27 May: Lecture Tom Verebes
Parametric and algorithmic design tools remain largely untested in the field of urbanism. This Monday we will finish our series ‘The Next Decade’, with a lecture by Tom Verebes, titled ‘Masterplanning the …
6 May: Lecture Chen Haoru
This Monday, our lecture series ‘The Next Decade’ at HKU/Shanghai Study Centre will focus on the future of the countryside. In his talk, Chen Haoru will discuss ‘The village surveys and the …
29 April: Lecture Bert van Dijk
With 20% of the world population within its borders, China has only 7% of the global water resources. This Monday, we will host journalist Bert van Dijk in our lecture series ‘The …
15 April: Lecture Ruan Hao, LYCS Architecture
On Monday 15 April we will continue our series ‘The Next Decade’ with a lecture by architect Ruan Hao, founder of LYCS Architecture in Hangzhou. In his lecture, ‘The Young Office Growing …
8 April, Lecture Zhou Rong, Greenpeace
This Monday we will address the subject of air pollution in the series ‘The Next Decade’. Greenpeace campaigner Zhou Rong will give a lecture titled ‘Can you hold your breath for 10 …
1 April: Lecture John van de Water, NEXT Architects
On Monday 1 April, we will continue our series ‘The Next Decade’ with a lecture by Beijing-based architect John van de Water. John van de Water graduated from Delft University of Technology …
25 March Co-lecture ‘Corporate Urbanism’ – Steven Chen & Justin Stern
Monday 25 March we continue the lecture series ‘The Next Decade’ with a co-lecture by Steven Chen and Justin Stern, titled Corporate Urbanism: the spatiality of economic policy in Shanghai and Seoul. …
11 March: Lecture Alan Plattus, Yale University
On Monday night, we continue the lecture series ‘The Next Decade’ with Alan J. Plattus of Yale University speaking about ‘New Paradigms of Urban Design: Itineraries, Infrastructure, Infill’. Contemporary urbanism appears to …
4 March: Lecture Ying Zhou, Future Cities Lab
As the first speaker in the spring lecture series ‘The Next Decade’ we will have architect and researcher Zhou Ying from Future Cities Lab in Singapore. In her lecture ‘Gentrification with Chinese …