Series 2_Webinar 2_Speculative Cities: thinking forward
2020: A Year without Public Space under the COVID-19 Pandemic
Series 2 (June) - Webinar 2
Speculative Cities: thinking forward. Exploring speculative practices and how they relate to and/or change public space in the current and post COVID-19 conditions
https://www.journalpublicspace.org/in...
Host
RMIT University, CAST Contemporary Art and Social Transformation research group, Melbourne, Australia.
Panel conveners
Fiona Hillary, Program Manager, RMIT University, Master of Arts (Art in Public Space), School of Art, Australia
Maggie McCormick, Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, School of Art, Australia / Honorary Professor, Reutlingen University, Germany
Katrina Simon, Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture, RMIT University, School of Architecture and Urban Design, Australia
Introduction
Luisa Bravo, Founder and President, City Space Architecture / Founder and Editor in Chief, The Journal of Public Space, Italy
Hendrik Tieben, Associate Director, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Event managers
Stephanie Cheung & Yin-Fen Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Introduction to Speculative Cities
Fiona Hillary, Chair, Program Manager, RMIT University, Master of Arts (Art in Public Space), School of Art, Australia
Maggie McCormick, Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, School of Art, Australia / Honorary Professor, Reutlingen University, Germany
Dialogue #1: Speculative design: urban, landscape and architecture practice
Chair
Davisi Boontharm, Professor in Architecture and Urban Design, I-AUD Meiji University, Japan. Visiting Professor at University of Ljubljana, Member of the Council Board of City Space Architecture, Co-founder of co+re
Speakers
Mark Jacques, Professor of Architecture (Urbanism), Industry Fellow, Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University, Australia. Urban Designer and Landscape Architect with Openwork.
Sarah Fayad, Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA. She develops research on public housing, health and space, with a focus on technological innovations in cities (smart cities). She participated in the Chicago Biennal Exhibition 2019.
Respondent and discussion with speakers
Katrina Simon, Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture, RMIT University, School of Architecture and Urban Design, Australia
Dialogue #2: Speculative curatorial and art practice
Chair
Katrina Simon, Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University, Australia
Speakers
Emily Sexton, Cross disciplinary curator, Artistic Director of Arts House, Melbourne and convenor of the Refugee Talk Series, Australia
Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, Independent Producer and Creative Director, Pineapple Lab, Philippines.
Sophie Jerram, Artist and curator, Letting Space and Urban Dream Brokerage in response to post earthquake conditions, New Zealand
Respondent and discussion with speakers
Davisi Boontharm, Professor in Architecture and Urban Design, I-AUD Meiji University, Japan. Visiting Professor at University of Ljubljana, Member of the Council Board of City Space Architecture, Co-founder of co+re
Round table discussion moderated by Fiona Hillary
Q&A Session - engagement with the audience, managed by Yin-Fen Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong