[Commlist] London 2021 CFP: Urban Assemblage - Digital Constructs

virtual and in-person conference URBAN ASSEMBLAGE: THE CITY AS 
ARCHITECTURE, MEDIA, AI AND BIG DATA.

Organised by the Digital Hack Lab, the Design Research Lab and the 
Department of Architecture at the University of Hertfordshire.

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URBAN ASSEMBLAGE: THE CITY AS ARCHITECTURE, MEDIA, AI AND BIG DATA.
Organisers: UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Conference: 28-30 JUNE, 2021
Abstracts: 01 DEC, 2020

Locations: VIRTUAL / LONDON / HATFIELD. UK


Delegates can present virtually. The keynote will be held in London. 
Conference presentations will take place at the University of 
Hertfordshire campus in Hatfield on the outskirts of London.

https://architecturemps.com/london-hatfield/

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DISCIPLINES: AI,  DATA  &  TECHNOLOGY   |   MEDIA  &  COMMUNICATIONS   | 
  ART,  DESIGN  &  FILM   |   ARCHITECTURE  &  URBAN DESIGN   | 
SOCIOLOGY  &  POLITICS


FORMATS:
IN-PERSON, PRE-RECORDED FILMS, ZOOM, WRITTEN PAPERS.

CALL:
Today, the city is a technological infused entity premised on a plethora 
of digital phenomena including the Internet of Things, ubiquitous 
computing, computer-led infrastructure, big data and AI. It is also a 
place designed, envisaged and increasingly built through data based 
digital architecture, planning and construction. Both scenarios mediate 
how we design and experience of the city. The result is a series of 
complex interactions of people, place and data and the establishment of 
the ‘digital city’, ‘smart buildings’ and ‘intelligent’ urbanism.

This new polemic agency of the machine informs the creative industries. 
A plethora of films in recent decades have built on the imaginary it 
offers while, in the arts, data is increasingly used as both a tool and 
motive for artworks. However, there are concerns. GIS, Google Maps and 
Facebook all offer interconnected information on urban life. They are 
also conduits for the collation of personal data and its misuse. 
Sociologists highlight the dangers of the digital dependency of future 
generations.  3D printed buildings threaten job losses in the 
construction industry. The idea of parametric urbanism is anathema to 
many for whom city is a place of interpersonal interaction.

This conference seeks to explore these and related issues from a variety 
of discipline perspectives.
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PUBLICATIONS:
This event is part of the research programme, ‘The Mediated City’. 
Previous events have been held by universities in London, Los Angeles, 
Bristol, Istanbul and Canterbury. Each conference leads to a book as 
part of the associated Intellect Book series ‘Mediated Cities’.
In addition, delegates submitting papers related to teaching and 
learning will be considered for Routledge book series: ‘Focus on Design 
Pedagogy’.



To participate, submit an abstract:

https://architecturemps.com/london-hatfield/


Organisers: University of Hertfordshire, UK and Intellect Books, with 
Routledge, AMPS and PARADE.

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