CfP: Livable Cities 2025: Design, Place and People

Livable Cities 2025 is an initiative between the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon; La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, and AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics Society)

Issues of interest include, but are not limited to: urban design, architecture, transport, public space design, smart cities, participatory design, landscape architecture and community engagement in planning.

Both conferences take the design, planning and management of their host cities as a starting point for debate around how we make cities the world over more 'livable cities'.

They are separate conferences, organised by separate universities. They are displayed together here under the banner of the AMPS Livable Cities series. Delegates wishing to attend Lisbon should submit an abstract to that event. Delegates wishing to attend the event is  Barcelona should follow the links to that event.

LISBON:  9-11th July 2025

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal has increasingly become a ‘mecca’ for European expats wishing to relocate. Attracted by sun, beaches, food, culture and a low cost of living, it has been ranked as the world’s third most livable city for foreigners. Inevitably, the results of this have been varied: improvements in public space design accompany gentrification; sustainable design goals are challenged by increased demands on infrastructure and the promotion of the city’s art and design heritage has focused on visitors rather than residents. Employing Lisbon as starting point this conference seeks to explore the varied readings of the link between design on the ‘livability’ in cities the world over.

BARCELONA:  16-18th July 2025

Barcelona is seen as one of the world’s most livable cities. Ranked particularly high for its renowned art and design history, architecture and urban planning, it is also Europe’s third most progressive city for start-ups. However, it is also a city that suffers from unaffordable housing, uncontrolled tourism, noise pollution and over density. It has a high cost of living and has experienced gentrification. Seeking to explore how design factors into such social issues, this conference uses its host city as a point of departure for exploring the relationship between design and ‘livability’ internationally.

Read more about the conference and abstract submission process here.
 

Organisers

Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon; La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, AMPS, UK