Let's Make the City - Invitation to the Conference

At conferences, showcases of approaches from major world metropolises or theoretical concepts are often presented. The challenge "Let's Make a City" focuses on smaller cities and its core consists of specific examples of good practice. In the first year, on April 25, 2017, in the beautiful spaces of the Žďár nad Sázavou Castle, A. Gebrian, M. Vallo, P. Klápště, P. Lešek, and others will speak.

The goal of the conference "Let's Make a City" is
1.    To create a space for building relationships between users, managers, and creators of public space.
2.    Disseminating information on how to approach the creation and use of public space.
3.    Expanding knowledge.

The conference is intended for
1.    architects, urban planners, and landscape architects;
2.    cities and municipalities, especially staff from development departments and building offices;
3.    politicians and active citizens.

Program
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 12:30 Key notes
– M. Vallo – New roles of the architect
– P. Klápště – Seeking inspiration/Participatory creation of assignments
– P. Lešek – Path to solutions/Architectural competition
– A. Gebrian – Foreign and Czech inspiration
13:00 – 14:00 Opportunity to tour the New Generation Museum
14:00 – 16:00 Examples of good practice (parallel workshops)
– R. Bukáček & M. Zezula – From idea to assignment (Mezibory)
– Searching for potentials in the city
– D21 – Participatory budget
– Z. Ryška (architect of the city of Žďár nad Sázavou) – The role of the city architect
– J. Říhová (Foundation Proměny) – Implementation according to participatory assignments
16:00 – 17:00 Round table with all speakers

Venue
Thanks to the generosity of the Kinský family, the conference can be held in the beautiful baroque halls of the Žďár Castle.
Registration is open! Don’t hesitate and get a discount for the first 50 registered participants.
The conference is supported by the Czech Architecture Foundation.

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