Living Cities Forum 2023

Join Living Cities Forum in rethinking infrastructure as a reflection of the interests and values of all living entities – people, cultures, ecosystems and governance – around which a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable society can take shape.

For many, ‘infrastructure’ conjures mega-projects wrapped in weighty business cases: a hydro-powered dam, epic bridge or fast train. But the infrastructure we need to live well spans education, health, housing, green space, mass transport, telecommunications, sports and cultural facilities and more.

So what do we do with infrastructure projects, generations in the making, that fail to accommodate our ever-evolving society or adapt to a changing climate? How do we address inherited systems that instil disadvantage – and approach an era where data is intrinsic to buildings, systems and even interactions?

Infrastructures of Life presents an opportunity to radically rethink the layers of assumption behind the conventional understanding of infrastructure, to interrogate what we need to collectively live well as we grapple with rapidly changing environmental conditions.

The Living Cities Forum is for professionals, educators, students and anyone interested in the future of the built environment.

Keynote speakers:

Carles Baiges Camprubí, Spain
Keller Easterling, United States
Marina Tabassum, Bangladesh
David T Fortin, Canada
Nashin Mahtani, Indonesia
Eva Pfannes, Netherlands

For more information visit: https://www.livingcitiesforum.org/