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ULD7 – SOCIAL STREET second edition
VII Urban and Landscape Days, 22-23 September 2010, Tallinn
Warmly welcome to the second edition of the Social Street conference in September 2010!
New to the second edition, we will have screening of short films by CinemArchitecture participangs and a Future City Game organised by the British Council.
Keynote speakers are architect Henning Thomsen from Gehl Architects (Denmark), Dr. Sabine Knierbein from TU Vienna (Austria), Dr. Zane Berzina, Art College Berlin-Weißensee (Germany).
ULD7 is organised by the Chairs of Urban Studies and Urban Landscapes at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Organising committee: Katrin Koov, Panu Lehtovuori, Lilia del Rio, Jüri Soolep. The event is free of charge. Conference language is English. Place: Kanuti Guild Hall and EKA Faculty of Architecture
ULD7 2.0 Keynote speakers
Architect MAA Henning Thomsen is the culture & communications manager of Gehl Architects, a leading consultancy of socially responsible and innovative urban design and management in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its founder and director Jan Gehl wrote the paradigmatic book “Life between the buildings” in 1981. Henning Thomsen is in charge of strategy and management of Gehl Architects, acting as senior consult. He has a degree in political science and is an Executive Master of Management Development from the Copenhagen Business School.
Dr. Sabine Knierbein works as Assistant Professor at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space (SKuOR) in Vienna,Austria. SkuOr is a lateral unit of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at the Vienna University of Technology. Sabine Knierbein has background in Open Space Planning (FH) and Landscape Architecture. Her current research focusses on economy of attention as a driving force of changes in public urban space.
Dr. Zane Berzina is the Professor for Textile and Surface Design, Conceptual Development of Materials and Surfaces, at the Art College Berlin-Weißensee, Germany. She is also an Associate of the Goldsmiths Digital Studios, Goldsmiths, University of London and a co-founder and director of electronic-text+textiles (e-t+t) in Riga, Latvia. Since 1991 Zane Berzina’s work has been shown in 70 curated and 11 solo exhibitions Europe and USA. Her most recent solo exhibition was ‘E-Static Shadows’ with architect Jackson Tan at the Science Museum's Dana Centre in London, UK.
(23 August 2010)
ULD7 – SOCIAL STREET 2nd edition
VII Urban and Landscape Days, 22-23 September 2010, Tallinn
Kanuti Guild Hall and EKA Faculty of Architecture
Kanuti Guild Hall and EKA Faculty of Architecture
New CALL FOR PAPERS for ULD7 2.0!
We invite project presentations and research papers under the theme of "social street", papers and presentations are welcome from all professions, including urban researchers, architects, landscape architects, urban activists, sociologists, geographers. The notion of ‘social street’ may be interpreted in an open and innovative way.
The call for papers is closed
(21 june, 2010)
ULD7 – SOCIAL STREET
VII Urban and Landscape Days, 22-24 April 2010, Tallinn
Kanuti Guild Hall and EKA Faculty of Architecture
Kanuti Guild Hall and EKA Faculty of Architecture
*Due to the flight disturbances, the program has been modified. The programme is found here (pdf)
The second part of the conference will be in September 2010. More information soon in this website.
Download the abstract compendium here (pdf)
The VII Urban and Landscape Days bring together international experts of urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, design and engineering, as well as activists and social entrepreneurs. The programme consists of keynote lectures, parallel research panels, plenary discussions and tactical workshops in Tallinn region. Main venue is Kanuti Guild Hall with parallel sessions in the Faculty of Architecture. Special track is dedicated to student work of the Academy.
Keynote speakers are architect Henning Thomsen from Gehl Architects (Denmark), Dr. Sabine Knierbein from TU Vienna (Austria), Professor, Dr. Dago Antov, Stratum Oü (Estonia) and Professor, Dr. Zane Berzina, Art College Berlin-Weißensee (Germany).
ULD7 is organised by the Chairs of Urban Studies and Urban Landscapes at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Organising committee: Katrin Koov, Panu Lehtovuori, Lilia del Rio, Jüri Soolep. The event is free of charge. Conference language is English.
ULD7 Keynote speakers
Architect MAA Henning Thomsen is the culture & communications manager of Gehl Architects, a leading consultancy of socially responsible and innovative urban design and management in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its founder and director Jan Gehl wrote the paradigmatic book “Life between the buildings” in 1981. Henning Thomsen is in charge of strategy and management of Gehl Architects, acting as senior consult. He has a degree in political science and is an Executive Master of Management Development from the Copenhagen Business School.
