Searching for the soul of the city
The Urban Screenscape / 10th December 2009 / Inspiring Cities Night Amsterdam
By Connie Franssen
18-11-2009 /views: 5135 in past 12 months.
Thursday 10-12-2009 is the second Inspiring Cities Night in Amsterdam. Topic: The Urban Screenscape, the use of urban screens in the public domain.
Several speakers will give short presentations on their views of the use of urban screens. The possibilities, the advantages but also the downside. After the presentations we will discuss and investigate further.
Speakers: Mettina Veenstra, Novay | René van Engelenburg, Pleinmuseum | Gijs Broos, projectmanager city of Rotterdam.
If you want to join, let us know: connie.franssen@gmail.com.
As a preview of new urban projections, Inspiring Cities had the Swedish artist Erik Krikortz visiting for a speech on 28 November 2009. Here, you can read the article on his Emotional Cities.
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