Fortnight Fringe | Post-Pandemic Cities

The coronavirus pandemic changes everything we think about cities. Or does it? Will we be diving straight back into the urban crowd post-lockdown, as if nothing has changed? Will we flee the city altogether? Are we discovering new cities we hadn't experienced before? Is the pandemic simply exaggerating pre-existing racial and cultural inequalities in cities? Or is the disruption from COVID-19 a chance to move towards a more equitable place in which to live? A discussion about urban architecture, its history and future in the light of the virus with Suzanne Ewing (Professor of Architectural Criticism, University of Edinburgh), Christoph Lindner (Professor of Urban Studies, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London), and Richard J Williams (Professor of Contemporary Visual Cultures, University of Edinburgh). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:17 Introduction 01:55 Richard J Williams 09:55 Suzanne Ewing 18:52 Christoph Lindner 27:53 Discussion 43:54 Q&A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzanne Ewing: http://zonearchitects.co.uk/   / suzanneewing   Christoph Lindner: https://www.christophlindner.org/bio   / cplindner   Richard J Williams: https://richardjwilliams.net/   / rjwilliams44   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://architecturefringe.com/ Patreon:   / architecturefringe   Twitter:   / archifringe   Instagram:   / archifringe   Facebook:   / archifringe   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an edit of a live recording from the 9th of June, 2020, the first of our Fortnight Fringe series. Produced by Andy Summers, Raina Armstrong and Shona Common © Copyright Architecture Fringe CIC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------