Conference Cycle Shaping The Future Living Places (Act 1)
Workshop and conference on defining architectural and urban environments at Lusófona University
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
The COST Action CitySenZ (CA23145) launches its international conference series titled Shaping the Future Living Places. Act 1 – Defining Architectural and Urban Ambiances will take place at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa, from 30 June to 4 July, and includes two main moments:
- An international multidisciplinary workshop for early-career researchers (30 June to 2 July);
- An interdisciplinary scientific conference (3 and 4 July).
This initiative aims to explore the concept of ambiance in architectural and urban contexts, as a sensitive and complex approach to inhabited space. It will bring together researchers, creators, and professionals from fields such as architecture, urbanism, art, philosophy, cognitive sciences, and sensory technologies.
The event is structured as a space for experimentation, exchange, and debate, and launches a series of meetings that will take place in various European cities throughout the duration of the COST CitySenZ action.
Workshop | Defining Architectural and Urban Ambiances
Date: 30 June to 2 July
Time: 10h00 to 18h00
Location: Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa
The workshop will gather around 20 early-career researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds to reflect on methodologies and sensory practices in urban and architectural spaces.
It will be led by members of the COST CitySenZ action and structured into theoretical sessions, field laboratories, and collective discussion moments.
Programme
Day 1 - Monday, 30 June
Objective: Initial exploration of ambiance definitions and beginning of collaborative research
MORNING
- Opening Round Table
- Sharing Approaches and Definitions of the Notion of ambiance across Disciplines
- Start of Online Documentary Research
AFTERNOON
- Continuation of Online Research
- Collective Discussion of Preliminary Results
Day 2 - Tuesday, 1 July
Objective: Deepening approaches and structuring collected results
MORNING
- Work in Thematic Subgroups
- Sharing of Concrete Cases and Relevant Contributions
AFTERNOON
- Consolidation and Comparison of Gathered Results
- Discussion on Identified Convergences and Divergences
Day 3 - Wednesday, 2 July
Objective: Collective synthesis and preparation of the final presentation
MORNING
- Synthesis of Results by Subgroups
- Integration of Contributions from New Participants (arriving on this day)
AFTERNOON
- Preparation and Finalisation of the Presentation
- Organisation of the Public Restitution during the CitySenZ Conference (3 and 4 July)
Conference | Shaping the Future Living Places
Date: 3 and 4 July
Time: 09h30 to 18h30
Location: Auditório Agostinho da Silva and Room S.11
The conference seeks to foster a broad and critical reflection on sensory environments and how they contribute to the experience of urban and architectural space. It will feature senior researchers and early-career academics from diverse disciplines.
Programme
Day 1 - 3 July - Plenary Session
Location: Auditório Agostinho da Silva
MORNING
- Reception and Official Opening
- Speeches by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the COST CitySenZ Action
- Keynote Lecture by Jean-Paul Thibaud
- Presentation of Workshop Results
AFTERNOON
- Selected Presentations (Plenary Session)
- Main Round Table
- Collective Discussions
Day 2 - 4 July - Parallel Sessions
Location: Room S.11
MORNING
- Parallel Sessions
- 5 Working Groups (WG1, WG2, WG3, WG4, WG5) in Simultaneous Sessions
- Thematic Round Tables in Each Working Group
AFTERNOON
- Synthesis of Working Group Discussions
- Final Round Table
- Debate on the Central Question: Defining an Ambiance
