Running the City
Participation appears to be the order of the day. Is civic participation during the process of urban planning actually a sign of a revitalised understanding of democracy, or is it a symptom of a politics that is afraid to show leadership? What are the opportunities and limitations of the hype around participation?
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Mag. phil. Angelika FITZ
Director, Architekturzentrum Wien - The Austrian Architecture Museum
As curator she has realised, inter alia, projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, for European Capital of Culture Linz 2009, Architecture Center Vienna, Kunsthalle Wien, Secession and the European Union-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme | |
1998-2005 | Several cultural projects in Southeast Asia |
2003 | , 2005 Commissioner of the Austrian Contributions to the Architecture Biennale in Sao Paulo |
2012-2016 | Projects "We-Traders. Swapping Crisis for City"; "Actopolis. The Art of Action"; "Weltstadt. Who creates the city?" |
since 2017 | Director, Vienna Centre of Architecture - The Austrian Architecture Museum |
Sandro KAPELLER
Research Fellow, Innovation Systems Department, AIT- Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna
since 2007 | Employee, APA-Defacto, Media Solutions, Vienna |
2015 | Master Scholarship, Innovation Systems Knowledge & Talent Development Programme, AIT-Austrian Institute of Technology, Innovation Systems Department, Vienna |
since 2016 | Research Fellow, AIT-Austrian Institute of Technology, Innovation Systemns Department, Vienna |
Mag.a Silvia NOSSEK
Head of District Administration, the Green Party Währing, Vienna
BA Peter WOODWARD
Independent Facilitator, Quest Associates, Bath
Peter Woodward is an experienced independent facilitator. He specialises in the design and delivery of effective participative processes through his own business, Quest Associates Ltd. Assignments range from helping small teams to develop a strategy through to major multi-stakeholder international conferences. Peter supports clients from all sectors including local citizen groups, business, through to the European Commission. He is particularly active with clients who are working towards social, environmental and economic sustainability goals. Recent clients include the European Sustainable Development Network, EC EcoAP Green Innovation programme, the UK Charity Bank, The European Business Network and the Church of England. He has established a special reputation for bringing energy, enjoyment and added value into the conference setting. |