Distance and cities : Where do we stand?

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distance, writing, littérature, Frug Gerald, Ghertner Asher, Schumacher Patrik, Sennett Richard, Tonkiss Fran, Vale Larry

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Abstract from the distributor :

This panel discussion will examine the concept of distance when writing about cities. How does this concept remain relevant to urban disciplines? And how does it both inform and limit research on cities?

Gerald Frug is Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Asher Ghertner is a Lecturer in Human Geography at LSE.

Patrik Schumacher is a partner at Zaha Hadid Architects and founding director at the AA Design Research Lab.

Richard Sennett is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, NYU, and Emeritus Professor at LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Reader in Sociology and Director of the Cities Programme at LSE. Larry Vale is Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning at MIT.

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Gerald Frug, Asher Ghertner, Patrik Schumacher, Richard Sennett, Fran Tonkiss, Larry Vale

Date

19 May 2011

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http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=1010