Dublin’s Metamorphosis

dublin | environment | event notice Saturday August 09, 2008 16:29 by dunk fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk

What type of city do WE want?

As part of EASA's 2 week architectural gathering this month there is an open discussion about what type of city is being constructed and what type of city do we want.

more about this and other interesting events: http://www.easa008.ie/lectures.html
Sun 10th August 12:00-14:00 - CHQ, IFSC, Dublin Docklands

A chaired presentation and discussion on the impact of social cultural and economic change on the built environment of Ireland in the last 15/20 years. The panel will be composed of leading figures from the fields of architecture, urbanism, politics and the arts.

Open to public

Confirmed speakers:

Dr. Gary Boyd | Professor of Architecture UCC
Robert Ballagh | Dublin Artist
Ciaran Cuffe | Politician and Architect >

A healthy city is one where local community organises itself to construct what type of community it wants, participation is key to this process. Come and listen, build up an inclussive bottom up participative planning system toward a better, healthier, happier city.

This talk will be followed by the GREEN AND BLUE walk, 2.30 CHQ, along a proposed greenway for the city,

All welcome, all free

more info re EASA: http://www.easa008.ie/lectures.html

Here is an audio interview with Mary Cummings from the North Wall womens centre in Sheriff Street, about the urban situation and related planning / architectural and community issues as it stood in relation to housing. Part of an IMC-RADIO project for WSF 2007 (world social forum, Kenya)
http://netjuke.r23.cc/musiq/candela/global_nodes_housin...s.ogg

full 2 hour radio show found here, with all its different interviews, music etc:
http://netjuke.r23.cc/search.php?do=list.tracks&col=al_...=1289

related IMC-ORG feature about these dialogues:
Indymedia radio support for WSF 2007 from Kenya
http://www.indymedia.org/en/2007/01/878667.shtml

Embedded audio: http://netjuke.r23.cc/musiq/candela/global_nodes_housing/dublin/02_d-Sheriff_St_Mary_Cummings.ogg