UCL Cities Methodologies 2012
UCL Urban Laboratory exhibition and events programme showcasing innovative urban research methodologies
4-7 July 2012
Launch, 4 July, 18.30, all welcome
Open Thurs to Fri 10.00-20.00, Sat 10.00-13.00
All events are free and open to the public. For full programme of events and exhibitors please click here
Inaugurated in 2009, Cities Methodologies is an initiative to showcase innovative methods of urban research from across UCL and the wider urban research community. Through peer-reviewed exhibits and events, it draws together undergraduate, masters, and doctoral research, alongside work produced by academics and other researchers and practitioners. Cities Methodologies promotes cross- and inter-disciplinary work and this year showcases recent research on a wide range of cities including Detroit, Paris, London, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Beirut.
This year, through a public call for participants, we particularly‚ though not exclusively‚ welcomed proposals on:
• Collaborative/public methods for urban research
• Mega events and urban change
• Housing and dishousing
Visitors to Cities Methodologies will encounter diverse methods of urban research in juxtaposition – from archival studies to digital media experiments, practice-led art, architectural and design work to film-making, soundscapes, games and public sculpture.
2012 contributors include:
Adriana Allen-Rachel Alliston-Sarah Bayliss-Megan Bradshaw-Otto von Busch-Ben Campkin-Caterina Carola-Vanesa Castán Broto-Alejandra Celedon-Paul Charman-Julian Cheyne-Steven Chodoriwsky-Philip Comerford-Steve Dowding-Andreas Eriksson-Ismail Farouk-Gynna Franco-Hayley Gewer-Mohamad Hafeda-Hanna Hilbrandt-Steven Hobbs-Sandra Jasper-Sebastian Juhnke-David Kroll-Angela Last-Matteo Melioli-Rebecca Merrill-Ignacia Mesa-Agnieszka Mlicka-City as Interface: Ava Fatah gen Schieck, Moritz Behrens, Tasos Varoudis, Christos Chondros, Eleni Georgiadou, Lida Theodorou, Stefanos Gkougkoustamos, Yimeng Tang, Martin Traunmueller-MSc Building and Urban Design in Development-MSc Urban Studies-Azzurra Muzzonigro-Marcus Neustetter-Benny Nilsen-Farid Noufaily-Fíacha O’Dubhda-Alexandra Parry-Brent Pilkey-Hilary Powell-Liz Rideal-David Roberts-Mireille Roddier-Rebecca Ross-Troy Schaum-Rachel Scicluna-Ariel Shepherd-Rosalyne Shieh-Henrietta Simson-Martin Slavin-Carolyn Smith-Anna Subirats-Johan Thom-Evren Uzer-Jo Volley-Mike Wells-Peter R.H. Wood-Laura Weatherly-Daniele Zacchi
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For enquiries regarding Cities Methodologies please contact Laura Hirst, Urban Laboratory Administrator: laura.hirst.10@ucl.ac.uk
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Ismail Farouk, Stephen Hobbs, Marcus Neustetter and JohanThom
(in)Visible bodies: Migrants in the city of gold (curated by Johan Thom)
‘(in)Visible bodies: Migrants in the city of gold’ is a curated selection of three art projects produced by artists from and about the city of Johannesburg. The concept of ‘migration’ (as the movement of bodies from one place to another) is used as a framework through which to rethink the complex interplay between what is rendered in/visible by the symbolic, economic, political and historic dimensions of the city of Johannesburg. The three works are ‘Challenging Mud – after Kazuo Shiraga’ (2008) by Johan Thom, the ‘Hilbrow/Dakar project’ (2007-8) by Hobbs/Neustetter and the ‘Trolley project’ (2007) by Ismail Farouk.
