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The two-day conference will examine the changing economic landscape of cities and their metropolitan regions, to understand how cities are responding to economic instability and how they are harnessing the potential of the green economy to create jobs and support growth. Read more...
If you would like to express your interest in receiving an invitation for the Global Metro Summit please visit our invitation request page.
Deutsche Bank Chairman Josef Ackermann and LSE Director Howard Davies announced the creation of LSE Cities, an international centre for urban excellence, with an endowment of £1 million from Deutsche Bank each year over a period of five years. LSE Cities, located in the Department of Sociology, started on 1 January 2010 and is directed by Ricky Burdett, LSE Professor in Architecture and Urbanism. Read more...
On Thursday July 22, the 4th Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award was presented to the Asamblea Comunitaria de Miravalle (Miravalle Community Council), a community-based project that runs a comprehensive set of cultural, health, environmental, educational and employment programs within a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city: read announcement here. Read more: English | Español.
The Urban Age's ‘Shaping Cities’ lecture series examines the complexity of architectural practice in the face of exponential urbanism, while the ‘Running Cities’ series explores innovative governance in cities around the world. For a comprehensive index of past and upcoming Urban Age lectures including audio and video footage, photos and presentations click here.
17 essays and detailed research provide the current and historical context to reflect on, debate and discuss the social, economic, environmental and spatial configurations of Istanbul. Read the articles online or download newspaper: English | Türkçe.
Urban Age announces the launch of The Endless City: New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Berlin - illustrated by photos, graphics, data and essays. Published by Phaidon Press - released 12 March 2008. Read more...