designboom conversation with ma yansong

join us today for future cities, a designboom conversation. UCCA ullens center for contemporary art (auditorium) in beijing, china

speakers: ma yansong (MAD architects), birgit lohmann, minsuk cho (massstudies), wang hui(urbanus) and ole bouman (NAI). september 28, 14:00-17:30 two sessions:

EMPOWERING CHANGE / PART 1 — 14:00-15:30 presentations and a roundtable discussion.

FUTURE CITIES / PART 2 — 16:00-17:30 special guest dutch architecture critic ole bouman.

ma yansong and designboom talk at beijing design week 2012 2012 beijing design week (BJDW), held in beijing from 28th september to 6th october, will feature seven sections:

opening ceremony, annual design awards, milan guest city, beijing design fair, geo city smart city-international information design exhibition,

the new york times beijing design forum 2012, and design hop.

the ullens center for contemporary art (UCCA) is the exclusive education partner for BJDW.

BJDW and UCCA have co-organized BJDW@UCCA talks, inviting important designers and institutes to talk about ‘upgrading the city by design’.

the talks will be held from sep. 27 to oct. 2 at UCCA auditorium.