{"id":7930,"date":"2021-04-22T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?p=7930"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T14:15:13","slug":"on-cities-masterclass-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/on-cities-masterclass-series\/","title":{"rendered":"‘On Cities’ Masterclass Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Norman Foster Foundation (NFF) presents the \u2018On Cities\u2019 Masterclass Series<\/a>, a series of thirty-minute-long masterclasses which explores the most pressing and compelling topics related to contemporary cities. Given by twenty leading experts in the fields of architecture, urbanism, economics and mobility, this video series supports the NFF’s extensive educational programme by promoting an exchange of knowledge across a range of geographic and disciplinary perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although cities may offer significant advantages for inhabitants, urbanisation is widely regarded as one of the fundamental challenges for public health, social equity and sustainability. To meet these challenges, speakers touch themes such as urban leadership, equity, urban informality, urban food systems, urban sustainability, urban materiality, urban mobility, and urban economics, among other key topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In his introductory masterclass to the series, Norman Foster (President, Norman Foster Foundation) considers the future of cities and the crises that cities have overcome throughout their history, arguing that the current pandemic has accelerated important trends already in motion, such as a return to green and open public space and compact urban areas that provide inhabitants with services and leisure within a walking distance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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