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2012
- 7 February 2012
- World Bank expert seminar [this event was closed to the public]
2011
- 1 September 2011
- The tale of two regions - seminar and research report launch - Den Haag
- 29 June 2011
- Andrea Colantonio, Tim Dixon, Brian Field and Jan Olbrycht – Urban regeneration and social sustainability
- 6 June 2011
- Dr Joan Clos, Dr Gareth Jones, Professor Çağlar Keyder, Suketu Mehta, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Richard Sennett – Living in the Endless City
- 20 May 2011
- Alfredo Brillembourg – The architecture of social investment
- 19 May 2011
- Richard Sennett, Fran Tonkiss, Lawrence Vale, Gerald Frug and Asher Ghertner – Writing cities
- 17 May 2011
- Jerry Frug – The architecture of governance
- 28 March 2011
- Joan Clos - Cities and climate change
- 24 March 2011
- Bruce Katz and Ricky Burdett – A Vision of the Next Economy: from Macro to Metro
- 15 March 2011
- Mohsen Mostafavi – Ecological Urbanism
- 26 January 2011
- Edgar Pieterse – African Urbanism
- 17 January 2011
- Sharon Zukin – The Naked City
- 11 January 2011
- Enrique Peñalosa – Politics, Power Cities
2010
- 29 November 2010
- Richard Rogers – Cities and buildings
- 19 November 2010
- Lagos: confronting change in a global megacity
- 7 June 2010
- Cities under siege: the new military urbanism
- 2 June 2010
- Mexico City: inclusive actions towards sustainability
- 1 June 2010
- Climate Change: The City Solution
- 25 May 2010
- Beirut Normal
- 18 May 2010
- Kinetic City: Designing for Informality in Mumbai
2009
- 17 November 2009
- Cities, Design and Climate Change
- 14 October 2009
- Urban Technologies and the Environment
- 27 April 2009
- Architecture as Investment
2008
- 18 November 2008
- The Politics of Mobility
- 21 October 2008
- London in a Global Context
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Public Lectures | Architecture As Investment
Monday 27 April 2009 | 6.30-8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE
Urban Age, the LSE Cities Programme and Monocle magazine present: Architecture as Investment: New forms of social equity
SPEAKER: Alejandro Aravena, Executive Director of Elemental in Santiago, Chile
RESPONDENT: Ricky Burdett, Centennial professor in architecture and urbanism at LSE and Director of Urban Age
CHAIR: Tyler Brûlé, Editor-in-Chief of Monocle magazine
The challenge to provide affordable housing is a global issue. At a time when market forces are eclipsing architecture's social value, Elemental's pioneering housing is transforming urban communities in Latin America.
Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Contact events@lse.ac.uk for additional information.
Reviews
Building Design 08/05/2009
Chilean architect finds a gap in the market
Review of the Alejandro Aravena lecture at LSE on 27 April.
Speaker profiles
Alejandro Aravena
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena is a Professor at Universidad Católica de Chile and Executive Director at Elemental, a 'do tank' addressing questions outside the traditional realm of architecture.
In addition to Elemental's urban projects and social housing, Aravena's recent work include new facilities for St. Edward's University in Austin, as well as the Texas Mathematics Faculty, the Medical Faculty, the 'Siamese Tower' and the Architecture School at the Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile.
Aravena became a member of the Pritzker Prize Jury in early 2009.
Photos
Housing and community centre complex by Elemental in Pudahuel, Santiago