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Museet for samtidskunst is pleased to announce a series of afternoon lectures and panel discussions. The first to go:

THE URBAN FABRIC: CITY PLANNING VS. CITY USERS

Panel:

Dennis Crompton

Erik Goengrich

Karl Otto Ellefsen

Moderator: Andreas Vaa Bermann

Free entrance

The panel “The Urban Fabric: City Planning vs. City Users” will present several examples of historical and contemporary approaches to urban planning and analyse how successful they have been both from a formal point of view and even more so on a practical level, for the actual users of the city. Experiences from other cities in the world will be set into context with the current changes and development of the urban fabric of Oslo and other Norwegian cities. In many cases it has become obvious that urban planning from the drawing board does not always provide the ideal urban fabric for the actual users who do not get invited to play an active role in the planning process and later have to live with the results, trying to find ways to adapt to them practically instead of the other way around.

Dennis Crompton is one of the six members of the legendary Archigram Group formed in London in the early 1960s. Crompton is an enthusiast on gadgets, machines, techniques and systems. He designs exhibitions and books whenever the opportunity arises. The Archigram Group was awarded to Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 2002.

Erik Goengrich is a city-artist living in Berlin making site-specific works in different places. He recently published a new book; “The Beginning of the Misunderstanding” dealing with planned cities like Brasilia, Chandigar and others.

Karl Otto Ellefsen is a Norwegian architect and since 1995, professor in urbanism and landscape at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). Ellefsen’s work as a professor, concerning urban planning and its history, has had great influence on Norwegian urban planning. Since 2002 Karl Otto Ellefsen is the rector of The Oslo School of Architecture and Design.

Andreas Vaa Bermann is Managing Director of Norsk Form. He holds a Master in Urbanism from The Oslo School of Architecture and Design. His professional focus areas are urban design and urban development. Norsk Form is working actively to improve people’s quality of life and everyday situation through the use of design and architecture.

Upcoming afternoon lectures and panels at 17.00, Museet for samtidskunst:

01.12.11 WHO OWNS PUBLIC SPACE – PARTICIPATION OF THE ARTS

19.01.12 CAN ART BE POLITICAL?

26.02.12 CRISIS OF MULTICULTURALISM

22.03.12 HOW TO WORK (MORE FOR) LESS: THE PRECARITY OF INTELLECTUAL AND CREATIVE WORK

12.04.12 WHAT IS A MONUMENT?

10.05.12 THE RECENT FOCUS ON WOMEN ARTISTS IN EUROPEAN MUSEUMS