Research feedback: Science data and community interaction has informed our research on the future north. Through a presentation and exhibition of student work in Longyearbyen, findings and proposals are reported back to scientists and local actors in Svalbard.
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design calls for applications to a full-time position as a Ph.D. research fellow in the field of urban theory.
The Research Council of Norway’s new program for urban research: Research and innovation for cities of the future (BYFORSK) emphasizes interdisciplinarity and experiments with new formats for developing research.
Hva er det som gjør en by vital? Og kan man planlegge for en vital by? Det er blant spørsmålene som diskuteres i boka Den vitale byen av Jonny Aspen og John Pløger, som nylig ble lansert på AHO.
Technologies of seeing, remote sensing, satellite hoovering. Who’d have thought the far north town of Svalbard would have become such a techno-scape. Mines closed, hand drills and the elaborate overhead shuttle system would be replaced by scientists, students and tourists. Hey, it’s time to get outta town, this frontier like moon base sorta place I heard one of those Future Northers saying. Students all off on a landscape architecture task to draw sections, see the town differently, scaled and spliced up with new eyes.