Human Cities/Humana mesta/ - SMOTIES
Seminar, study visits, workshops, walk, Ljubljana and Medvode wider area, 29. 6. - 1. 7. 2022
We are inviting you to a number of events organised by Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia and the international network Human Cities - Smoties between June 29th and July 1st 2022 in Ljubljana and the wider area of Medvode.
WEDNESDAY June 29 2022:
Public Seminar: PUBLIC SPACES AND PARTICIPATORY DESIGN WITH
CREATIVE SECTOR – EXPLORING BEYOND THE URBAN
Venue: Ljubljana, Faculty of architecture, Plečnik Hall, Zoisova ulica 12, Ljubljana
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Topic
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Speaker
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13:00
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Registration opens
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14:00
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Welcome
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- Matej Nikšič and Nina Goršič,
Urban planning institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Smoties Ljubljana
- Matej Blenkuš, dean, Faculty of architecture of the University of Ljubljana
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14:10
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Keynote
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- Matthew Carmona, professor, University College London: Why do we need good urban design
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14:45
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Slovenian perspectives
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- Blanka Bartol, Ministry of the environment and spatial planning
- Petra Vertelj Nared, Urban institute of Ljubljana
- Anja Zorko, Centre for creativity
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15:30
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Q&A
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15:45
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Coffee break
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16:00
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Introduction to Smoties
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- Davide Fassi, Politecnico di Milano, Human Cities Smoties lead partner
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16:15
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EU Best practices review
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Presentations of selected practice by Smoties partners:
- Anke Strittmatter, Austria: Dorfschmiede Gutenstein - "We make the world a village"
- Aljona Surzikova, Estonia: From waste to diamond. The story of Pram Museum
- Sara de Gouy, France: Yes. Frontage, minimum project to reveal vegetal
- Greece
- Mojca Senegačnik, Slovenia: Hiša na hribu / House on the hill – Introduction and future perspectives
- Iceland
- Paola Russo, Italy: A cielo aperto / Open air. The wisdom of time.
- Poland
- Portugal
- Josie King, United Kingdom: Cosmic Colliery, reaching for the stars in disused mine
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17:20
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Closing remarks
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THURSDAY June 30 2022: VISITING SMALL PLACES IN MEDVODE MUNICIPALITY*
Venue: Fieldtrip and workshops, mainly by bus, some walking included
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker
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9:30
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Bus departs from Ljubljana (departure location will be communicated by email to all registered attendees)
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10:15
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Short stop in Smlednik (The Village garden)
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Urška Sešek
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10:45
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Bus departs from Smlednik
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11:15
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Welcome to Topol pri Medvodah
Participatory workshop: The future of small places and their public spaces
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Municipality of Medvode
Local actors and residents
moderated by Natalija Vrhunc
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13:30
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Lunch in Topol pri Medvodah
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15:00
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Getting-to-know Polhov Gradec Dolomites
- Appreciating the forest
A mindful walk through the lush forests between Topol and Belo and reconsideration of the ways we live and form the community
- Bringing contemporary art and artists off the bitten tracks
Art intervention at Pr'Lenart homestead
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Zvonka Simčič, Mojca Senegačnik,
Mojca Sfiligoj
Vanja Ločniškar
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18:00
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Smoties exibition opening and performance
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18:30
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Meeting the locals and the culinary traditions of the remote place
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20:00
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Transportation back to Ljubljana starts
(last ride by van at around 22:00)
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* Obligatory registration
FRIDAY July 1 2022
Morning meeting place: Prešernov trg / Prešeren square, Ljubljana
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker
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9:00
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Meeting Plečnik – Human-centered Urban Design UNESCO Nomination and Listing***
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Tomaž Štoka, coordinator of working group nominating Plečnik's work at UNESCO, MAO
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10:00
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Technical meeting (Smoties partners only), end of session foreseen at 13:00
Venue: Plečnik House, Karunova ulica 4-6, Ljubljana
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When needed, in the afternoon the UIRS premises in Trnovski pristan 2 will be available for small group working sessions or individual meetings.
*** Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik considerably changed the image of Ljubljana by his urban design and architectural interventions. His legacy has been recently listed as the UNESCO heritage due to the highly contextual and human-scale urbanistic approach (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1643/). We will spend the early morning learning what was important to Plečnik when creating public spaces.
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For the additional programme you may among others consider:
Please contact the organisers for any further information (Urban Planning Institute of the
Republic of Slovenia, info@uirs.si):
The up-to-date programme is accessible at UIRS web-page:
https://www.uirs.si/sl-si/Novice/ArtMID/419/ArticleID/255/Humana-mestaHuman-Cities-SMOTIES
More information on Smoties: https://humancities.eu/smoties/