Dr. Sabine Knierbein works as Assistant Professor at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space (SKuOR) in Vienna,Austria. SkuOr is a lateral unit of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at the Vienna University of Technology. Sabine Knierbein has background in Open Space Planning (FH) and Landscape Architecture. Her current research focusses on economy of attention as a driving force of changes in public urban space.
Professor, Dr. Dago Antov holds the Chair of logistics at the Tallinn Polytechnic, Estonia. He works as senior consult in Stratum Oü. Dago Antov has published extensively on urban movement patterns, traffic behaviour and road safety.
Dr. Zane Berzina is the Professor for Textile and Surface Design, Conceptual Development of Materials and Surfaces, at the Art College Berlin-Weißensee, Germany. She is also an Associate of the Goldsmiths Digital Studios, Goldsmiths, University of London and a co-founder and director of electronic-text+textiles (e-t+t) in Riga, Latvia. Since 1991 Zane Berzina’s work has been shown in 70 curated and 11 solo exhibitions Europe and USA. Her most recent solo exhibition was ‘E-Static Shadows’ with architect Jackson Tan at the Science Museum's Dana Centre in London, UK.
(1 april, 2010)
SOCIAL STREET: VII Urban and Landscape Days, 22-24 April 2010
Conference announcement
We warmly invite research papers and project presentations to the forthcoming Urban and Landscape Days, to be held in Tallinn, Estonia April 22-24, 2010. The keynotes and paper sessions take place in the historic Kanuti Guild building in Tallinn’s Old Town, Pikk street 20. Tactical excursions will be organised to familiarise with grass-roots movements and new developments in Tallinn and the surrounding region.
This year theme is ‘social street’. We encourage urban researchers, PhD students, architects, landscape architects, city officials and urban activists to send abstracts and synopsis of project presentations. The organising team will select them, creating thematic sessions. The notion of ‘social street’ may be interpreted in an open and innovative way.
Chairs of Urban Studies and Urban Landscapes
(4 december, 2009)
NEW EUROPEAN MASTERS IN URBAN CULTURES AVAILABLE THROUGH EKA URBAN STUDIES
Some places open still for the academic year 2009-2010
Dear students,
the Faculty of Architecture became recently a partner of POLIS, The M.A. in European Urban Cultures. POLIS is a full time, postgraduate degree jointly developed by four European universities; the Tilburg University (Netherlands), the Flemish Free University of Brussels (Belgium), Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia) and the Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). It offers a specialist programme aimed at graduate students from Europe and elsewhere with undergraduate degrees in subject areas such as the social sciences; cultural and leisure studies; art, design and architecture; urban theory and planning; cultural marketing and management. The course is also targeted at professionals and administrators eager for the latest experiences, ideas and insights in urban cultural policy.
The minimum requirements for entry are related undergraduate diploma or degree, together with good proficiency in English. The 70 ECTS M.A. programme lasts 13 months, giving formally a British masters degree. POLIS studies can be integrated in the Estonian 120 ECTS Urban Studies curriculum, as a part of it.
It is still possible to apply to the programme edition, which starts in September 2009, as there are some free places. If you are interested in enrolling POLIS now, please contact asap. professor Panu Lehtovuori Normal, full enrollment procedure will be set for the next academic year, 2010-2011, with application deadline in May 2010. The programme tuition fee is 34000 EEK. More about POLIS: www.polismaster.eu Professor Panu Lehtovuori
(2 july, 2009)
VI Urban and Landscape Days at the Estonian Academy of Arts
TIMEWIDE: Thinking the city in deep scale
23.-25.4.2009 Kanuti Gildi Hall, Pikk tn 20, Tallinn, Estonia
TIMEWIDE reshapes urban thought and design practices – looking deep in time and wide in space. What if we put our work in the light of fundamental questions of birth and death of civilisations? Or, what if we start our design-thinking from very large scale, from Europe-wide forms of landscape, such as the Rhine Valley?
The VI Urban and Landscape Days bring together international experts of archaeology, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture and art history. The programme consists of keynote lectures, discussions and tactical workshops in Tallinn region. A special track on the notion of over-determined image and a PhD workshop is organised.
A special PhD workshop in image theory and visual methodology is organised, with a separate registration.
