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SUMMARY:Temporary Urbanism - Professor Ali Madanipour\,  Professor of Urba
 n Design and the Director of Global Urban Research Unit (GURU)\, School of
  Architecture\, Planning and Landscape\, Newcastle University
DTSTART:20121121T131500Z
DTEND:20121121T141500Z
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CONTACT:Villian Lo
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores temporary urbanism through three interrelat
 ed dimensions. A temporary state may fill the gaps\, offering interim and 
 multiple use of space\, particularly during the periods of economic slowdo
 wn\; or more actively become a catalyst for change\, facilitating experime
 ntation\, innovation or animation\, which can provide a stepping stone to 
 more stable arrangements. Alternatively\, a temporary state may act as a c
 ritique of status quo\, questioning the fixed identities and arrangements\
 , which could offer new choices\, as exemplified in responses to master pl
 anning. A temporary state may even become a permanent state\, a destinatio
 n in itself\, a way of being\, which reflects the speed of change and the 
 precariousness and transience of life in urban societies. The three dimens
 ions amount to an approach to the urban space and its transformation\, whi
 ch is cautious\, insecure\, flexible\, innovative\, incoherent and contrad
 ictive\, with considerable intended and unintended consequences for how ci
 ties are built and inhabited.
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\, Department of Architecture
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