Wednesday, July 13, 2011

{ good ideas. better cities. }


Stumbled on this website and the title made me happy. People have been dreaming of the cities of the future for as long as we have been building cities. From Orwell's 1985 to sci-fi landscapes, everyone wants to know what's coming next. These days the discourse focusses more around carbon free cities and innovative 'greener' cities which will last into the future. The emphasis seems to have shifted from what we can create, to how we can adapt, which is why the quarterly magazine, 'The Next American City', is such a great vision/concept - it keeps looking forward.


Starting tomorrow 14 July 2011, 'Next American City' will be documenting a conference called 'The Just City' hosted by the 'Ford Foundation'. This hive of creative minds from a range of professions such as policy planners, urban designers and economists, will explore how "fairness, equity and opportunity serve as defining features in this new era of urbanisation". The ideas of equal opportunities and social justice in the city are hot topics re: South African cities which are innately spatially segregated and 'unjust'. Looking forward to some fresh international perspectives! Follow the live blog stream here

Images: Next American City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

No comments:

Post a Comment