Henrik Valeur is a lead
speaker at a session entitled “the construction of urban identity”
Excerpt
from abstract: No surprise, these processes of rapid and extensive
urbanization and the associated new urban lifestyles, exert tremendous pressure
on both local and global environments. But they also produce an urban
population somehow lost in transition.
2006
– Xi'an
International Conference of Architecture and Technology -
Architecture in Harmony
Henrik Valeur is a speaker
and member of the organizing committee. Organized by the Chinese
Academy of Engineering and Xi’anUniversity
of Architecture and
Technology.
Excerpt
from the conference program: In the 21st century, based on rapid
economic growth for the past twenty years, China is witnessing a new epoch with
great opportunities and challenges. Out of strategic concern of sustainable and
scientific development, the Chinese government aims at building a harmonious
society with energy-efficiency and harmony with nature. It is a significant
topic for the studies in both natural and social sciences right now and in the
times to come.
2005
– XXIInd World Architecture Congress -
cities: grand bazaar of architectureS
Paper,
video and topical meeting by CoMa/Henrik Valeur and Fredrik Fritzson. Supported
by the Federation of Danish Architects.
Excerpt
from the topical meeting program: Congress participants from around
the world are invited to discuss problems and possibilities concerning a set of
challenges related to the processes of regional urbanization. The discussions
will be held in small workshops, where different experiences, potentials and
viewpoints can be tested and exchanged.
Abstract [32K] pdf 