Institute for Art and Architecture
Otto Wagner Lecture 2025 Matthew Gandy 3 November 7 pm
Urban Imaginaries
A...kademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Mumbai. Matthew Gandy, 2002
EG Nord Atelierhaus Lehárgasse 8 1060 Wien
The ‘urban imaginary’ is a relatively underexplored field that can illuminate competing or contradictory readings of urban space. A focus on the urban imaginary as a specific kind of cultural and political constellation bridges diverse fields such as architecture, geography, philosophy, social psychology, and science and technology studies. The urban imaginary illuminates both utopian and dystopian dimensions to future cities, spanning diverse environmental challenges, the growing threat of new pandemics, and the accelerating impact of new technologies.