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SUMMARY:Superonda Talks - Milica Topalović
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DESCRIPTION:Milica Topalovic\nArchitecture & Environnement\nSuperonda Talk
 s\, Spring 2021\n\nAGRITERRITORIES\nUrbanisation in the Countryside\n \nM
 ilica Topalović\, Zurich\n \nWith nearly half of the total land area on 
 Earth currently dedicated to some form of agricultural production\, a focu
 s on countrysides and on agrarian change is more urgent than ever. Many ty
 pes of agricultural practices are linked to climate and biodiversity crise
 s\, exhaustion of natural resources\, depletion of soil fertility\, and di
 sadvantaging local population. An awareness of the consequences of industr
 ialisation of agriculture\, including its addiction to pesticides\, fertil
 isers and fossil fuels\, is growing. These issues call for new approaches 
 in design disciplines and practices too. But how can then designers respon
 d? Can design become ecological\, and go beyond-the-human and beyond-the-b
 uilt\, to engage with the environment as a whole?\nMilica Topalović will 
 talk about urbanisation processes in several countrysides in Europe and th
 e world\, and speculate on the possibilities for regional (agro)ecological
  design.\n \nBiography\nMilica Topalović is an architect and Associate P
 rofessor of Architecture and Territorial Planning at the ETH Zurich Depart
 ment of Architecture. Her work in concerned with territories beyond-the-ci
 ty and transformation processes they are exposed to\, through the movement
  of capital\, social restructuring\, and environmental change. With resear
 chers and students at the ETH Architecture of Territory\, Topalović under
 took many territorial studies and projects in Europe\, South Asia and othe
 r parts of the world\, in an effort to decenter and “ecologize” archit
 ect’s approaches to the urban\, and urbanisation. In their recent work\,
  they have been looking at regions marked by unsustainable agriculture and
  resource harvesting practices\, in order to design their transitions towa
 rd territories organized around the principles of agroecology. \n\nSupero
 nda Talks \n\nArchizoom supports this semester the reflections developed 
 in the History and Theory of the Environment course given in Bachelor 1 
 at the EPFL by Sébastien Marot. A course that invites us to understand to
  what extent environmental concerns today lead us to rethink the meaning a
 nd principles of architecture and other project based disciplines. This se
 ries of lectures aims to explore how architects and urban planners can und
 erstand environmental concerns today\, and how they can stimulate our imag
 ination and our responsibilities.\n\nProgramme produced in collaboration w
 ith Sebastien Marot and Raphael Bach.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/86392394156
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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