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03 - 10 October 2010, Tirana
Tirana Workshop II
Interventions in former-state residential complex
The workshops “Bringing the city together” are organized by a group of PhD candidates and young academics of the School of Architectural Engineering of National Technical University of Athens and supported by U-Polis / International School of Architecture and Urban Development Policies University, Tirana. They take place in Tirana in the early days of October and are hosted by U-Polis.
Contact: tiranaworkshop@gmail.com
http://tiranaworkshop10.pbworks.com/FrontPage



15 - 17 Ottobre 2010,Rome
Primavera Romana 2010
Autoconvocazione cittadina…
UscireDentroEntrareFuori
La prima tappa verso gli Stati Generali della Cittadinanza
15, 16 e 17 ottobre 2010 al S. Maria della Pietà
http://primaveraromana.wordpress.com



21 - 25 October, Turin
Slowfood Terra Madre
Terra Madre brings together those players in the food chain who together support sustainable agriculture, fishing, and breeding with the goal of preserving taste and biodiversity.
www.yagmurboreg.blogspot.com
www.terramadre.info
www.slowfoodanadolu.com
www.slowfood.com



26 October 2010, Budapest
“Intimate Dwelling, Survival Infrastructure”,Pelin Tan
The Architecture of Survival: Learning from Yona Friedman conference.
The conference will analyze the heritage of Yona Friedman and his influence on the evolution of contemporary concepts of mobility, infrastructures, participation, communication, simple technologies, and the architecture of survival. The conference is organised by the KÉK - Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre in collaboration with the Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art and the Trafó – House of Contemporary Arts, in the framework of a series of exhibitions that present the work of Yona Friedman in his native city.
www.kek.org.hu




30. Oktober 2010, Berlin
Istanbul – Mexiko-City – Berlin
"Recht auf Stadt" – Wie BürgerInnen Stadt und Politik gestalten
Internationale Konferenz von Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung und August Bebel Institut
StadtbewohnerInnen wissen meist recht gut, was notwendig ist, um ihr Umfeld und auch ihre Stadt sozial zu stärken. Sie kämpfen gegen prekäre Lebenslagen, soziale Missstände, schlechte Wohnbedingungen, zu wenig Bildung, eine mangelnde Gesundheitsversorgung und vieles mehr. Mit kreativen Ideen und sozialem Engagement setzen sie sich für ihr „Recht auf Stadt“ ein und stoßen urbane Planungsprozesse bis hin zur politischen Umsetzung an. Mit dieser Konferenz möchten wir vorhandene und neue, partizipative Wege einer solidarischen Stadtentwicklung im Kontext von Globalisierung und Partizipation diskutieren. Dabei ist es uns besonders wichtig, die verschiedenen Aspekte einer sozialen und demokratischen Stadtentwicklungspolitik sowie ihre gewachsenen Herausforderungen zu beleuchten. Ein Blick in andere Städte der Erde soll die Urteilskraft bezüglich der eigenen Stadt schärfen aber auch die Solidarität und den Austausch zwischen den Städten stärken, die schon lange Partnerinnen sind.
Wir freuen auf Ihre Impulse!
Unter anderem mit Prof. Dr. Marcelo Lopes de Souza, Bundesuniversität von Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien; Dr.Pelin Tan, Institute of Social Sciences Istanbul Technica; Aslı Kiyak Ingin, arkitekt/aktivist; Dr. Victor Delgadillo, Architekt, Stadtforscher, Mexiko-City; Felipe Leal Fernández, Minister für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnung des Stadtstaates Mexiko-Stadt (angefragt); Tayfun Kahraman, Vorsitzender Stadtplanungskammer Istanbul; Staatssekretärin Hella Dunger-Löper, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung;
Sa 30. Oktober 2010, FES, Haus 1, Hiroshimastr. 18, 10785 Berlin, beitragsfrei, Anmeldung erbeten, Veranstaltung P35
www.august-bebel-institut.de
www.fes.de


2 Kasım 2010, Istanbul
Kentin sosyal dinamikleri ve sanat üretimiyle ilişkileri üzerine konuşmak üzere Açık Masa Pelin Tan ve Yaşar Adanalı'yı davet ediyor.
"Kentsel dönüşüm, ister Sulukule, Tarlabaşı, Fener–Balat Dönüşüm Projeleri gibi devlet eliyle zorla dayatılsın, ister de Cihangir, Çukurcuma, Asmalımescit, Tünel, Galata ve Tophane çevresinde olduğu gibi sermaye baskısı ile mutenalaştırma / soylulaştırma şeklinde gerçekleşsin, yapısal olarak şiddet içeren bir süreci ifade etmektedir." * "Yerellik, küreselleşmenin ikili yapısının sınırlı çerçevesi dahilinde değil de, bir direniş pratiği olarak düşünebilir mi?" **
* Yaşar Adanalı, Birgün,Tophane 2010 başlıklı yazısından
** Pelin Tan, 2007 İstanbul Bienali Kataloğundaki yazısından

http://acmasa.blogspot.com
Mürüvvet Türkyılmaz / Elmas Deniz



7.Aralık.2010, Antwerp
Beyond Biopolitics: on Emre Hüner’s Works
Writer Pelin Tan gives a lecture on the work of Emre Hüner
"In Michel Houellebecq's novel The Possibility of an Island, the 25th clone of Daniel 1, decides to leave his native environment to discover the world outside after reading the diary of Daniel 1. The world he finds is ruined, and as Daniel 25 possesses no human feelings, he attempts to come to terms with his new environment by positioning himself according to his lack of feelings, and not against them. In the end, however, he discovers completely new feelings that don't correspond fully to those of a normal human being, and in effect discovers a space somewhere in between a particular spatial condition and his own subjectivity. In spite of being unable to place himself firmly in a "space," nonetheless discovers forms for his own "un-relation" to it. By thinking on Emre Hüner’s works, I am interested and would like to attempt to describe conditions of space—in which subjectivity relates to space through an incompleteness, though infinitely incomplete gestures."
www.extracity.org