Dear list subscribers,

 

Some of you will be interested in knowing about the following urban design ideas competition and charrette, with associated exhibition. Why would I place this on archaeologically minded lists, you might ask? Well, this particular design competition is organised and informed by a research network working through the lens of the archaeology of tropical urbanism, having a global scope on using archaeological insights for future sustainable development. I appreciate it may be outside of the immediate expertise of many of you, but you may find

that you have people in your personal and professional networks that would like to know about this. The opportunity is OPEN TO ALL, so please distribute the message below widely if you feel you can.

 

How can the future design and configuration of cities promote greater sustainability in the conditions of urban life? Dust to Dust: Redesigning Urban Life in Healthy Soils* is an urban design ideas competition, supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

We invite ideas for urban designs, planning approaches, and concrete interventions that could be implemented in real-life situations. Successful designs will be exhibited to inform and inspire more sustainable future urban design and development, accounting for a close relationship between urban life and soil ecosystem services.

Dust to Dust will operate as a charrette, held at the Prince’s Foundation, London on 16-18 July 2018. Everyone is welcome to apply. To compete for a place in the charrette, teams should apply by developing and submitting outline ideas by 23:59 GMT on Wednesday 9th May 2018.

For more information about the competition, and to submit outline ideas, please visit our website:

http://www.dusttodustcompetition.org

If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us on:

 

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*Dust to Dust is organised by the TruLife (Ancient Tropical Urban Life) research network, which is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and held at the University of Kent. Dust to Dust is supported by The Prince’s Foundation and Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (at the University of East Anglia). Dust to Dust is endorsed and promoted by RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) and INTBAU (International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism).

 

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Dr Benjamin N. Vis | +44 (0)1227 82 6543 | https://kent.academia.edu/BenjaminVis |

 

School of European Culture & Languages | University of Kent |

 

Rutherford College W3.E7 | Canterbury CT2 7NX | UK |

 

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