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Chile at Columbia
March 29, 2013
Chile at Columbia is an initiative led by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s (GSAPP) Latin Lab at Columbia University that discusses, in several formats, the state of contemporary cities in the southern country by addressing the
question: Who takes care of Chilean cities?
This project aims to raise questions and skip external, often patronizing understandings of Chilean practices. To do so, Chile at Columbia invited Chilean scholars who–closely in touch with both national practices and international debates in the fields of Architecture, Public Space, and Urban Projects–are uniquely positioned to initiate a critical conversation.
Distinguished Chilean scholars Luis Eduardo Bresciani, Romy Hecht, and Rodrigo Pérez de Arce selected three projects to represent each of the aforementioned categories in the Exhibition “Who takes care of Chilean cities? Answers form Architecture, Public Space and Urban Projects,” to be held at 100 Avery Hall, Columbia University. This show will inform the Conference “ASSESS: Who takes care of Chilean cities? A discussion about Architecture, Public Space and Urban Projects,” where renowned US based scholars Saskia Sassen, Stan Allen, and Iñaki Ábalos will assess the topics and works presented by their Chilean peers, opening up a further discussion moderated by GSAPP faculty Clara Irazábal, Galia Solomonoff, and Enrique Walker.
The Conference, to be held on March 29th 2013 at Columbia University’s Wood Auditorium of Avery Hall, will be followed by the opening reception of the Exhibition. These events are co-sponsored by GSAPP, the Institute for Latin-American Studies (ILAS), Columbia’s Global Center in Chile, the Chilean Council of Culture and Arts, the Embassy of Chile in the US, and the Chilean Consulate in NYC.
question: Who takes care of Chilean cities?
This project aims to raise questions and skip external, often patronizing understandings of Chilean practices. To do so, Chile at Columbia invited Chilean scholars who–closely in touch with both national practices and international debates in the fields of Architecture, Public Space, and Urban Projects–are uniquely positioned to initiate a critical conversation.
Distinguished Chilean scholars Luis Eduardo Bresciani, Romy Hecht, and Rodrigo Pérez de Arce selected three projects to represent each of the aforementioned categories in the Exhibition “Who takes care of Chilean cities? Answers form Architecture, Public Space and Urban Projects,” to be held at 100 Avery Hall, Columbia University. This show will inform the Conference “ASSESS: Who takes care of Chilean cities? A discussion about Architecture, Public Space and Urban Projects,” where renowned US based scholars Saskia Sassen, Stan Allen, and Iñaki Ábalos will assess the topics and works presented by their Chilean peers, opening up a further discussion moderated by GSAPP faculty Clara Irazábal, Galia Solomonoff, and Enrique Walker.
The Conference, to be held on March 29th 2013 at Columbia University’s Wood Auditorium of Avery Hall, will be followed by the opening reception of the Exhibition. These events are co-sponsored by GSAPP, the Institute for Latin-American Studies (ILAS), Columbia’s Global Center in Chile, the Chilean Council of Culture and Arts, the Embassy of Chile in the US, and the Chilean Consulate in NYC.
MARIANA FIX PRESENTED: “FINANCIALIZATION OF THE HOME AND THE CITY: FROM THE UNITED STATES TO BRAZIL.
February 15, 2013
GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
In an event co-hosted by the Latin Lab and the Buell Center, Mariana Fix talked about her PhD dissertation, on global markets and physical transformation of Brazilian urban land. At her presentation it was very interesting to see connections between the economic and the physical. Definitely a thorough analysis of the political in architecture and urban planning; we look forward to know more of her upcoming books and research!
In an event co-hosted by the Latin Lab and the Buell Center, Mariana Fix talked about her PhD dissertation, on global markets and physical transformation of Brazilian urban land. At her presentation it was very interesting to see connections between the economic and the physical. Definitely a thorough analysis of the political in architecture and urban planning; we look forward to know more of her upcoming books and research!
“DESIGNING THE GLOBAL CITY: HOUSING IN RIO DE JANEIRO.”
October 25-26, 2012
UNIVERSITY. HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MA.
Presented by Latin Lab director Clara Irazábal at the Second annual Lemann dialogue in The United States. The Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller center for Latin American studies at Harvard University, the center of Brazilian Studies at Columbia University, the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois, and The Lemann Center for Brazilian Education at Stanford.
Presented by Latin Lab director Clara Irazábal at the Second annual Lemann dialogue in The United States. The Brazil Studies Program of the David Rockefeller center for Latin American studies at Harvard University, the center of Brazilian Studies at Columbia University, the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois, and The Lemann Center for Brazilian Education at Stanford.
“THE COSMOPOLITAN METROPOLIS”
October 27, 2012
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK CITY
Clara Irazábal, Latin Lab director, participated as session chair and discussant at “The Cosmopolitan Metropolis” in the Sixth Biennial Urban History Association Conference. “Memory and Public Space in Southern California: reshaping the Cosmopolitan megapolitan.
Clara Irazábal, Latin Lab director, participated as session chair and discussant at “The Cosmopolitan Metropolis” in the Sixth Biennial Urban History Association Conference. “Memory and Public Space in Southern California: reshaping the Cosmopolitan megapolitan.
CLARA IRAZÁBAL. "IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK IN THEORY, WILL IT WORK IN PRACTICE?” PRESENTATION AT SYMPOSIUM, “SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: CONFLICTING URGENCIES.”
October 19, 2012
TAUBMAN COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, MI.
Rio de Janeiro Urban Revitalization Planning Studio selected to represent GSAPP at the APA NY Metro Chapter Student Studio Presentations
May 4, 2012 6:00pm - 9:30pm
HUNTER COLLEGE, NEW YORK.
“Rio de Janeiro Planning Studio: Urban Revitalization of Porto Maravilha” selected from 7 GSAPP Urban Planning studios to represent the program at the APA NY Metro Chapter Student Studio Presentations, with other Metro APA schools (NYU, Pratt, Hunter, Rutgers).
Students also presented their studio work in Rio de Janeiro and at 1 international conference (expected). See final report at:
“Rio de Janeiro Planning Studio: Urban Revitalization of Porto Maravilha” selected from 7 GSAPP Urban Planning studios to represent the program at the APA NY Metro Chapter Student Studio Presentations, with other Metro APA schools (NYU, Pratt, Hunter, Rutgers).
Students also presented their studio work in Rio de Janeiro and at 1 international conference (expected). See final report at:
“Planning Research and Education About the Middle East: Advocating for a Comparative Approach with Latin America”
April 8-9, 2011
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT. CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSSETTS.
Presented by Clara Irazábal, Latin Lab director, at the Dubai Initiative Conference and Workshop “Urbanism in the Middle East: A Search for New Paradigms.”
Presented by Clara Irazábal, Latin Lab director, at the Dubai Initiative Conference and Workshop “Urbanism in the Middle East: A Search for New Paradigms.”
Clara Irazábal presents “'Made in Venezuela’: The Invention of a Neo‐Socialist City in the Times of Neoliberal Crisis” (With Juan Carlos Rodríguez)
December 15-18, 2010
BEIRUT, LEBANON.
“The Utopia of Tradition”: 12th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE).
“The Utopia of Tradition”: 12th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE).
Clara Irazábal gives keynote address at at VII Semana Internacional del Urbanismo y Medio Ambiente (SIUMA) 2010: El Derecho a la Ciudad: Ciudadanía y Espacio Público en América Latina.
September 20-24, 2010
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.
Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño, Departamento de Proyectos Urbanísticos.
Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseño, Departamento de Proyectos Urbanísticos.