Architecture is not present among the thematic taxonomy of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, despite urban matters are key issues within the programme’s priorities. With some notable exceptions, the city is addressed through the themes of innovation (the development of smart technologies for the monitoring of urban processes), sustainability or cultural heritage, but never from the point of view of its form and its physical consistency. This does not mean that architects are not actively engaged in EU-funded projects. Within the Horizon 2020 framework architects are assuming a new civic role in the coordination of urban transformations, after the crisis of architectural agency. How can the role of architectural research be defined within the framework of European projects? How is architecture research changing vis-à-vis the necessity to capture research funding? What are the possibilities for a new European urban social pact, and what could be the role of architects in this confrontation after 2020?
On the Uses and Disadvantages of Architecture for European Projects
Amir Djalali
2020
Abstract
Architecture is not present among the thematic taxonomy of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, despite urban matters are key issues within the programme’s priorities. With some notable exceptions, the city is addressed through the themes of innovation (the development of smart technologies for the monitoring of urban processes), sustainability or cultural heritage, but never from the point of view of its form and its physical consistency. This does not mean that architects are not actively engaged in EU-funded projects. Within the Horizon 2020 framework architects are assuming a new civic role in the coordination of urban transformations, after the crisis of architectural agency. How can the role of architectural research be defined within the framework of European projects? How is architecture research changing vis-à-vis the necessity to capture research funding? What are the possibilities for a new European urban social pact, and what could be the role of architects in this confrontation after 2020?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
