Vyjayanthi Rao at 'Smart Cities?'

On April 23rd, Terreform Co-Director Vyjayanthi Rao spoke at Smart Cities?, a conference hosted at The New School and organized by Storefront for Art and Architecture and Het Nieuwe Instituut.

The conference investigated urbanization in the 21st century by unpacking the notion of the 'Smart City' through three panel discussions: Impossible Objects, Political Objects, and Measuring Objects. Dr. Rao spoke in the first. 

Watch her presentation below, and read more about the conference on Storefront's website. 

Sustaining Peace in an Urban World

Terreform co-director, Deen Sharp, and project collaborator, Gizem Sucuoglu have written an article in City Scope on our new project Sustaining Peace in an Urbanizing World. 

Read it on Cityscope

The Helsinki Effect - Launch at IPK

The uniqueness of this edited book lies in its focus on the commodification of artistic achievement and the ensuing failure to foster local creativity. In investigating the impact of brand-name institutions on construction labor, art markets, and city life, it is an important addition to the critical urban studies literature."

—Susan S. Fainstein, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design