6th Bernardo Secchi Working Seminar
The Transition as a project: Space, Life, Politics
This year, the 6th Bernardo Secchi Day takes place in Geneva over two days, as part of the Quinzaine de l’urbanisme.
The JBS will be held at the Pavillon Sicli:
Route des Acacias 45
1227 Acacias
The lectures will be in English.
The Bernardo Secchi Days (JBS) were launched by the Fondation Braillard Architectes in 2015 in collaboration with the Laboratory of Urbanism at ENAC/EPFL, in honour of the great Italian urbanist. They invite researchers, practitioners and the general public to bring their perspectives together on the future of cities and territories through the lens of the ecological transition.
DAY 1
3 October / 14:00 – 19:30
14:15 | GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- Paola VIGANÒ, Director, Habitat Research Center, EPFL
- Panos MANTZIARAS, Director, Fondation Braillard Architectes
- Michiel DEHAENE, Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ghent University
14:20 – 17:00 | SESSION 1 : SPACES OF EMANCIPATION
Introduction by Paola VIGANÒ, Director, Habitat Research Center, EPFL
14:30 | WHEN THE TRANSITION COMES TO LIFE
- David PELEMAN, Engineer-architect, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Geography and Urban planning, University of Luxembourg
14:50 | HOUSING TRANSITIONS. NEW ECOSYSTEMS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND LIVING SPACES
- Silvia CAFORA, PhD Candidate, FULL Future Urban Legacy Lab, Department of Architecture and Design, Polytechnic of Turin
15:10 | PEASANT TERRITORIES IN SOUTHERN MALI: ANOTHER TERRITORY, ANOTHER CITY, ANOTHER POSSIBLE
- Elvira PIETROBON, PhD Student, School of Doctoral studies in Urbanism, IUAV Venice
15:30 | RIVERS DIE OF THIRST
- Ben GITAI, Dr. sc. ETH Zurich
15:50 | COEXISTENCE. OR ON THE INCONVENIENCE OF OTHERS
- Camillo BOANO, Full Professor, DIST – Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Polytechnic of Turin, and Development Planning Unit, The Bartlett, UCL, London.
- Antonio di CAMPLI, Assistant Professor, DIST – Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Polytechnic of Turin
16:10 – 17:00 | ROUNDTABLE 1
Moderator: Paola VIGANÒ with Panos MANTZIARAS and Michiel DEHAENE
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17:30 – 19:30 | KEYNOTE LECTURES & DEBATE
- Mathis WACKERNAGEL, President, Global Footprint Network
- Saskia SASSEN, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Columbia University
DAY 2
4 October / 09:00 – 17:00
09:00 – 11:00 | SESSION 2 : METRICS AND VALUES
Introduction by Panos MANTZIARAS, Director, Fondation Braillard Architectes
09:15 | SOILS AS A NEW METRIC FOR THE URBAN REQUALIFICATION AND
TERRITORIAL TRANSITION: QUESTIONS, METHOD, AND PROJECT
- Antoine VIALLE, Arch. Dr., University of Lausanne, Competence Centre in Sustainability
- Yannick POYAT, Ing. Dr., Planisol, Consulting Firm in Lausanne
09:35 | “SUBSIDIARY CITIES” FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: HOW THE SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE CAN HELP US DESIGN NEW SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENTS IN TIMES OF CLIMATE CRISIS
- Nicolas VERNET, Architect HMONP, Dr. Arch., Post-Doctoral Researcher, Architecture, Environnement & Cultures Constructives Unit, Grenoble Alpes University
09:55 | APPLYING AI’S LANDSCAPE OF HUMAN COMPETENCE TO THE EMANCIPATION OF LIVING
- Robert SADLEIR, Economist, Founder of Bureau Haus Ltd.
10:15 – 10:45 | ROUNDTABLE 2
Moderator: Panos MANTZIARAS with Paola VIGANÒ and Michiel DEHAENE
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11:00 – 12:45 | SESSION 3: ECOLOGY OF COEXISTENCE
Introduction by Michiel DEHAENE, Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ghent University
11:15 | REPRESENTATIONS AND TOPOGRAPHIES OF CHANGE IN THE ALPS AND THE VENETO REGION
- Elena LONGHIN, IUAV Venice, Habitat Research Center, EPFL
11:35 | BETWEEN NORMS AND EXCEPTIONS – AN ECOLOGY OF URBAN PRACTICES
- Saskia GRIBLING, PhD candidate in Architecture History and Project, Department of Architecture and Design, Polytechnic of Turin
11:55 | RENEIGHBORING HOUSING COOPERATIVES AS BIOPOLITICS OF TRANSITION
- Luca PATTARONI, Laboratory of Urban Sociology, EPFL
12:15 – 12:45 | ROUNDTABLE 3
Moderator: Michiel DEHAENE with Panos MANTZIARAS and Paola VIGANÒ
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14:00 – 16:00 | KEYNOTE LECTURES & DEBATE
- Steward T.A. PICKETT, Senior Scientist and plant ecologist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, NY
- Arturo ESCOBAR, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of North Carolina
16:00 – 17:00 | CONCLUSIONS
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