Speakers include among others:
Philippe Chiambaretta (Architect and Urba Planner, founder of PCA-STREAM)
Rosina Vinyes (Architect and Urban Planner, University of Barcelona)
Martine Drozdz (Geographer and Urban Planner)
Michel Desvignes (Landscape Architect)
Jean Guiony (President of the Institute of Land Transition, and Founder of Aqua Alta)
Gabrielle Fack (Economist)
Yaëlle Amsellem Mainguy (Sociologist and Research Associate at CERLIS)
This seminar, divided into morning and afternoon sessions, investigates shifting urban paradigms, particularly in smaller cities, where transformation increasingly depends on human intelligence rather than technology alone. Structured around five expert-led roundtables, the event addresses urgent topics such as underground space management, AI surveillance, greening cities, and rural regeneration. Running alongside these discussions are two live hackathons, where students in architecture, urban planning, and design will develop and present innovative solutions, culminating in project presentations at the seminar’s conclusion.
Co-organised with Jean-Louis Missika (Media Sociologist, editor of La Grande Conversation, former Deputy Mayor of Paris for Urban Planning, Architecture, Innovation, and Greater Paris).
