Timescapes of Urban Change

Dear colleagues,
 
For those based in London we would like to invite you to a workshop and public talk: “Timescapes of Urban Change: Barcelona and London – a regeneration comparison” on the 29th of November at 2pm at UCL. The public event following will also be live-streamed on the day from 18.30. 
 
For those interested in attending the workshop please register or book tickets for the evening talk (details below), as limited seats are available.
 
best wishes
Victoria Habermehl
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The aim of the workshop is to bring together urban professionals and academics to discuss in depth the ways in which time and temporal dimensions shape, affect and influence the planning, building and life of urban environments. Our ‘case’ studies will be Tower Hamlets, London, and el Raval, Barcelona. Speakers will evaluate and contrast how temporal considerations have affected their urban regeneration. This will be followed by discussion groups and general debate. 
The workshop will be followed by a public panel discussion which will take a broader view and analysis of the urban redevelopment of Barcelona and London. 
 
WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
Some of the questions the events will address are: How do temporal considerations (investment cycles, deadlines, changing global and local politics) affect the planning and construction of buildings and cities? What kinds of times are fostered or eliminated in the landscape of urban regeneration projects? How do different temporal narratives, practices and ideologies converge or conflict to produce a particular sense of place? What is the relationship between neoliberal time and urban planning? Which lessons can be learned from the regeneration processes in both cities?
 
Speakers: Simone Abram (Durham University), Bob Allies (Allies and Morrison Architects), Nuria Benach Rovira (Barcelona University), Clare Colomb (Bartlett, UCL), Monica Degen (Brunel University), Mari Paz Balibrea (Birbeck), Carme Gual Via (Barcelona City Council), Chris Horton (Tower Malets Council), Isaac Marrero Guillamon (Goldsmith College), Euan Mills (Future Cities Catapult), Mike Raco (UCL).
 
If you would like to attend the workshop please RSVP by Monday 21st of November as places are limited. The panel discussion is open to everyone but needs to be booked via Eventbrite.
 
To attend the workshop please RSVP: Victoria.Habermehl@brunel.ac.uk by the 21st Of November 2016. 
 
Workshop Date: 29th of November @ 2pm prompt, followed by public event at 18:30
 
Panel discussion RSVP or watch live: urbantimescapes.eventbrite.co.uk
 
Organiser: Monica Degen, Brunel University London, British Academy Mid-Career Fellow: www.sensescitiescultures.com www.sensorycities.com