Shifting Frames: Urbanization, Slums, and Cities of the Future

Shifting Frames: Urbanization, Slums, and Cities of the Future

Categories: General, Lectures and Seminars, Panel Discussions, Receptions, Lunches and Dinners | Intended for , , , , , ,

Friday, February 03, 2017

1:30 PM - 7:15 PM | Add to calendar

Main Level Architecture Building

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

Contact Information

Harry Sharma, 613-520-2600 x7873, harry.sharma@carleton.ca

Cost

$0

About this Event

Host Organization: Canada-India Centre for Excellence & Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism
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On Friday, February 3rd, the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism and the Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) will host Shifting Frames: Urbanization, Slums, and Cities of the Future. This half-day symposium includes two documentary films, presentations by experts, and discussions of the challenges facing cities in India and other rapidly urbanizing areas of the world.

The symposium is open to the public but pre-registration is necessary for the reception, which will include a performance by Puran Bhat, puppeteer and spokesperson for Delhi’s endangered Kathputli Community (the subject of My Gypsy Colony).