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The Sustainable City

Acclaimed architect, planner and former Mayor of Curitiba, Jaime Lerner, will discuss his visionary ideas concerning cities and their future perspectives, which Lerner portrays as important solidarity refuges. His talk will focus on the role cities play in contemporary society, shown through case studies, enhancing the meaning of design both in structuring urban growth and in the development project of a city, a state, a country. He will also address the key issue of mobility – stressing the importance of public transportation and discuss how sustainability and identity are vital areas for intervention.

International Dialogues: Architecture and Climate Change

Sponsored by Gleeds

A series of talks that bring together visionary thinkers and innovative practitioners from a range of disciplines to provide a forum for engaging with some of the key issues affecting the built and natural environment now and in the future.