The Grand Projet Book Launch & Exhibition Opening

Future Cities Laboratory (FCL), Singapore-ETH Center

The Grand Projet, Understanding the Making and Impact of Urban Megaprojects
This book launch and exhibition present the result of a four-years comparative research, by The Grand Projet team of the ETH-Future Cities Laboratory, on the making and impact of urban megaprojects in Asia and Europe.
Programme
18.00 Registration;
18.30 Institutional Introduction by Prof. Stephen Cairns, FCL Programme Director;
18.35 The Grand Projet research background by Prof. Emeritus Kees Christiaanse, ETH Zürich;
18.40 The Grand Projet, Understanding the Making and Impact of Urban Megaprojects, book presentation by Dr. Anna Gasco and Dr. Naomi C. Hanakata, FCL Senior Researchers and Project Coordinators;
18.55 Stakeholder perspectives: Dr. Christian Salewski (Salewski &amp; Kretz Architekten) and (tbc) Katrin Gügler (Direktorin Amt für Städtebau Stadt Zürich);
19.00 Closing remarks by Prof. Emeritus Kees Christiaanse, Book Launch &amp; Exhibition Opening
To purchase the book, please visit <A HREF="https://www.nai010.com/en/publicaties/the-grand-projet/240662" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">this link</A>.
The Grand Projet Research
Rising above our cities, often with iconic architecture like the Shanghai Tower in Lujiazui or La Grande Arche in Paris La Défense, urban megaprojects provide more than additional programmes to their existing built environments. They frequently create a new image for their cities and a link to global networks tied to the ground within their sites.
 Grands Projets are carefully laid-out urban developments; in many cases, they are the direct translation of a city’s political and/or economic objectives into an urban layout and morphology. They are comprehensively planned, hosting a variety of uses, and are realised and/or operated under the authority of a single or concerted governing body, often composed of complex combinations of stakeholders. Grands Projets absorb primary local and global investment capital, enable new or exceptional practices and host programmes and tenants of acclaimed global relevance. In doing so, Grands Projets impact local economies.
Our research has found that Grands Projets’ number and size have increased over the past decades and, with their growing presence and urban impact, pose many questions and challenges for the future of our cities. Our book intends to contribute to a better understanding of urban megaprojects in relation to their urban environments, including the contemporary challenges and opportunities that lie within such developments given their central and increasing roles in shaping our cities. The text draws from a comparative analysis of eight urban megaproject case studies in Asia and Europe and the perspective of a broad range of stakeholders involved in the making of Grands Projets. With a focus on the spatial practices of Grands Projets, our findings aim to not only broaden the scholarship of urban megaprojects but also to provide applicable insights for planners, managers, policymakers and other urban actors. Additionally, the book seeks to provide in-depth knowledge for readers interested in a particular city or case study and new comparative urban studies. With these various intentions, this book speaks to multiple audiences about the possibilities Grands Projets offer for creating more inclusive and adaptable urban conditions. 
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The Grand Projet research team are Pablo Acebillo, Kees Christiaanse, Desmond Choi, Anna Gasco, Naomi C. Hanakata, Felicia Lim, Dissa Pidanti Raras, Lei Ya Wong, and Ying Zhou.
The book, The Grand Projet, Understanding the Making and Impact of Urban Megaprojects, is published by nai010 publishers (www.nai010.com). The book is designed by SJG / Joost Grootens and Carina Schwake. The related maps and infographics (also included in this exhibition) are by SJG / Joost Grootens, Carina Schwake, Julie da Silva, Megan Adé and the Grand Projet team. 
Exhibition design is by Dissa Pidanti Raras, Anna Gasco, and Naomi C. Hanakata.

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