Towards Suburbia, 91ÑÇÉ« U speaker series address what’s next in suburbs
TORONTO, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 – The suburbs have often been unfairly maligned, but they continue to grow and push further away from cities, while attracting millions to call them home. The changing nature and significance suburbs around the world will be discussed during the Towards Suburbia Speaker Series at 91ÑÇÉ«.
WHAT: Third speaker in the Towards Suburbia Speaker Series, which runs as the seven-year Major Collaborative Research Initiative wraps up.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 12:30 to 2pm
WHO: 91ÑÇÉ« U Professor Abidin Kusno of the and director of the . He is the author of several books, including After the New Order: Space, Politics and Jakarta and The Appearances of Memory: Mnemonic Practices of Architecture and Urban Form in Indonesia.
Kusno will look at Jakarta as an example of semi-urbanization and how many areas of Southeast Asia are experiencing a hybrid form of urban and rural, different from the urban sprawl most thought of with suburbanization.
WHERE: 140 Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies Building, Keele campus (number 31 on the ).
The remaining speakers will discuss different aspects of suburbia on the following dates:
- & University of Waterloo
October 4, from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond - , University of Alberta
October 11, from 12:30 to 2pm
140 Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building
Keele campus, 91ÑÇÉ« - , University of Philippines
November 8, from 12:30 to 2pm
140 Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building
Keele campus, 91ÑÇÉ« - , 91ÑÇÉ«
November 29, from 12:30 to 2pm
140 Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building
Keele campus, 91ÑÇÉ«
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About 91ÑÇÉ«
is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91ÑÇÉ« students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world’s most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91ÑÇÉ« U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91ÑÇÉ« is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91ÑÇÉ« U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
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