5th International Urban Design Conference
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The 5th International Urban Design Conference will be held at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne from Monday the 10th to Wednesday 12th of September 2012.
The International Urban Design Conference was established in 2007. Since then, over 390 presenters have shared their knowledge in developing a range of themes...including, Resilience in Urban Design 2011, Designing the Future 2010, Waves of Change — Cities at Crossroads 2009 and Survival: implementing tomorrow's City 2007.
OPPORTUNISTIC URBAN DESIGN — 2012
If the act of planning is to legitimise 'what should be done,' opportunistic design thinking seeks to action 'what can be done'. Indeed, the focus of planning may enable it to be read as one form of catalyst for thinking opportunistically. That is, a process of creative thinking leading to more flexible, more inventive and more contextually responsive strategies of intervention into the urban environment.
City leaders in Australia and internationally are, to varying degrees,
endeavouring to respond to the aftermath of the GFC, effects of climate
change, dramatic population movements, peak oil speculation, emerging
social media and the influences on how we socialise and connect with each
other, and a search for meaning (to name a few !)
Growth, flux, and decay are inherent aspects of urban systems. As changing
financial, political, environmental, technical and social conditions
influence urban life, it is apparent that urban design will have to become
increasingly opportunistic and creative in approach, formulation and
delivery.
This trend is manifesting itself across a broad range of disciplines,
scales and intents. It is most popularly evident in innovative place making
projects and strategies such as the High Line in NYC, tactical urbanism, a
multiplicity of fluid uses of public spaces (eg pop ups).
The conference will focus on ideas and projects that are visionary despite,
or maybe because of, the current context.
CALL FOR PAPERS NOW: OPEN HERE... http://urbandesignaustralia.com.au/
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Rachel
5th International Urban Design Conference 2012
The Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, Victoria
10th to the 12th of September — 2012 — Secretariat Tele: (61 7) 5502 2068
http://urbandesignaustralia.com.au/
The 2012 Platinum Sponsor is the Department of Planning and Community
Development, Victorian Government
| Start Date | 10/09/2012 |
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| End Date | 12/09/2012 |
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| Organisation | Victoria State, Department of Planning and Community Development |
| Venue | The Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Website address | urbandesignaustralia.com.au/ |