Lecture and debate with Richard Sennett, Jess Bier and Tina Rahimy
In his book Building and Dwelling renowned urbanist Richard Sennett demonstrates the profound effect that the design of cities has upon the everyday experience of those who dwell in them. Through it all, Sennett laments that the ‘closed’ city―segregated, regimented, and controlled―has spread from the global North to the exploding urban agglomerations of the global South. To look at cities in a more embracing way he argues for an ‘open’ city, where citizens actively hash out their differences and planners experiment with urban forms that make it easier for residents to cope. His vision is far from the functional, efficient, conflict-free city, but instead, a physical environment that is incomplete and intense, with spaces that allow the identities of its inhabitants to be as fluid and complex as the city itself. His lecture will be followed by replies from Jess Bier (Assistant Professor of Urban Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam) and Tina Rahimy (Political Philosopher at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences).
In an ‘open city’ citizens can embrace their differences.
This event has been organized by De Dépendance in collaboration with Amateur Cities.
