Earthseed #05 - MA City Design
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About this event
Architects Stavros Stavrides and Tiago Mota Saraiva in conversation with students from the MA City Design, moderated by Lisa Weigl, Konstantinos Retsinas and Cristina Goberna-Pesudo.
Dr. Stavros Stavrides, architect and activist, is Professor of Architectural Design and Theory at the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens Greece, where he teaches graduate courses on housing design (including social housing), as well as a postgraduate course on the meaning of metropolitan experience.
He has published numerous articles on spatial theory. His books: The Symbolic Relation to Space (1990), Advertising and the Meaning of Space (1996), The Texture of Things (with E. Cotsou, 1996) From the City-Screen to the City-Stage (2002, National Book Award), Suspended Spaces of Alterity (2010), Towards the City of Thresholds (in English, 2010 and 2019, in Spanish and Turkish 2016), Common Space (in English, 2016, in Greek 2018, in Turkish 2018) and Common Spaces of Urban Emancipation (in English 2019). His research is currently focused on forms of emancipating spatial practices and spaces of commoning.
Tiago Mota Saraiva, architect and urban planner, holds a degree in architecture and a postgraduate diploma in Architecture, Territory and Memory. He was a member of the Executive Board of the Portuguese Association of Architects from 2003 to 2007 and National Treasurer from 2005 to 2007 and opinion columnist of the daily national newspaper “i” and weekly "Dia 15". Nowadays he is an invited professor at the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa and works at ateliermob architecture office and WW99% co-op. He is also member of the editorial board of the portuguese version of Le Monde Diplomatique, director of Largo Residências cultural local based co-op and part of the national coordination of the Portuguese Government Program "Bairros Saudáveis".
Earthseeds
This event is part of Earthseeds - an exploration and celebration of the work of the City Design and Environmental Architecture graduate class of 2020 at the School of Architecture, Royal College of Art.
Spanning three days, Earthseeds is led by the student community from both graduating cohorts, and features talks, conversations, performances and group discussions, focusing on issues of care, the environment, technology, climate and social justice.
The title, Earthseed, is in reference to Octavia Butler’s book Parable of the Sower. To sow, to care, to adapt, to persist in the face of adversity and to change: a story that speaks to the uniqueness of this year and to students’ capacity for adaptation and creativity - even in the most difficult circumstances.
This is our first graduation show to take place online - the RCA2020 platform provides a profile of the work of each graduate, and their work is showcased using a range of dynamic formats.
Delve into their work and explore the platform by searching graduate names or browsing by Programme or exploring topical themes told through stories.
All Earthseeds events are listed on the RCA website.
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