Chiara Cavalieri: From the diffuse city to the horizontal metropolis - Going Public lecture #16

In this lecture Chiara Cavalieri brings Urban Horizontality and the intermingling of infrastructure into play. Urban characters, relationships, mixed uses, diffuse accessibility- generate a specific inhabitable space. Beyond an outdated ‘center versus periphery’ opposition, the concept of a horizontal metropolis reveals the scattered condition as a potential asset, rather than a limit. The concept reflects on a vision of global urbanization that does no longer allow for “outside” areas and that will test the urban ecosystem to its limits. Introduction by Martino Tattara Many thanks to all the attendees and especially to Chiara Cavalieri for this lecture, curated in the Urban Cultures engagement, curated by Martino Tattara. Also thanks to Vanda Vybohova for editing the video. The GOING PUBLIC program of the Faculty of Architecture is a series of lectures, exhibitions and publications organized throughout the year highlighting certain themes and topics that are important within each of the 4+1 Engagements: Urban Cultures, Mediating Tactics, Craftsmanship, Legacy and the Brussels Way. Please follow us on Instagram @goingpublic_kul and facebook @sintlucasarchitectuur or visit our website https://arch.kuleuven.be/nieuws-agenda and blog http://www.blog-archkuleuven.be to stay up to date with the upcoming programme!