Upcoming Conference to Imagine Planning in 2052

The 'degrowth' concept at the heart of Planning 2052 recalls the Club of Rome’s publication of "The Limits to Growth" in 1972.

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December 3, 2018, 11:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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Katherine Allen shares news about "Planning 2052," a one day conference in London as part of the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale programming.

"The curatorial team, who are focusing the upcoming Triennale on the concept of 'Degrowth', will be leading a set of intensive and cross-disciplinary workshops aimed at shaping stable methods for future planning," explains Allen. "Success, the team suggests, according to the team, lies in stepping outside the predictably unpredictable cycles and looking at planning from a more essential perspective."

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