium and workshops
Date: -
Organiser: School of Architecture, Computing & Engineering, University of East London, Docklands Campus
Location: London
Topical area: Integrated planning, Architecture and urban design
Description:
[keynote speakers]
- Chris Pyke - US Green Building Council
- Ian Sinclair - Bestselling author
- Alberto Moletto - Finis Terrae University
- Tony Fretton - Tony Fretton Architects
The conference will question the challenges of global conditions in relation to the production of place. International academics and professionals will present articles aiming to address the production of place.
Focusing on the necessary components to sustain places, how do we decide when to protect, adjust or transform?
[symposium themes]
- Global knowledge via local place - by capturing and communicating the characteristics of a place, can place become the means of providing better global practices?
- 'Making and doing' - can the processes of making and doing create knowledge in their own right?
- Insecurity in and of places - how can insecurity be a positive force in the negotiation of places?
[workshops]
- Narratives of place - Alberto Moletto and Catalina Pollak [http://publicinterventions.org/]
- Furniture essays in concrete - Alan Chandler [http://maasd.co.uk/] & Tejo Remy [http://remyveenhuizen.nl/]
- Objects to hold place - Richard Wilson [http://richardwilsonsculptor.com/]
How to attend:
Venue address
School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
London E16 2RD
United Kingdom
[early-bird registration deadline]
07 December 2012
[registration/furtherinformation]
http://www.tpop2012.co.uk/
