Creating "liveable cities" for the future
20 November 2014
Academics look to Denmark for inspiration
ACADEMICS from around the world will gather at the Manchester School of Art this week and next to discuss the idea of “liveable cities”.
The event, a collaboration between Manchester School of Art and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, will focus on contemporary Danish architecture, which is renowned for its green, environmentally sustainable profile and empathetic and democratic approach.
Seminars taking place today include advice on “how to get grannies and children on their bikes”.
Next week, experts will look at the idea of “the holistic city” and how to integrate Universities into cities. The seminar will be chaired by MMU’s Dr John Hindley, head of the environmental team.
Battling the elements
Next Tuesday, Richard Brook, senior lecturer at Manchester School of Architecture, will lead a discussion on “mending modernist mistakes – the regeneration of modern cityscapes”.
The seminar will look at how to improve idealistic projects from the sixties onwards which, while they have their virtues, have proven to be inadequate in terms of liveability.
The weather will also be a cause for discussion, with one seminar looking at how we can heat cities sustainably, and another considering rainwater solutions for cities that will potentially be facing huge downpours as a result of climate change.
As well as the seminars, there will also be a film screening of Ove Arup – The Philosopher Engineer.
For more information about the events, visit http://storbritannien.um.dk/en/about%20great%20britain/the-liveable-city–a-danish-british-dialogue-in-manchester/the-liveable-city-programme/
