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Festiwal Przemiany 2022: Grow Your City Exhibition and Sustainable Urban Development at Copernicus Science Centre

This festival explores creating resilient, biodiverse cities through lectures, discussions, and innovative architectural solutions.

The Festiwal Przemiany 2022, titled 'Grow Your City,' explores critical challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban futures. This event examines how cities can evolve into living organisms, accommodating both inhabitants and the natural environment. The program includes lectures, discussions, exhibitions, and workshops focusing on urban ecology, architecture, and future city planning.

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Exhibition summary

The 'Festiwal Przemiany 2022' (Transformation Festival) explores the theme 'Grow Your City,' focusing on developing sustainable, resilient, and biodiverse urban environments. The festival features lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, film screenings, concerts, and workshops that delve into urban ecology, architecture, and future city planning.

Curatorial context

The 'Festiwal Przemiany 2022' (Transformation Festival), under the overarching theme 'Wyhoduj sobie miasto' (Grow Your City), delves into the challenges and opportunities of creating sustainable and resilient urban futures. The festival examines how cities can evolve into living organisms that are more accommodating to both their inhabitants and the natural environment. Through a diverse program including lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, film screenings, concerts, and workshops, it explores topics such as urban ecology, circular economy principles, nature-based solutions in architecture, and the digital transformation of cities. Key areas of focus include the impact of climate change on urban environments, strategies for creating zero-emission buildings, the role of biodiversity in city planning, and the potential of technological innovation to foster sustainable urban living. The festival highlights visionary ideas, best practices, and scientific knowledge to inspire a shift towards healthier, more biodiverse, and energy-efficient metropolises, emphasizing the collective responsibility in shaping the cities of tomorrow.

Admission and ticket notes

Most festival events, including the exhibition 'Przyszłość jest dziś' and general festival access, are free and do not require registration. However, two concerts by Resina in the Planetarium are ticketed, with tickets available for purchase on the official ticketing website. Visitors attending the festival can also access the 'Przyszłość jest dziś' exhibition for free from the festival area.

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Venue
Copernicus Science Centre
Current status
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Exhibition schedule
From Oct 7, 2022
Artist line / attribution
The festival features contributions from various experts, artists, and curators, including Thomas Rau (architect and innovator), Dr. Matthew Lutz (behavioral ecologist), Małgorzata Tomczak (architecture critic), Katarzyna Zielonko-Jung (architect and researcher), Dominic Chippendale and Matthew Taylor (O-Innovations), Mateusz Mastalski (Henning Larsen Architects), Dr. Mateusz Płoszaj-Mazurek (Bjerg Arkitektur), Gosia Kuciewicz and Simone De Iacobis (Centrala), Dr. hab. Anita Bokwa (Jagiellonian University), Dr. Frédéric Rossano (Strasbourg School of Architecture), and artists from the 'Kod Miasta' exhibition.
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