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Aesthetic preferences in a time of climate crisis – Can we afford them?

Join us for a conversation on the evolving relationship between humans, cities, and the environment. As we face unprecedented environmental challenges, these keynote lectures will delve into the critical role of landscape architecture and urban design in shaping a more sustainable future.

Time: Wed 2024-11-20 15.30 - 18.00

Location: Färgfabriken, Lövholmsbrinken 1, top floor

Language: English

Participating: Luigia Brandimarte, Sara Borgström

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To cope with the climate crisis, urban and rural spaces need to adapt and develop their resilience. Sustainable technical, systemic and nature-based solutions are part of this spectrum.

Today’s event focuses on daring to re-program or radically reassess our habitual aesthetic preferences with regard to the design of urban spaces. What kind of urban spaces will we have if we are required to recycle building material to prevent the climate crisis? Will our habitual aesthetic preferences give way when society needs to phase out new construction projects? Could the new requirements even engender a new aesthetic, and thus, a new form of beauty?

Who is it for:
Anyone interested in how we could rethink the way we plan, design, build, perceive and care for our built environment in light of climate change and extreme weather events. 

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