City as Verb: A Hybrid Territory – Switzerland as a Laboratory for Contemporary Urban Design and Beyond
When: 29 July 2020 at 04:00 (Eastern US Time) / 17:00 (Seoul time)
Where: Seoul Hall of Urbanism and Architecture, 119 Sejong Daero, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul/ Online
Youtube [English] live stream https://youtu.be/aRGK0s9f5Gg
Youtube [Korean] live stream https://youtu.be/S4ccYLqVhQ0
CES Credits: 2 LU HSW (tbc)
Part of the ‘City as Verb’ seminar series hosted by the City of Seoul, acting as a bridge between the 2019 Seoul Biennale Cities Exhibition and its upcoming continuation in 2021.
Presenter:
Prof. Michael Jakob (HEPIA- Geneva School of Engineering, Architecture, and Landscape)
The talk intends to discuss the contemporary situation of Switzerland beyond the usual distinctions between the urban (territory), the countryside, and (residual) nature. The focus will be the role of contemporary landscape architecture in its hybrid role.
Roundtable Discussion with: Prof. Seunghoy Kim (Seoul City architect), Taehyung Kim (director, Seoul City Urban Space Improvement Bureau); Prof. Wookjoo Jung (Seoul National University); Prof. Dongwoo Yim (2019 Seoul Biennale Cities Exhibition co-curator); Prof. John Hong (curator, City as Verb)
