By mubi, on October 15th, 2009
Hotel Architecture Today
Explorations facetious and serious on tourist landscape
The project proposes a reflection on the visual landscape in tourist places, tackling the case of the Italian Adriatic coast of Romagna, a district which represents one the traditional destinations for mass tourism.
The project focuses on hotels as places that summarise a whole conception and narration of a particularly outdated – yet still much practiced – model of tourist experience. The aim is to create an archive that documents the shapes, colours and names of a series of hotels located between Rimini and Cattolica.
For more information: andrea [dot] mubi [at] gmail [dot] com
By professionaldreamers, on October 4th, 2009
Nel giugno del 2009 il World Heritage Committee ha ufficialmente inserito le Dolomiti nella lista del Patrimonio Universale dell’Umanità Unesco. Tale decisione offre una nuova occasione per riflettere sulla natura plurale di questo territorio e sulle trasformazioni che lo investono, sulla culture e le pratiche sociali che lo caratterizzano, sulle nuove forme che sta assumendo, sul modo in cui gli usi e le rappresentazioni che ne fanno parte convivono.
Ma qual è il senso di un territorio come quello delle Dolomiti oggi? Quale ruolo svolge in pratica un “patrimonio dell’umanità”? Nel tentativo di esplorare tali questioni, il progetto intende dare vita ad un dibattito che renda conto della complessità e della eterogeneità dello spazio alpino delle Dolomiti.
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Una prima fase di questa ricerca si concretizza in un omonimo ciclo di incontri con relatori che si occupano a verio titolo di Alpi e Dolomiti in particolare (aprile-maggio 2010).
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Per informazioni sul progetto: info [at] professionaldreamers.net
By professionaldreamers, on October 4th, 2009
The project proposes a transnational as well as transdiciplinary approach to the issue of the transformation of the role of Alpine cities in the European and international context.
It aims to develop a comparative study of different Alpine local cases, focusing on the topics of social representations and imagination of places and territories, on the one hand, and on the practices that concretely shape urban and territorial Alpine environments, on the other.
Concurrently, the project seeks to create and strengthen a transnational network of young researchers based in the Alpine area, with background in sociology, architecture, geography, ecology and urban studies, who are currently engaged in research into Alpine urbanity, territoriality, and landscape.
For more information and/or join the research project: info [at] professionaldreamers.net
By professionaldreamers, on July 30th, 2009
‘ON WALLS’ WORKING GROUP
It is a small, independent and free research group on walls and practices related to walls (planners, administrators, investors, muralists, graffiti writers, street artists, designers, advertisers…) in the context of contemporary urban environments.
The rationale of the group is to circulate articles and relevant information, exchange views and research experiences, as well as discuss research agendas. At the present the group includes about 20 members from all over the world.
So far, the group has organised two conferences: Trento (2008); Lisbon (2009).
For more information: http://www.onwalls.professionaldreamers.net
By mubi, on June 5th, 2009
The second edition of the On Walls seminar series will be held in Lisbon on 9-11 July 2009. It will be organised as a two-day immersive seminar with presentations, discussions and urban explorations.
Contacts:
[ andrea.mubi [at] gmail.com ]
[ rmocampos [at] yahoo.com.br ]
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