Urban environments worldwide are in the midst of multiple shifts, driven by interconnected flows in capital, people, and resources at local, regional and global scales. It impacts not only cities but also the network of social and ecological systems well beyond their borders. In contrast to the complexity of today's urbanization, the concept of the "Eco-City", arguably dating back to the ideal of the 19th Century Garden City, seems like an overly simplistic and utopian vision. Yet, the imagery and language of an idealized "Eco-City" continue to shape the planning and design of contemporary cities while disregarding the vital complexity of contemporary urban conditions and issues. This symposium will examine today's multifaceted urban environment in order to explore emerging theories and practices that will enable us to address these critical issues. Specifically, it investigates three areas of knowledge and practices: emergent ecologies, emergent cities, and emergent tactics.
Emerging Ecologies
While early attempts to conceptualize urban ecological conditions primarily focused on traditional ecological methods and subjects, a new paradigm is emerging that embraces the complexity and uncertainty associated with coupled human/natural systems. This session explores the relationships between environment, equity, economy, and design in our rapidly urbanizing world.
Emerging Cities
This session examines the dynamics and implications of rapid urban growth in the emerging mega-cities of the global south. Critically engaging issues of environmental resilience and social equity as they relate to urban form at multiples scales, it explores the present and potential evolution of design, technology, policy and practice in these contexts.
Emerging Tactics
This session focuses on new approaches to remaking the urban environment that are distinct from the paradigm of master planning and conventional practice of design. It examines how seeing the urban landscape as a set of systemic and interactive matrices with interconnected and spontaneous possibilities can inspire new approaches and methods in design and implementation.
Schedule
April 7, 2011
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6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Kane Hall 120, UW Seattle Campus
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2010-2011 UW Sawyer Seminar: NEXT ECO-CITIES Imaginations and Futures
Kongjian Yu, Turenscape, Beijing
Pierre Belanger, Harvard University
Karen Seto, Yale University
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April 8, 2011
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8:30am - noon
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Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Central Library
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KEYNOTE
Kongjian Yu, Turenscape, Beijing - sponsored by the 2010-2011 UW Sawyer Seminar
EMERGENT ECOLOGIES
Jane Wolff, University of Toronto
Andy Karvonen, University of Manchester
Kristina Hill, University of Virginia
moderated by
Ken Yocom, University of Washington
Morning session provides 3 professional development hours
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April 8, 2011
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1:00pm - 5:00pm
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Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Central Library
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EMERGENT CITIES
Chelina Odbert and Jennifer Toy, Kounkuey Design Initiative
Viren Brahmbhatt, Pratt Institute
Alfredo Brillembourg, Urban Think Tank
moderated by
Ben Spencer, University of Washington
EMERGENT TACTICS
John Bela, Rebar
Nicholas de Monchaux, University of California, Berkeley
Denise Hoffman Brandt, City College of New York
moderated by
Jeff Hou, University of Washington
Afternoon session provides 3 professional development hours
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April 8, 2011
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6:00pm - 8:00pm
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3X10/ Suyama
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Concluding Reception at 3X10/ Suyama
"New Eyes For Old: Legacies of Richard Haag at Gas Works Park"
Sponsored by the Graham Foundation
Hosted by 3X10/ Suyama Peterson Deguchi
2324 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
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