Situated Imagination and Imaginaries of Urban Futures
About this event
17 July 2026, 9:00-17:30
Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge
Inspired by the Arendt’s reflection on the core role of imagination for engaging with the world with an ‘enlarged mentality’, this conference brings together over 70 scholars, practitioners, and artists from around the world for a day to investigate how real-world conditions are shaping and contesting imaginations and imaginaries across politics and space.
Organised by
- Irit Katz, HAC Member and associate professor of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ’s College.
- Ruaa Yagkhmour, ESRC DTP and Cambridge Trust scholar, University of Cambridge.
- Nicholas Frayne, PhD in Architecture candidate and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at the University of Cambridge.
Register
Click here to register, or to learn more about the conference, visit: https://situatedimaginationconference.cargo.site/