'Studying the past, present and future of planned communities in an urbanizing world.'

Workshop review INTI in Urban China no. 51 - ’Urban China’ is a renowned Chinese magazine focussed on social geography, urban design and architecture. The magazine has been published for about 10 years, and was the brainchild of founding architecture critic Jiang Jun.

Spring Semester 2012 Lecture series:’New Towns on the Frontier of Geopolitics’ - In the second semester of the academic year 2011 – 2012, INTI, the Graduate School for the Social Sciences (UvA), and TU Delft will offer a lecture series for master students. This series can be attended by students from UvA and TU Delft, but students from other universities are also (...)

International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2012 Making Almere - April 21 - July 29, 2012 Who makes the city of Almere? That’s the central question during the architecture festival Making Almere from April 21 until July 29, 2012. The event takes place in Almere as part of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). The International New Town Institute is curator of the (...)

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Throughout the Asian continent, much of the recent urbanization has come in the guise of New Towns—cities that are completely planned and built from scratch. Many countries like the Emirates, India, China and Korea use these New Towns as a tool to manipulate and control an otherwise unwieldy urbanization process. Rising in the East: Contemporary Asian New Towns examines not only the urban designs, the architectural and urban character of these New Towns, but also the intricate political, economic, and social motivations that bring them into being. The stories of these cities are wrought with political intrigue, financial corruption, ruthless displacements and spatial segregation. Their justifications are often unrecognizable to people familiar with the origins of New Town planning.

Who makes the city of Almere? That’s the central question during the architecture festival Making Almere from April 21 until July 29, 2012. The event takes place in Almere as part of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). The International New Town Institute is curator of the satellite exhibition Making Almere.

Wie maakt de stad Almere? Dat is de centrale vraag tijdens de Architectuurmanifestatie Making Almere die van 21 april tot en met 29 juli 2012 in Almere zal plaatsvinden in het kader van de Internationale Architectuur Biennale Rotterdam (IABR). Het International New Town Institute is curator van de satelliettentoonstelling Making Almere.

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19 February Edge of Public: Contemporary Architecture in Shanghai’s Qingpu and Jiading New Towns Curators: Liu Yuyang, Li Xiangning, Harry den Hartog EXHIBITION: 16 February - 23 April, 2012, Kowloon Park, Hong Kong FORUM: 18 February, 2012, 10:30am-12pm, Heritage Discovery Center in (...)

16 February HUD’s New Sustainability Tool The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has created an important online resource for professionals and citizens interested in improving America’s metro regions, cities and (...)

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