In the midst of brutally harrowing tragedies, the rising sun over the horizon reminds us that our students inspire immeasurable optimism through their incredible courage, profound intelligence, and collective action.

The brilliant Dr Lawrence Hoo D.Litt with his compelling opening poem on the last day of Bristol Poetry Festival at Watershed. The people of #Bristol never cease to amaze!

On Edward Said’s disillusionment with Foucault, Adorno, Fredric Jameson, etc—from Pankaj Mishra’s review of the new Said biography: newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

In the next Publics@IIHS lecture, Aseem Inam, Professor and Chair in Urban Design, Cardiff University, introduces the concept of ‘co-designing publics’, and discusses its implications for transformative urbanisms, particularly for cities in the Global South.

There is a growing interest in thinking about, and practicing from cities of the Global South, rather than just learning about them.

Join us on Thursday 18 April 2024 | 5pm IST online on Zoom.

Register here: bit.ly/49ux8qn

Aseem Inam Cardiff University

#IIHS #IIHS _Event #Publics @IIHS #CoDesigningPublics #UrbanChallenges #GlobalSouthCities #TransformativeUrbanisms #RadicalDemocracy

I'm delighted to have been a member of the jury. Many thanks for my fellow members Tamsie Thomson Tom Dyckhoff GoDown Arts Centre muyiwa oki Grace Choi and Huda Tayob for the excellent deliberations under the leadership of sevra davis.

Two of my favorite people! 😊

Keynote speech at the international Future of Architecture and Building [FAB] Conclave 2024 in #Mumbai #India .

I am delighted to be representing Stokes Croft Land Trust today starting at 17:00 at a special event at Sparks Bristol today. Community organizations will come together to discuss different creative visions--and to find common ground-- for the future of our city, #Bristol . Please join us!

Excited for #SparksOfChange 💥✨ Tara Miran @[email protected] nick james Eliz Mizon #DanielBalla , Aseem Inam #StaceyYelland Ben Stephenson #EmmaGeen TeresaDillon Artspace Lifespace Bristol Urban Forum Stokes Croft Land Trust Trinity Bristol The Bristol Cable Eastside Community Trust Platform Places

I’m delighted to have been invited as a keynote speaker at the international Future of Architecture and Building [FAB] Conclave in #India on March 27, 2024: fabconclave.com. If you’re in #Mumbai , please do join us for what promises to be a lively and stimulating event!

I'm truly honored to be a Member of the Jury for the #VeniceBiennale and I've been thoroughly enjoying the vigorous discussions with other distinguished members such as Royal Institute of British Architects President muyiwa oki, GoDown Arts Centre Executive Director @Joy_Mboya, and British Council Arts Director sevra davis.

The original handcrafted copy of the Indian constitution has 22 paintings, including the illustrations of Indus Valley Civilization, Ramayana, Buddha, Ashoka, Akbar, Tipu Sultan and Gandhi.

#Thread

Happy 2024!

Like these magnificent trees, I sincerely hope we can provide shade and shelter to each other as we resist injustices and continue to work toward social justice with greater compassion.

Image: Lalbagh, Bengaluru, India, December 31, 2023.

Delighted to be invited and looking forward to participating as a Member of the Jury for the British Pavilion Exhibition at the #VeniceArchitectureBiennale in 2025 with Chair sevra davis of British Council Arts: bit.ly/47UOzjv

Friday 01 December, 13:00: Co-Designing Publics: Radical Democracy and Transformative Urbanisms

UCL Urban Laboratory Honorary Professor Dr Aseem Inam Aseem Inam examines what lies at the intersection of the public realm & informal urbanisms.

Open to all. Book now: ucl.ac.uk/urban-lab/even…

Thank you for a terrific talk Dr Anna Minton in #Cardiff ! You might be interested in the following research and teaching at Welsh School of Architecture that attempts to directly address the critical issues you raised in your talk: bit.ly/3G3KgX8 and bit.ly/3prEXc4

Enlightening and inspiring study visit with my Welsh School of Architecture students to Granby Workshop #Liverpool , and seeing how the hard work and creativity of a community collective can thrive. Thank you for showing us around and talking to us!