Talk Future Melbourne: The Urgent Design Challenge - Case studies from Australian and International metropolises

Date: Thursday 14th Feb 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Venue: BMW Edge Federation Square

Speakers include:

• Moderator: Jill Singer - Journalist, Writer and Broadcaster, Melbourne
• Norman Day: Architect and Adjunct Professor of Architecture, RMIT

University, Melbourne

Enrique Penalosa: Former Mayor, Bogota, Columbia

John Denton - Victorian Government Architect, Melbourne Peter Mould - NSW Government Architect, Sydney Santha Sheela Nair: Secretary, Department of Drinking Water Supply,

Government of India, New Delhi

Bernard Khoury - Architect, Beirut

Related Conference:

EcoEdge2: The urgent design challenge in building sustainable cities More than half of the world lives in cities. This poses the challenge: how do we plan sustainable urban environments not only for those in the greatest need, but also for those who have the fewest options. As Australia and the globe experience rapid climate change, the design industry faces an urgent challenge to plan and build sustainable cities.

The EcoEDGE 2 conference will engage the world's leading sustainability experts in tackling the economic, aesthetic and ethical dimensions in making sustainable cities. Topics include green urban design; green urban energy systems; green housing; and green government.

Through specific local and international case studies, the CityEDGE series provide a forum for architects, landscape architects, urban designers and planners to review the rapid and radical development of contemporary metropolises.

EcoEDGE 2 is happening at Federation Square in Melbourne on 14-16 February 2008.

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=12&pg=3760 <http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=12&pg=3760>

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