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City under Construction
Fri, 12/10/2018 - 10:00 to Sat, 13/10/2018 - 20:00

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning of the School of Architecture in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki organizes an international inter-disciplinary scientific conference titled: City under construction: plans, processes and practices for space in Thessaloniki. The conference seeks to initiate the debate and unveil new research regarding spatial issues in contemporary Thessaloniki. It attempts to foreground approaches that illuminate urban realities and processes and highlight the multiple actors that participate and interact in the continuous production of space as well as those who are marginalized and excluded. The conference marks the launch of the Research Unit for Cities of the European South in the Dpt. of Urban and Regional Planning and Development. The unit aims at forwarding research on the specifities of urbanization of cities in the European South and the contemporary challenges they face.