THURSDAY Nov-18 @ 1:00pm,
Via Webex [click here]

ELISA CATTANEO
“Weakness” _

The Center for Architectural Studies and Ecology (CASE) is happy to have, for their second presentation in the What is Research in Design lecture series, the urban designer and planned Elisa Cattaneo. She has worked extensively with Andrea Branzi, one of the most prominent European urban “futurists” of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Elisa’s research work is positioned between art and science. She maintains the position that the unique advantage of design is that it is a “weak” field that constantly evolves as it relates to other disciplines.

In her lecture, “Weakness,” Elisa will outline the theoretical concept of the weak city and how it has evolved from the ‘70s to today. In the second part of her lecture, through her own work, Elisa will show how this concept has been applied to contemporary real world urban design and planning schemes.

In a time of population growth, urbanization, and ecological concern we need to rethink the future development of our cities. In my own view, Elisa has been developing a unique angle very valuable especially for those of us interested in Geography, Territory, Urban Design or Planning

Elisa holds a Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban Design from Politecnico di Milano. She has also been a visiting scholar at the Dept. of History, Theory, and Criticism, M.I.T. (2010-11), and at the G.S.D., Harvard (2011-12). She is the founder of the independent research agency Weakcircus and a consultant for the development of the plan of Prato, Italy.

The lecture will take place this Thursday, November 18, at 1pm on Webex.
Meeting number: 2621 452 2209
Password: E76YixJixW5

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