SIGN UP here for the EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE lecture series- all times EET in Finland (2 hrs earlier in GMT, and 1 hr earlier in CET)
LINK FOR SIGN UP:
09.09 at 17:00: Why must everything change?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/168286743179
Speakers:
Sofie Pelsmakers, Tampere University, ACAN Finland: Why everything needs to change
Panu Lehtovuori, Tampere University: New agenda for urban planning
Link to the recording:
youtu.be/FfiIlJboGMs
16.09. at 16:00: How can urban planning be radical and transformational?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/168970177349
Speakers:
Indy Johar, Dark Matter Labs: Society’s “dark matter” and deep-cutting transformations
Aleksi Neuvonen, Demos Helsinki: Transformational planning in the era of existential uncertainty
Panu Lehtovuori, Tampere University: The changing societal role of urban planning
Link to the recording:
youtu.be/d7O_OWz4ifc
23.09 at 17:00: How to make the green transformation just?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/168970482261
Speakers:
Note changed time is now 17:00 EET
Faith Ng'Eno, Jomo Kenyatta University (Nairobi) + Sheffield University, Sustainable for who?
Jonathon Taylor, Tampere University: Climate Justice, Health and Housing
Inari Virkkala, Y-Foundation: Decarbonizing the housing sector without leaving anyone behind
30.09 at 17:15: Do we really need growth?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169459292305
Speakers:
Maurice Hermans, Belgium: Anti-stadt - transformational work in the Belgian rustbelt
Kristi Grišakov, Taltech: Estonian experiences of analysing shrinkage and drafting policies for smart shrinkage
07.10 at 16:00: Can we really achieve a zero energy or zero carbon society?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169461210041
Speakers:
Nikolas Salomaa, NollaE: Holistic energy solutions
Päivi Puntila / Ersen Firat, Trimble Solutions: TITLE
Kati Vierikko, SYKE: Circularity and biodiversity in planning
14.10 at 16:00: How can we put people and planet first?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169462357473
Speakers:
Jaakko Blomberg, Helsinki
Dalia Milián Bernal, Tampere University
Jeanette Frisk, Arki_lab: Designing cities with people
21.10 at 16:00: Why and how should we be doing circular design?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169465579109
Speakers: TBC
Mario Kolkwitz, Tampere University
28.10 at 16:00: How does macro-scale affect micro-scale (and vice-versa)?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169465878003
Speakers: TBC
Fred London, John Thompson Associates:
04.11. How can we make cities wilder?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169466359443
Speakers: TBC
Nina Nygren, Tampere University
11.11 at 16:00: How can we reimagine living environments?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/169467500857
Speakers: TBC
”As rich countries continue to emit greenhouse gasses at their highest-ever concentration levels, extreme weather is decimating more and more parts of the world. Time is running out for millions of people who are already losing their lives, their homes and their livelihoods to climate change. United Nations
The IPCC (Intergovermental Panel for Climate Change) released their 6th report this summer and issued a ‘Code Red’ because human-induced climate change is widespread across the earth, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible for several milennia, such as ice melt and rising sea levels. But the message was also clear that there is still time to limit further climate change. That time is now. With no further delay, a significant transformation of our current way of doing things is called for.
The urgency and scale of the transformative challenge that is needed in society is unprecedented. But failure is not an option: with every degree of rising global temperatures, we risk unhinging ecosystems further, leading to more extreme events, jeopardising the natural and built environment as we know it and that we rely on for our own well-being.
Undeniably, every single architecture and development project contributes to the climate and biodiversity crisis. We are part of the problem, and therefore we must be part of the solution. Clearly as architects and urbanists we have a local and global responsibility that we can no longer deny or ignore.
It is time for EVERYTHING TO CHANGE.
This will require more of our creative thinking skills, not less. It will require determination, conviction and optimism that we are part of the solution, not the problem.
And in this spirit, the ACAN, supported and sponsored by the Tampere School of Architecture and Tampere University (see below) are opening up a discussion about this urgent societal transformation that is needed across all sectors of society including the built environment. The EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE public lecture series builds on the recently published book of the same name and it has been carefully developed to provide thought-provoking discussions for and with architects, and urbanists, all built environment professionals and researchers as well as students.
The talks also take place in the run up to COP26, which is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Glasgow in November. The lecture series will focus on turning climate anxiety into climate action. Join us!
The IPCC (Intergovermental Panel for Climate Change) released their 6th report this summer and issued a ‘Code Red’ because human-induced climate change is widespread across the earth, rapid, and intensifying, and some trends are now irreversible for several milennia, such as ice melt and rising sea levels. But the message was also clear that there is still time to limit further climate change. That time is now. With no further delay, a significant transformation of our current way of doing things is called for.
The urgency and scale of the transformative challenge that is needed in society is unprecedented. But failure is not an option: with every degree of rising global temperatures, we risk unhinging ecosystems further, leading to more extreme events, jeopardising the natural and built environment as we know it and that we rely on for our own well-being.
Undeniably, every single architecture and development project contributes to the climate and biodiversity crisis. We are part of the problem, and therefore we must be part of the solution. Clearly as architects and urbanists we have a local and global responsibility that we can no longer deny or ignore.
It is time for EVERYTHING TO CHANGE.
This will require more of our creative thinking skills, not less. It will require determination, conviction and optimism that we are part of the solution, not the problem.
And in this spirit, the ACAN, supported and sponsored by the Tampere School of Architecture and Tampere University (see below) are opening up a discussion about this urgent societal transformation that is needed across all sectors of society including the built environment. The EVERYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE public lecture series builds on the recently published book of the same name and it has been carefully developed to provide thought-provoking discussions for and with architects, and urbanists, all built environment professionals and researchers as well as students.
The talks also take place in the run up to COP26, which is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Glasgow in November. The lecture series will focus on turning climate anxiety into climate action. Join us!
SIGN UP here for 1st lecture on 09.09 'WHY MUST EVERYTHING CHANGE'- all times EET in Finland (2 hrs earlier in GMT, and 1 hr earlier in CET)
LINK FOR SIGN UP: EVENTBRITE
Sponsored and supported by Tampere University School of Architecture, Sustainable Transformations of Urban Environments (STUE research community), Tampere Urban Research Network and RESCUE project
