YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED To the Natural City Symposium and Art Exhibition
The symposium will explore the following topic areas: - the history of the idea, and of the ‘natural’ & ‘green’ city in its history; and how this has manifested up to the present day; - the urban (“city”) today as a non-place and ecological hazard; - the natural/green city of the immediate future, and related to this, - new places for new communities. It will be a combination of short presentations and moderated discussions, which will be published. The event shall be recorded and streamed live. The event will take place on the weekend of September 1 & 2, 2023, at the Foundation’s base in Karlsruhe, Germany. The venue is located within a landscape protection area outside the city, has a large garden and a villa from the 1950s with the possibility of an overnight stay. The symposium is organised in partnership with Jeff Klotz <https://streaklinks.com/Bke-_f73dyEbt58MsgV9oolv/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffklotz.de%2F> . PRESENTERS - Barbara Tagliolini, an Italian anthropologist, will report about a public garden of Roman origin, refurbished and reused by different multi-ethnic communities; - Sam Olshin, US-architect, will report about new communal place-making for different stakeholders, using the space already existing in urban areas; - Tim Kaysers, member of the chamber of Architects of Baden-Württemberg, will present a completely new approach on the topic of the “green” city You can register for the free event by clicking this Eventbrite link <https://streaklinks.com/Bke-_f_5eebAFpDOCgvuGzsW/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fnatural-city-symposium-tickets-632744234037%3Faff%3Dodeimcmailchimp%26mc_cid%3Db5e1252514%26mc_eid%3Da971edfff8> - it will be possible to attend in-person or virtually. ᐧ
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