reSITE 2014: New themes, even more guests

The event follows this year's exceptionally successful year, which attracted over a thousand participants to various events held under the banner of reSITE. Over the past two years, the conference has featured more than sixty speakers and 550 attendees from twenty countries. The leitmotif of this year's reSITE 2014 is Cities and Landscapes of the New Economy.
From the partially disclosed program and the names of some guests, it can already be anticipated that reSITE 2014 will rank among the most prestigious events concerning cities as places for living.

reSITE primarily addresses architects, politicians, urban planners, developers, landscape architects, city planners, economists, engineers, financiers, activists, transport engineers, scientists, artists, and students. And of course, anyone concerned with the development of cities as places for a full life.
 
reSITE 2014 will once again bring to Prague more than fifty guests from abroad. Discussions will primarily focus on the fields of architecture, economics, politics, finance, and urban planning. The organizers aim to enhance not only the quality of discussions on these issues but also to showcase specific successful solutions from home and abroad, thus inspiring events in other cities in Central Europe. The main thematic areas will be: Strategic Planning and Public Discussion; Civic Resilience, City for All; Intensification and Development; Industrial Past - Innovative Future.

Key guests of reSITE 2014 will include: Michael Kimmelman [chief architecture critic at the New York Times • NYC] / Kate Ascher [Happold Consulting • London] / Tomáš Hudeček [Mayor of Prague] / Eugene Asse [director of the Moscow School of Architecture • Moscow] / Andrej Griněv [Artkartel • Moscow] / Tomáš Ctibor [Institute of Planning and Development • Prague] / Marek Dospiva [Penta Investments • Prague] / Adam Greenfield [London School of Economics • London] / Jan Ludvík [Karlin Group • Prague] / Erik Frijters [Fabric • Rotterdam] / Pavel Hnilička [Institute of Planning and Development • Prague] / Fritz Kuhn [Mayor of Stuttgart • Germany] / Michel Desvigne [Michel Desvigne Paysagiste • Paris] / Michael Brown [Director • Calgary Municipal Development Authority • Calgary] / Jón Gnarr [Mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland] / Maxwan [Rotterdam] / Henk Ovink [chief advisor to the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force • Washington D.C.]
 
500 reasons to attend: In addition to the participation of half a thousand interesting guests not only among the speakers at the conference, but also in the audience and at other events, reSITE is unique primarily because it is:


> The most innovative event dedicated to planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and environmental policy in Central Europe.
> An opportunity to meet top global architects, economists, critics, developers, and representatives of non-profit organizations united by an interest in public space
> An opportunity to personally get to know and establish contacts with many global personalities in the field
> A place where responsible politicians can be met and discuss questions on the platform of an international discussion forum
> A unique event where creative professionals have the opportunity to compare approaches to architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism abroad and in our country
> An opportunity for developers and economists to learn about the most progressive ideas and financing models
> A space for non-profit organizations and activists to bring up pressing and controversial topics and confront them with representatives of other fields
> A rare chance to gain inspiration on how to better SOLVE your city!

Register today!!
By registering online by January 31, 2014, you will receive a special discount of 15% off the registration fee. A 10% discount on the admission fee applies to those who register by March 15. For those registering after June 12, the conference registration fee will be increased by 15% compared to the full registration fee.
 
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The conference is supported by Penta
Co-organizer: Institute of Planning and Development of the Capital City of Prague (formerly URM)
 

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The reSITE festival was founded in 2011 by American urbanist Martin Barry. This year, thanks to a grant program from the Vodafone Foundation Rok jinak, architect Osamu Okamura, formerly the long-term editor-in-chief of the architectural magazine ERA21, became its program director.

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