Keynotes: Luke Engleback (UK) "Ecourbanism - a low carbon response to climate change and the post peak oil scenario" Christopher TenWolde (USA/Finland) "Human Spaces - Urban Culture as a Social Landscape" Isabella Pasqualini (Switzerland) "Urban jam - flows, forward memory and territorial performance" Aaro Söderlund (Finland) "Environment vs Humankind" Nathalie Beekman (Holland) "Invisible Cities" Luis Urbano (Portugal) „One school. One building.” Chris Moller (New Zealand/Holland) „From tree to tree - evolving architecture” Joao Figueira (Portugal) "Determination and over-determination in Holl's entry for Kiasma"
We especially hope that the PhD workshop gathers interested post-graduate students from fields of art theory, art history, architecture, urbanism, geography, cultural studies, sociology, psychology and philosophy.
TIMEWIDE is organised by the Chairs of Urban Studies and Urban Landscapes at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Further inquiries: Lilia Del Rio, urban@artun.ee, tel. 642 0071, www.urbanistika.ee Download the full programme here (pdf)
(26 March, 2009) "In Search of Traces of the Self: Urban Space in Finnish Literature at the Turn of the 20th Century"
Lecture by Lieven Ameel (BE/FIN) Thursday 19th february, 17:30-19:00. Pikk tn. Saal Under the frame of narratives and city experiences, the lecture will focus on feelings of unhomeliness, inability to navigate the city, the shock of arrival, walking experiences, and traces of the fl?neur, all related to a selection of Finnish novels at the turn of the 20th century.
Lieven Ameel, originally from Belgium, began to befriend Helsinki by walking its streets; later this relationship turned into a scientific study. He is currently writing his doctoral dissertation on Finnish Literature entitled „Koettu ja kuviteltu Helsinki suomenkielisessä proosakirjallisuudessa 1900–1945“ studying what Finnish literature in 1900–1945 reveals about how people experienced and imagined Helsinki. Read more: http://www.helsinki.fi/uh/4-2007/juttu13.html
This is part of the Open Lecture series in Urban Studies in the spring term, which deal with themes relating to a variety of disciplines with discussion on cities.
More information:
Chair for Urban Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Estonian Academy of Arts. urban@artun.ee Tel. 6420071
(17 February 2009) "Web 2.0 and urban planning - towards the social production of place"
Lecture by Peter Tattersall Thursday 5th february, 17:30-19:00. Pikk tn. Saal Things are changing. Web 2.0 services such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Flickr, and open source projects such as Linux, and virtual worlds such as Second Life or World of Warcraft are becoming an everday part of our lives. They all show the way to a new form of production, whereby the end user is no longer a passive recipient of experts creations and decisions, but rather an active player in the collaborative creation of complex systems. What does this new form of production ("co-production") mean for urban planning and architecture? Peter Tattersall will present some experiments conducted to show how cities and buildings could be designed by their inhabitants, and explores issues relating to the idea of the "open-source city".
Peter Tattersall has been involved in Wiki urban planning in Helsinki, as part of the Megapolis 2023 conference. Wiki planning is part of a wider attempt to understand what the implications of web 2.0 and the new economy might be for planning and architecture.
The lecture takes place at the Central Hall of the new location of the Faculty of Architecture from the Estonian Academy of Arts at Pikk tn. 20, 3rd floor, Tallinn (Old town, Kanuti gildi building).
This is part of the Open Lecture series in Urban Studies in the spring term, which deal with themes relating to a variety of disciplines with discussion on cities. Updates on next lectures and timetable at www.urbanistika.ee
More information:
Chair for Urban Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Estonian Academy of Arts. urban@artun.ee Tel. 6420071
(03 February 2009) Changing ahead of time–toolkit of urban activism 5. Urbanistika Päevad: Muutume enne muutusi - linnaaktivismi tööriistad
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia Arhitektuuri osakond Urbanistika õppetool
Keynote lecture "What are public spaces for?" by Dr. Quentin Stevens, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, London.
Plus tactical excursions / workshops, paper session with the "experts on the field" and on Strategies day, a full insight into the Greater Helsinki Vision competition results.
Download the full schedule here (pdf)
Kava Eesti keeles (pdf)
(17 March, 2008) We continue March 27th with a Double lecture by Aleksi Neuvonen "Future scenarios on housing and urban community" and Anssi Joutsiniemi "Contemporary Urban Form"
Our ending lecture on May 22nd is by Dr. Eric Corijn, from Free University of Brussels: "Can the city save the world?"
