Shared Cities - Northern Perspectives: Seminar On Urban Public Space

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Limited number of seats available
RSVP by 3rd November 2014: anu.ojala@mfa.fi

Keynote speaker on urban public space in Canada:
JANNA LEVITT (CAN), Architect and partner from LGA Architectural Partners, Toronto

Designing and revitalizing urban public spaces has been occurring in many European cities lately. However, the notion of public space itself has many forms and can be viewed differently depending on cultural, geographical and social factors. In cold climate public space can mean both outdoors and indoors spaces which are open to the public. Shared Cities - Northern Perspectives -seminar sets out to explore how urban public space is perceived in northern hemisphere.

Mandaworks winning proposal Inside Outside Vaasa for the revelopment of the Race Course area in Vaasa provides an example how public spaces can be taken into consideration when planning new urban city structures. The development of a new multi-use building in Maunula, Helsinki on the other provides an example on how an indoors space can function as a shared public space between different generations and user groups. The building will incorporate communal library, youth centre and educational centre under one roof.

Seminar's keynote speaker architect Janna Levitt will bring Canadian point of view to the discussion of public spaces. Levitt is a partner at LGA Architectural Partner and under her leadership, LGA have become leaders in creating public spaces that are artistic, socially active and responsive to Canada's diverse seasons and cultures.

Seminar is organised by the Museum of Finnish Architecture in collaboration with the Architecture Information Centre Finland with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.
Seminar is part of Europe City -programme.

Programme

1 pm Opening words by the Juulia Kauste, Director of the Museum of Finnish Architecture

1.10 pm Revelopment of the Race Course area in Vaasa
Martin Arfalk (SWE), architect and partner from Mandaworks

Oliver Schulte-Tigges (FIN), architect and secretary of the competition, City of Vaasa

2.15 pm Development of a combined library, youth centre and educational centre in Maunula, Helsinki

Mikko Summanen (FIN), architect and partner from K2S Architects

Representative of the City of Helsinki (FIN)

3.30 pm Coffee break

4 pm Keynote speaker on urban public space in Canada: Janna Levitt (CAN), architect and partner from LGA Architectural Partners, Toronto

5 pm Panel discussion

5.30 pm End

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6 pm Voices on Finnish Architecture

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