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NEXT BUILT OBSERVATORY reports promising facts, events, and trends that give a contribution to a future-proof built environment. NEXT BUILT OBSERVATORY wants to reach students, academics and policymakers who care for the next generation living environment. It also organizes periodic events, international conferences and workshops for university students and researchers to expand cooperation opportunities, offer reflections on future challenges and feed the discussion within the scientific community.
This NEXTBUILT edition aims to stimulate a reflection on resource scarcity in the next generation built environment, assuming a strongly forward-looking approach. How can we live with less? Ranging from tangible (materials, water, energy) to intangible means (finance, resources, time), the Conference seeks for contributions to discuss policies, trends, strategies, methodologies, design approaches and technologies to tackle future needs by overcoming business-as-usual models. The Conference offers the opportunity to bring together bright minds, giving idea-focused talks on four key topics and sharing lessons learned, inspirations, and pathways to shape the NEXT generation BUILT environment.
The key dates, the call for contributions, the keynote speakers and the registration process are available on the dedicated web pages.
The first Next Built Workshop will take place in May, 2023 and will involve MS students from Architecture-related curricula of the University of Bologna. Participants will be engaged through a role game and asked to reflect on promising pathways to Climate Neutral Cities.
Interested in knowing more? Have a look at the Workshop and Call for Clips pages!
In May 2022, Next Built launched the first International Conference on the Next Generation Built Environment. The blended event registered more than 100 participants from 26 countries all over the world, dealing with 4 key topics.
Have a look at the Conference 2022 section for further information.
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