Thursdays, 17.30 - 19.00 hrs, Hall of the Estonian Academy of Arts (Aula)
Get the updated programme HERE! (pdf)
(17 March, 2008)Open Lecture series 2009:
Open Lecture series 2009:
5th URBAN STUDIES DAYS
24–25 April 2008 Tallinn, Estonia
Estonian Academy of Arts
Lecture series UPDATED:
CALL FOR PAPERS - 5th Urban Studies Days:
Changing ahead of time – toolkit of urban activism
24 - 25 April 2008 Tallinn, Estonia
Last year, under the title of „Research and Activism” the Days showed the active work of many involved in activism, urban development and interventions. This year, we intend to join the international participants, with their backgrounds and personal careers, into a set of workshops and round tables in with the opportunity to actively share experiences and create ideas of interventions which can be furtherly developed in Tallinn and beyond.
Connected with the lecture series on Urban Futurology at the Academy during the spring, the Days’ workshops will focus on planning and acting for the future, roughly in three steps: Awareness, prevention and preparedness.
The participants of the Days will be arranged according to their interest of action, to prepare for an interventional plan, whether in a physical shape or in a figurative sense, that can work as a toolkit for positive and forward-looking activism in different cities, neighbourhoods or situations.
Key note speakers and programme will be announced in March.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE 30.3.2008
download the full Call for Papers (pdf)
(22 January, 2008)
Urban Study and Action OPEN lectures continue!:
Recent trends in urban process: Urban futurology and scenarios
Thursdays, 17.30 - 19.00 hrs, start-up January 31st, 2008 Hall of the Estonian Academy of Arts (Aula)
The series continues with presentations an debate, bringing both Estonian and international researchers, architects and planners.
the programme is being rewritten, please check again soon for updates.
(22 January, 2008)
ARHITEKTUURIAASTA / YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE
2008 is the Year of Architecture in Estonia
The program is arranged jointly by the Estonian Academy of Arts and the Union of Architects of Estonia
(21 January, 2008)
International urban studies lecture series:
Urban Study and Action: Exploring the connections between research and contemporary issues of planning and design
Thursdays, 15.45 - 19.00 hrs, start-up September 13, 2007 Hall of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Ranging from urban development and architectural form to everyday life, professionals in the field of Urbanism, Planning and Architecture from Europe and America share their knowledge and experience on a High-class open lecture series at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Every Thursday two lecturers debate over one subject in common, presenting the research side as well as the practical applications of planning methods and logics.
Some of the themes to be presented and discussed include:
Introduction to New Urban Studies (Mark Gottdiener, USA)
Governance of European metropolitan regions (Peter Ache, Finland)
Architecture in Changing Socio-Economic Context (Ülar Mark, Estonia)
Urban Construction, Asian examples (Anne Haila, Finland)
Tension, conflict, urban politics (Mark Gottdiener, USA)
The seduction of architecture (Antti Ahlava, Finland)
The concept 'landscape' and examples (Helen Sooväli, Estonia)
Organic form in modernistic planning (Meike Schalk, Sweden)
(03 September, 2007)
4th Urban Studies Days : Research and Activism
The Chair of Urban Studies organised the 4th annual Urban Studies Days with the theme "Research and Activism". The event took place in Tallinn in April 25-26, 2007. With an international audience and 17 presenters from all over europe, the event focused in cases where activism made a difference, groups that use alternative tactics and new tools to facilitate participatory processes. The development of Tallinn lead also to interesting debates on urban regeneration through culture and arts, the difference between interventions and activisms, and to questioning the quality of environments.
Keynote by Dipl. Pol. Volker Eick was titled "Neoliberalism and Urban Space: Activism, Atavism and Aspiration"
After the event we have compiled the papers presented into the Conference Proceedings, including the transcription of the keynote speech.
Join us next year for the 5th Urban Studies Conference on April 24-25, 2008.
(31 August, 2007)
Modelling Urban Space and Process Workshop
9-19 January 2007 Tallinn, Estonia
This workshop is a two week intensive course discussing different the techniques, advantages and methods for finding new potentials of the urban space. The aim is to apply the knowledge of new digital and spatial technologies for the research and use of the city, opening new windows to the world of urban planning and studies. Architecture, media, geography and urban studies students participate in two modules: "Taggin' Tallinn" is based on soft ontologies theory, using mobile devices to track and tag the urban space encouraging community and experience creativity. "Space Syntax" applies modelling techniques to the creation of an axial map of Tallinn city to be used for further urban analysis, research and planning.
Download the full programme (pdf)
(13 January, 2007)
Website launch
The Urbanistika.ee website was launched today.
(18 December, 2006)