BOLOGNA CONFERENCE 9-10-11 March 2000

   
BUILDING AND LIVING THE NEW ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY    YEAR 2000

COSTRUIRE E ABITARE LA NUOVA ARCHITETTURA DELLA CITTA'

Aula absidale Santa Lucia - via Castiglione 26 /  

The International Conference is particularly dedicated to:

* Architects and Engineers Scholars, Architectural and Town Planning Historians

* School of Architecture's Faculty and Students Developers, Entrepreneurs, and General Contractors Public administrators and real estate promoters

* Economists and sociologists

The Conference will be articulated in 4 main sessions with debates and panel discussions.

Ist SESSION 
A CENTURY OF ARCHITECTURE, AND NOW?

A serene and critical assessment on either what has been designed or built, and all what has not been done. The experiences, the initiatives, the competitions, out of both the official history and academy .The possible methods, legislation acts, and regulations for the future of the building activities.

2nd SESSION 
ARCHITECTURE, FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

The cultural and professional education of the TECHNICAL CONSULTANT; as architect or engineer. The new areas in the design and construction fields. From the 19th century Schools to the3rd Millennium ones: academy curricula, teaching methods, professional standards. Laws and regulations for the profession around the world, individual and associate practices. The intellectual work.

3rd SESSION 
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY, VISIONS, FAILURES, PERSPECTIVES.

Relations of vital continuity of the urban space: the contemporary city and the city of tomorrow for the HUMAN BEING and the CIVIL SOCIETY. Recent experiences of urban re-qualification in Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, Alexandria, Berlin. The new towns in the United States and Canada. Projects and strategies for the construction of the new architecture of the city.

4th SESSION 
ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE OF THE MATERIAL.

Functions, characteristics, and uses of the construction materials between tradition and innovations. Consolidation, transformation and evolution of the construction techniques related to the use of traditional and new materials. What kind of rationalization in the building process for the city of tomorrow? Roles, intervention options, and responsibilities of the developers.
   

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