Attendees are encouraged to sign up for the ticketed dinner and to select their menu items now; tickets for tours will be available soon...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
A discussion post for the 62nd International Making Cities Livable conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-19, 2025ABOVE: In spite of tripled housing units from 1960 to 2020 - far outpacing population growth - the city of Vancouver B.C. not only did not reduce housing costs, it saw the highest costs in North America. The lesson is clear: adding supply alone does not lower housing cost. By Patrick Michael CondonJames Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable EnvironmentsUniversity of British Colu| IMCL
The International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference series was begun in 1985 by Suzanne and Henry Lennard| IMCL
Making cities livable will require an optimum combination of standardization and customization, drawing lessons from other industries—and...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
The 62nd IMCL Conference will study the many important lessons of this stunning renaissance - including the genetic intelligence of...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
The second volume will cover 2010-2025, and will include master plans, finished renderings, process sketches, travel sketches, documentation drawings, architectural plans and elevations, diagrams, photography, computer graphics, and more; Interested parties are encouraged to submit their work through the August 15th deadline.The just published book The Art of the New Urbanism, Volume 1, was edited by James Dougherty, an upcoming speaker at the 62nd International Making Cities Livable conference| IMCL
New research confirms the transcendent (and surprisingly modern) qualities of built environments that enrich our lives and promote our well-being – and that may be the key to the durable, flourishing, livable cities, towns and suburbs we must build for the futureABOVE: A few examples of the endless rich geometries from around the world and across eras, including a contemporary example, and also several examples of naturally occurring geometries that are related. We naturally perceive these ...| IMCL
Benefits in the no-obligation program include a discount for the 25th Anniversary INTBAU World Congress during the following week;...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Conference will gather "doers" with leading researchers, city officials and NGO heads to exchange the latest research at a critical moment for cities; Early Bird registration and Student Call for Abstracts ends Saturday, Aug. 31stABOVE: Partial listing of the rich roster of speakers scheduled for the 61st International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference, on "The Ecology of Place: Learning from Nature, Culture and History." (More speakers will be announced.) CORTONA, ITALY - Partners and pa| IMCL
The 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-18, will take up this important question, among othersA fascinating new research project at the University of Notre Dame in the USA is addressing a thorny problem: a growing body of research is documenting the many significant benefits of compact, walkable, mixed cities, of the kind that are common in many parts of Europe -- but the lessons are not getting through to the majority of building projects a| IMCL
Cambridge researcher and IMCL speaker Cleo Valentine, along with her colleagues at Cambridge, The University of Essex and Universitat...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Christopher Alexander's classic 1965 paper applies to both the city scale and the building scale, with important new implications -- even...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Featured topics include cognitive architecture, neuroscience, complexity, public space, AI, climate action, urban and planetary health,...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
The beautiful city in the Berlin region is a fascinating laboratory of old and new lessons for livable cities ABOVE: Executive Director...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
On the contrary, new research in neuroscience and other fields is beginning to tease out specific geometric properties that shape the...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Debates too often focus on narrow disaster preparedness or emissions reductions, overlooking the many other immediate quality-of-life...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Potsdam (Germany) Venue is Confirmed, While Portugal Is Postponed; Conference Set for October 15-18, 2025 ABOVE: Views of beautiful...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Our team is currently working to finalize four exciting invitations to organize upcoming conferences for 2025 and 2026 in inspiring case...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
The 2024 IMCL Cortona conference just concluded four intense days of thought-provoking content and great companionship in the beautiful...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
Good weather and great speakers await the participants, as Cortona Mayor Luciano Meoni and Cultural Attaché to the US Embassy in Rome...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
The conference will bring together mayors, developers, researchers, practitioners, and NGO leaders to exchange peer-to-peer insights and...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
New research suggests there might be a "symmetry deficit disorder" in today's built environments, with significant impacts on health,...| International Making Cities Livable Conference
We are delighted to announce that the next IMCL conference will take place October 15-18, 2025 in the beautiful and historic city of Potsdam, Germany!| IMCL