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11.02.2010
With Elisabeth Blum (Zurich), Ruedi Baur (Paris/Zurich), Bavo (Rotterdam/Brussels), Tom Holert (Vienna/Berlin), Bernd Kniess (Cologne/Hamburg), Margit Mayer (Berlin), Erik Swyngedouw (Manchester), Nik Theodore (Chicago)
Visual Statements by Zak Kyes (London), Lehni-Trüb (Zurich), Metahaven (Amsterdam/Brussels), Manuel Raeder (Berlin)
How does the neoliberal city look? How is it changing in the present systemic crisis? How to design an alternative city? |
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Cities have become the key arenas of a primarily market-driven globalization process. They are widely regarded as something “non-plannable”, which can be observed but only barely influenced, let alone designed. Following this perspective social conflict and protest are replaced with techniques that promote unanimity and consensus. Particularly in the urban context, this leads to a post-political situation, in which spaces of democratic engagement are swallowed up.
“Design for the Post-Neoliberal City” invites international researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines to critically investigate the neoliberal city’s production of urban spaces and its impact on everyday life. Particular attention will be paid to the question how the current global economic crisis serves to accelerate or modify these tendencies. In conclusion, discussion will turn to how the crisis of neoliberal ideology may simultaneously be an opportunity to imagine urban concepts which exceed the primacy of the economic manoeuvres.
From being strategic places for the implementation of neoliberal policy, cities may possibly become a new political arena for experiments in democracy – and in return require a new design. But designers continue to hold back with criticism and proposals. Yet the time has come, to redefine the role of design in a social city – and to take action. “Design for the Post-Neoliberal City” will posit the basic principles and points of departure of a search for an alternative urban design practice, beyond the practices and ideology of crisis-ridden, late-capitalist urbanism. For it is precisely in the field of design, which has hitherto taken only a cautious approach to urban issues, that one finds unexplored potential for an intentional (re-)design of space.
A new design for the city is urgently needed: for, by its very nature, a city cannot be anything but designed. It is socially produced.
Conference Program
Friday, March 12th 2010
18.30 Introduction: Design for the Post-Neoliberal City (Jesko Fezer)
19.00 Block 1: Design for Spaces of Conflict? (Moderation: Miguel Robles-Duran)
The City as a Space of Disagreement – The Design of Dissensus! Erik Swyngedouw (Manchester)
International Style, Global City Branding or Design for a Site Ruedi Baur (Paris/Zurich),
20.30 Block 2: Design for Social Activity? (Moderation: Stephanie-Vera Kockot)
Social Movements in the (Post-)Neoliberal City Margit Mayer (Berlin)
Enabling Design Bernd Kniess (Hamburg/Cologne)
22.00 Apero
Saturday, March 13th 2010
13.00 Block 3: Design for Urban Disruptions? (Moderation: Jesko Fezer)
A State of Undesignability? Tom Holert (Vienna/Berlin)
False Utopias: Crises of (Late) Neoliberal Urbanism Nik Theodore (Chicago) 15.00 Coffeebreak
16.00 Block 4: Design for a Way Out? (Moderation: Clemens Bellut)
Informal Practices Within and After the Neoliberal City Elisabeth Blum (Zurich)
Variations on the Neoliberal City Bavo (Rotterdam/Brussels)
Design for the Post-Neoliberal City March 12th & 13th 2010 Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) Auditorium Museum für Gestaltung Ausstellungsstrasse 60, CH-8031 Zurich
The conference language will be English and the admission is free.
A Civic City-Conference by Design2context / Institute for Designresearch Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) Hafnerstrasse 39, CH-8031 Zurich www.design2context.ch http://civic-city.zhdk.ch
Organized by Jesko Fezer in collaboration with Matthias Görlich Graphic Design: Studio Matthias Görlich Coordination: Patrick Boltshauser Translation and Proof-Reading: Megan Hall, Jill Denton Support: Megan Hall, Markus Leuthold, Monya Pletsch |
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