Colloquium Corporations and Cities
The colloquium is the central part of Corporations and Cities and took place in Brussels on 26-28 May 2008.
The colloquium aimed at interaction and deepening of understandings on this new theme that had not been explored before. The emphasis was on the exchange of insights between the participants.
Speakers:
Michael P. Buckley, Director, Real Estate Development program, Columbia University; President, Halcyon LTD Real Estate Advisors and Development Consultants
Jo Coenen, Professor, Delft University of Technology; Former Chief National Architect of the Netherlands
Francis Cuiller, Director, Planning Agency, Municipality of Bordeaux
Michael L. Joroff, Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Siim Kallas, Vice-president for Adminstrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, European Commission, Brussels
Poalo Tombesi, Associate Dean, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, University of Melbourne
John Worthington, co-founder of DEGW strategic design consultancy, Visiting Professor, University of Sheffield and Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg
Conference convenor:
Hans de Jonge, Professor, Department of Real Estate & Housing, Delft University of Technology
Monday 26th of May
Morning | Welcome |
| Introduction |
| History and actual practice |
Corporate and urban goals | |
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Afternoon | Urban development |
Parallel sessions | |
1. Corporate location choices | |
2. Urban planning tools | |
| 3. Recycling redundant real estate into the urban realm(1) |
Parallel sessions | |
4. Corporate Space | |
5. Working in the network city | |
6. Recycling redundant real estate into the urban realm(2) | |
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Evening | Public lecture |
Corporate use of space within the public realm |
Tuesday 27th of May
Morning | Envisioning urban life in the future |
Europe in Brussels | |
Agglomeration strategies and location choices | |
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Afternoon | Parallel sessions |
7. The impact of corporations | |
8. Campus models | |
9. The image of the city | |
Combining urban and corporate goals | |
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Evening | Cocktail and visit to the archeological site Coudenberg |
| & Gala dinner at the Belvue Museum |
Wednesday 28th of May
Morning | Excursions |
1. Brussels inside out | |
2. Brussels corporate architecture | |
3. Brussels large scale redevelopments | |
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Afternoon | Parallel Seminars |
1. The urban decision room | |
| 2. Managing symbiosis |
