Future cities, future ideas – A summary of the FCL Global Conference 2023
Missed the conference? Access resources and recordings of keynote speakers and their insights in this summary.
In October, FCL Global's flagship event, the FCLG conference and exhibition, took place at ETH Zurich, where the programme's research work on the sustainable development of cities and settlement systems was presented.
Renowned keynote speakers from the fields of teaching and research, urban development, politics, and philosophy kicked off the event and covered a wide range of topics from different perspectives.
These presentations are available in the following external pageplaylist:
- external pageFuture Cities: Through Science. By Design. In Place. Over Time.
By Sacha Menz
- external pageSingapore's Continuing Transformation
By Hugh Lim
- external pageArchitectural Behaviorology for Urban Rural Commons
By Momoyo Kaijima
- external pageEquity as a guiding principle for rapid urbanization
By Enrique Peñalosa Lodoño
- external pageCook the Mountain
By Norbert Niederkofler
- external pageForegrounding science in global urban policy making and practice
By Susan Parnell
- external pageCommon-commons-commoning
By Pierre de Meuron
- external pageThe future of too big cities, from creative unprobability to ecological impossibility
By Peter Sloterdijk
The second day was dedicated to the young researchers of FCL Global. The presentations took place in the four overarching clusters "Cycles and Districts", "Infrastructure and Ecologies", "Food and Territories" and "Integration and Strategies", which thematically bundled the 13 key research areas.
Would you like to find out more about our work and research at the FCL?
Get in touch with us! We would be happy to give you a personal insight into our research priorities and guide you and your team/your organisation through the exhibition, which can be seen at the Hönggerberg campus of ETH Zurich until the end of May 2024.
For more information, please also visit our engagement platform at https://fclg-ep.ethz.ch.