Description
Doors to UtopiaUrban Design Workshop
We are in a time of rapid social and technological transformations. A new civilization of nomadic cyborgs is occupying the spaces constructed by the previous modern man. Kitchens and living rooms are no longer useful, since food is prepared and delivered by specialized companies and people are eating at work. Shopping malls’ core business is replaced by electronic commerce. Books are read on digital supports turning libraries into obsolete spaces. Rural villages are trapped into the urban fabric and left without their vital crops. This urban design workshop seeks to provide new scenarios for the adaptation of cities to the contemporary needs. The workshop consists of three intensive days of urban analyses and design. The first level of investigation will consist of dérive – analytical technique proposed by Guy Debord – and will lead to the production of a series of psychogeographic maps of Nantou Old town. Following, students are asked to produce utopian visions for the future development of Chinese urban villages and their integration in the modern urban fabric of Shenzhen. The aim of the workshop is to question the role of utopia in urban design and to provide extreme scenarios for the future development of Shenzhen.
| Period | 19 Jan 2018 → 21 Jan 2018 |
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| Event type | Workshop |
| Location | Shenzhen, ChinaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |