Abstract

Plenary

Introduction: Markus Hipp (BMW Foundation) Poiesis and Cross-Sectoral Work

Panelists: Michael Arad (Handel Architects) Ricky Burdett (London School of Economics) Saskia Sassen (Columbia University) Richard Sennett (New York University)

Chair: Ash Amin (University of Cambridge)

The lecture will be followed by a reception on Christ’s College Fellows’ Lawn. The lecture forms the plenary of the conference Poiesis: Interdisciplinary Interventions on Urban Transformation, which is the culmination of a three year research project on the making and remaking of cities led by Richard Sennett and Craig Calhoun in partnership with the Herbert Quandt and Gerda Henkel Foundations.

The lecture is free and open to all, but please register online: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2056/