"Dialogue of Cities" Session 3: Public Dialogue: Vancouver Viewed and Reviewed
By Richard Eriksson on May 30, 2006 - 4:32pm
Jun 3 2006 - 6:30pm
Re-factored from the "Dialogue of Cities" page:
- Louise Noelle: Issues of pollution and public transport are enormous for the oldest and largest city in the America, but so are the potential solutions, as documented by a leading writer on Mexican architecture and urbanism.
- Joseph Rykwert: The Polish-born, London-based president of CICA and prominent architectural and urban historian will speak on the Eternal City and how new museums are building with its architectural legacy.
- Desmond Hui: University of Hong Kong architecture professor Desmond Hui is highly regarded for his direct critical commentary and interpretive insights on this former entrepot and industrial hub, now re-positioning itself as an information-based knowledge centre, complete with significant investment in new cultural buildings.
- Roberto Segre: Dividing his year between university appointments in Havana and Rio de Janeiro, Segre is the dean of Latin American architecture critics, with a devilish wit and contrarian take on conventional understanding of the cities south of North America.
- Samia Rab: Under current sheikh and former crown prince Mohamed al-Maktoum, Dubai has become a hub of extravagant, tourist-oriented architecture. American University Sharjah architecture head Samia Rab casts a skeptic’s eye on “Las Vegas on the Persian Gulf.
