Name: Improvised Cities, Engineered Minds: The Hidden Intelligence of Architecture
Start: 2025-05-21T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-21T21:30:00
Location: Station South

Architecture is never just about shelter—it is a living infrastructure that shapes how we think, work, and live. From research halls to market stalls, from the deliberately designed to the spontaneously formed, our built environment reflects diverse ways of creating knowledge and sustaining life. Join us to explore how architecture can foster creativity, resilience, and more sustainable ways of living.

Ingenuity Unplanned: The Architectural Wisdom of Informality

Ms Ziqiu Ren (PhD Candidate in Architecture, University of Manchester)

Explore the spontaneous and ingenious adaptations found in urban marketplaces, where everyday materials become functional art. This talk delves into the world of informal architectural practices that thrive without formal design processes, reflecting a bottom-up creativity that challenges our conventional views on sustainability and technology in building. We’ll discuss how these grassroots innovations might teach us new ways to think about architecture and urban planning.

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