We Cannot Keep On Building at the Expense of the Environment
In the “East Meets West” panel discussion, WallaceLiu’s founders Jamie Wallace and Jee Liu join MAAT executive director Beatrice Leanza and editor of Wallpaper* China Yoko Choy to discuss trends that will define the future development of our cities across the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Emmanuel Pratt on Regenerating Urban Ecology
Emmanuel Pratt, MacArthur fellow and founder of Sweet Water Foundation, regenerates neighborhoods by fusing architecture & community development.
Systemic Racism is by Design
We’ve taken a backseat to listen and to reflect on ways we have been complicit in institutional racism, and how we can implement more inclusive anti-racist actions. Photo by Clay Banks.
Ravi Naidoo on Design in Service of People
Founder of Interactive Africa and Design Indaba, Ravi Naidoo challenges his audience at reSITE to reframe what they believe the purpose of design is for.
Run Your City, Run with reSITE
RUN with reSITE (or walk), remotely-together through our cities! You can join WHEREVER you are.
Chris Precht on Architecture Driven by Fictional Stories
Chris Precht’s projects seek to synthesize the two biggest polluting industries—architecture and agriculture—by imagining a world where cities are designed to give back space to nature and reconnect our lives back to our sources of vitality through the utilization of natural materials with a low carbon footprint.
The Most Inspiring Podcasts on Urbanism, Design and Architecture
We’ve been exploring all corners of the urbanism, architecture, design and city-making world from the comfort of our couch or a socially-distanced walk searching for inspiration. Here is a comprehensive list of our favorite shows that have sonically been in our ears, taking our minds to new places and planting new ideas on designing more livable, lovable cities.
Bianca Wylie on the Critical Design Process of Democracy in Smart Cities
Bianca Wylie is a Toronto-based, open-government advocate among the early critics to raise concerns about privacy issues of the Sidewalk Lab’s now-defunct controversial smart neighborhood proposal on Toronto’s waterfront land.
Marianthi Tatari on High-Tech, Human-Centered Cities
Associate Director and Senior Architect for UNStudio, Marianthi Tatari, says that technology is the driving force behind the design for uncertainty and the future of our cities.
reSITE Joins Forces with Dezeen for the Virtual Design Festival
We are incredibly excited to announce we are joining Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival! Save the date for April 27th and dive into a full day of ideas and inspiration via reSITE lectures released exclusively on this occasion!
Remembering a Bright Urbanist Mind: Michael Sorkin
Late Michael Sorkin, the architectural critic, author, professor and designer, leaves behind his revolutionary approaches to urban design. We pay him a tribute in this look at how his legacy will continue to influence the field of urbanism for years to come. Photo courtesy of Dorota Velek at reSITE 2015.
reSITE Day at Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival
reSITE is proud to contribute with a full day of inspiration from contemporary thought leaders. Join us for release five full lectures from reSITE REGENERATE during Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival on April 27th.
Seven Ways COVID-19 is Reshaping our Cities
The novel virus COVID-19 has upended our lives. As it spreads across the globe, it is keeping us contained in our homes and reshaping our relationships with cities.
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reSITE The Best Urbanist Ideas + Minds
Over one thousand visitors attended reSITE 2017: In/visible City on June 22-23 in Prague. Architects, municipal leaders, city planners and investors in the audience were blown away by lectures from the universally heralded Kazuyo Sejima from SANAA, Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean-Louis Missika, Winy Maas from the envy of the architecture world, and many more.
Jean-Louis Missika on Reinventing Paris
Deputy Mayor of Paris, Jean-Louis Missika, explains the project of Réinventer Paris and its focus on updating and developing the city’s future in a more innovative and inclusive manner, putting a precedent on sustainability over profit. With 23 sites open for redevelopment proposals, the city has welcomed winning projects selected based on the innovativeness and adaptability.
Alfredo Brillembourg on How We Can Tackle Urban Poverty
Alfredo Brillembourg, founding partner of Urban-Think Tank in Zurich, discusses incomplete urbanization and service deprivation in poor city areas and what can be done to tackle urban poverty.
How a City Can Have Control Over its Destiny | Urban Panel
Panel members Henry Foy, Carl Weisbrod, Omar Koleilat, Pavel Streblov, Ivan Duškov, and Jarmir Hainc discuss city planning for the future. They focus on project development and management of urban design and city planning as well as the struggles associated with building in a metropolitan area.
