#2. Brusselers make the city! : public space
Three lunch talks where Pepijn Kennis (guest professor VUB, ex-Toestand and Agora.Brussels) engages with a range of experts and practitioners about citizen…
SSU #3. Julie FROUD
USquare (Entrée AC) boulevard général Jacques 210, Bruxelles, Ixelles, Belgiquetbd
#3. La nuit se traîne (2024) – Michiel Blanchart
cinema RITCS Rue Antoine Dansaert 70, Bruxelles, BelgiumThis screening is part of the ‘Brussels By Day & By Night’ series. In the presence of the director. Four quintessentially “Brussels” film screenings, subtitled in English, in the presence of the filmmakers. Brussels is often re-imagined in great films. This programme offers a view on ‘changed and changing’ Brussels (by day and by night)...
Digital twins (ENG/NL/FR)
A new way of reinventing urban democracy and citizen participation? Digital twins, virtual replicas of our cities, are transforming urban management by enabling advanced simulation and analysis. Increasingly used, these powerful tools could redefine the way decisions are made about the future of our cities. But under what conditions? This session invites you to explore...
#3. Brusselers make the city! : Mobility
Three lunch talks where Pepijn Kennis (guest professor VUB, ex-Toestand and Agora.Brussels) engages with a range of experts and practitioners about citizen…
SSU #4. Cities through the eyes of children and young families: a journey through history (1950-2020) (EN)
USquare (Entrée AC) boulevard général Jacques 210, Bruxelles, Ixelles, BelgiqueYoung families have always lived in cities but their position have been questioned since the massive suburbanization processes of the second half of the last century. From that time onwards numbers of urban family households reflect great variation over time from downfall to rise and renew outmigration. In this Brussels lecture I will start with...
We parlons Brusseleir (NL)
Muntpunt Munt 6, Brussel, BelgiqueIn Brussels, more than 104 languages are spoken, and many Brussels residents are bi/tri/...lingual. But what lies behind these numbers? What do we know about how multilingual brains work? How does multilingualism influence learning, thinking, and perception? How does it create a unique consciousness and a personal view of the world? Discover it during this...
Reinventing the memory of the city (ENG/FR/NL)
Digital twins: a future for urban heritage restoration? How can digital twins contribute to the preservation of Brussels' natural and historical heritage? These virtual replicas of the city offer new opportunities for documenting, modelling and restoring buildings, spaces and landscapes while responding to the challenges of contemporary urbanisation. This session invites you to discover how...
SSU #5. Urban Potentialities and Emancipatory futures (EN)
USquare (Entrée AC) boulevard général Jacques 210, Bruxelles, Ixelles, BelgiqueEmergent urban communities may reinvent commoning as a practice of sharing based on relations of equality and mutual support. This is a multileveled and often contradictory process through which new forms of social organization emerge. Urban commoning acquires an emancipatory potentiality when it challenges the everyday routines of social reproduction. Either by permeating everyday life...
From the virtual to the real (ENG/FR/NL)
USquare (Entrée AC) boulevard général Jacques 210, Bruxelles, Ixelles, BelgiqueDigital twins at the service of urban resilience? How can Brussels better prepare for the risks of climate change? Could digital twins be the key to anticipating and managing these challenges? From simulating environmental crises to managing critical infrastructures, digital twins offer unprecedented opportunities to strengthen the resilience of our cities. Come and explore the...
#4. BXL (2024) – Mounir Ait Hamou & Ish Ait Hamou
cinema RITCS Rue Antoine Dansaert 70, Bruxelles, BelgiumThis screening is part of the ‘Brussels By Day & By Night’ series. Closing evening with a panel discussion. « Brussels By Day & By Night ». Four quintessentially “Brussels” film screenings, subtitled in English, in the presence of the filmmakers. Brussels is often re-imagined in great films. This programme offers a view on...