Protest demonstration camp in Hong Kong which became the Umbrella Revolution ©Marc Latzel

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Another City is Possible: Practices of the Minimum Viable Utopia

Opening Keynote Lecture of the Symposium: Beware of Smart People!

Partner
Technische Universität Berlin, Dialogplattform Smart People & Urban Commoning

Language
English

Program

Panel Discussion

“What I am interested in is creating circumstances in which ordinary city dwellers are able to acquire a refined understanding of all the circumstances that shape their participation in civic life, whether those circumstances are technical, political, economic or psychological.” (A.Greenfield)

How can practices of sharing, co-operation and commoning contribute to challenge the “Smart City”? The symposium “Beware of Smart People!”, organised by Jörg Stollmann, addresses the conflictual reality in which Smart City approaches are currently unfolding. International scholars and practitioners will reflect on the “Smart City” as a contested paradigm; shift the discourse towards the notion of the urban as co-produced by many voices and actors. and attempt to redefine “Smart City” by putting ordinary citizens as “smart people” at the core of the debate. The symposium shall function as a catalyst towards new agendas for future trans-disciplinary research on the “Smart City” in academia and practice.

The symposium continues on Saturday, June 20, 2015 with the conference “Beware of Smart People” at the Institute of Architecture, Technical University Berlin.

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