N/A Simon Nielsen N/A Simon Nielsen

Liao Yiwu

Liao Yiwu (August 4, 1958 - ), a renowned poet, writer and folk artist, was arrested in 1990 for his poem memorializing the victims of June 4th Massacre, and eventually sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for “counter-revolutionary crimes”.

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London, United Kingdom Simon Nielsen London, United Kingdom Simon Nielsen

Atefeh Motamedi

I'm co-founder of ‘Neurodiversity in Planning’. My passion for inclusivity and accessibility of urban opportunities and my experience as a neurodivergent town planner motivate me to promote neuro-inclusive place-making. I'm passionate about the sensory design of urban spaces for a better and more inclusive human experience.

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Geneva, Switzerland Simon Nielsen Geneva, Switzerland Simon Nielsen

Urban-Think Tank

Urban-Think Tank believes in building an architecture of ideas that works to reimagine what exists. We have moved our studio from the margins to the center. We teach and archive what we have learned and experienced under real-world conditions. We believe in exhibiting the power of solutions driven by design thinking. We photograph and film our work because images and video speak louder than words. We publish our body of work; assuming responsibility for the urban future.

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Zürich, Switzerland Simon Nielsen Zürich, Switzerland Simon Nielsen

Parangolé

Parangolé is an emerging annual journal that explores ideas on urbanization, design, and architecture with contributions from around the world on topics of mobility, migration, fluidity, multiplicity, reflexivity, uncertainty, immersion, hybridization, diaspora, control, privatization, and heterotopia.

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