João Matos Fernandes
Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy Transition
Claire Colomb
Bartlett School of Planning University College London
Christian Schmid
ETH Zurich
Gonçalo Byrne
Portuguese Architects Association
News
Important Information
Due to the current public health restrictions, the Grand Projects 2021 will now be a virtual, online-only event. In the next weeks, we will disclose the full programme and all the details for virtual participation.
All presential registrations will be converted to virtual ones. If necessary, reimbursements of excessive payments will be processed.
We thank you for understanding and while we will be unable to welcome you face to face, we hope to provide a fruitful discussion opportunity.
Call for Papers for Special Issue
A special issue of Sustainability titled "Urban Legacies of the Late 20th Century" now open for submission.
This special issue is connected to the GrandProjects 2021 conference,
from which articles will be selected but also welcomes contributions outside this
event.
Conference Registration is open!
Paper Submission is also open to the accepted abstracts. The template for the full paper is available on the call for papers page.
Conference Tracks
The conference ‘Grand Projects - Urban Legacies of the late 20th Century’ aims to debate the transformations of the late 20th-century urban policies and their impacts over the last two decade.
Several conference tracks explore this main theme:
1_Mega-events and mega-projects: trends and demands
2_Starchitecture
3_Terrain vague redevelopments
4_Environment Impact Awareness in Urban Developments
5_Methods and technologies on architectural design and urban planning
6_Urban policies
7_Urban competitiveness and social challenges
8_The role of artists and urban art
9_The Syndrome of Grand Projects: contamination processes between North-South, West-East, Global-Local
10_Urban analytics and city design
Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission
Notification of acceptance of abstract
Deadline for early bird registration
Deadline for registration
Extended deadline for full paper submission
Conference
20 September 2020
19 October 2020
16 November 2020
30 December 2020
20 January 2021
17-19 February 2021
Venue
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Avenida das Forças Armadas,
1649-026
Lisboa
Portugal