Urbanism&Urbanization, International PhD Seminar. A new modernity. Approaches, theories and designs

[b]III International PhD Seminar Venice (Italy), August 29-31, 2006[/b]

The PhD in Urbanism of Università IUAV di Venezia will host the third International PhD Seminar - for students working on a dissertation topic in the theory, history or practice of urbanism. The III International PhD Seminar in Urbanism follows the first seminar, After the City: a genealogy of urban concept, organized by KU Leuven in February 2004 and the second one organized by UPC Barcelona in June 2005. The goal of the Seminar is to confront and discuss the themes and the approaches of different European and non European PhD in Urbanism and in related disciplines drawing up a map of the on going researches. The general theme for the 2006 seminar will be A new modernity. Approaches, theories and designs. The title refers to a new epistemological condition that crosses the reflection on the city, the territory and their design. The emergence of new conceptual and concrete territories is rapidly modifying our interpretations, approaches, theories. Some indicators seem interesting: the rise of a renewed interest in the future, in its vision or scenarios; the radicalism of the process of modernization; a better understanding of the plurality of what we called “modern” in architecture and urbanism. With the help of researches still on the run and of the different Universities the Seminar wants to reflect in deep on what is changing, its genealogies and its perspectives. We invited presentations of different forms of urban research, urban analysis and critical design research which, while presenting the case under investigation, critically explore the general theme. Organizational Committee: Paola Viganò (Chair), Cristina Bianchetti, Michiel Dehaene, Bernardo Secchi, Paola Pellegrini (coordinator) Scientific Committee: Bernardo Secchi (Chair), Jean Louis Cohen, Margaret Crawford, Giusa Marcialis, Bruno de Meulder, Antonio Font, Han Meyer, Joaquim Sabaté, Marcel Smets, Paola Vigano Evening conferences are open to the public. The participation to the seminar sessions needs an inscription before August 24 via e-mail to [url=mailto:urbanism.urbanization@iuav.it]urbanism.urbanization@iuav.it[/url] [b]Participation fees[/b]: 50 euros (papers pre-print included) [b]info[/b]: Dipartimento di Urbanistica, Università Iuav Venezia Dorsoduro 2206 Convento delle Terese I-30123 Venezia - secretary: Vilma de Sabata, tel 0039 041 2571361 vilma@iuav.it; Alice Urban, tel 0039 041 2571360 alice@iuav.it http://www.iuav.it/Didattica1/dottorati-/bando-dott4/urbanistic/eventi/index.htm