New public space is central to government policy in China. But how do architects create vibrant and innovative public space? The Public Space Forum provides a cross-cultural discourse with invited practitioners and theorists from China and the West addressing some of the themes that are central to its production. Amongst the themes are heritage art / performativity, ritual, the commons and resilience. The forum will be streamed live and framed as a set of conversations with invited experts discussing some of the key issues that underpin the production of vibrant and high-quality public space. There will be an opportunity for audience questions.
2:30-3:30pm | Publicity and Heritage
Chair: Yiping Dong
Speaker: Ding Feng-Ruan, Ruan Yisan Heritage Foundation - Shanghai
in discussion with Christian Nolf, Yiwen Wang and Yifei Li
3:30-4:30 pm | Cooperation and Performativity
Chair: Jiawen Han
Speaker: Liza Fior, MUF - London
in discussion with Seats for Seeing, Yiping Dong, Claudia Westermann, and Adam Brillhart
4:30-5:30 pm | Creating the Commons and Community Spaces
Chair: Teresa Hoskyns
Speaker: Torange Khonsari, Public Works - London
in discussion with Ying Chang and Amir Djalali
BREAK15mins
5:45-6-45 pm | Ritual and Appropriation
Chair: Siti Balkish Roslan
Speaker: Florence Graezer Bideau, EPFL - Lausanne
in conversation Guillermo Sánchez Sotés and Teresa Hoskyns
6:45-7:45 pm | Resilient Public Spaces and COVID
Chair: Amir Djalali
Speaker: Andrés Jaque, Office for Political Innovation - Madrid
in discussion with Manju Bala and the Cultural Innovation and Critical Histories Lab
7:45-8:00 pm | Closing remarks
Research: Teresa Hoskyns-The Vibrancy of Public Space, funded by the XJTLU Research Development Fund. Organised by Dr Teresa Hoskyns in cooperation with Dr Claudia Westermann, Dr Yiping Dong, Dr Amir Djalali, Dr Jiawen Han, and Siti Balkish Roslan.
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