The Department of Architecture of University of Thessaly, organized a conference at 7-8-9 November 2025 with the title “Broken City” and subject the contemporary challenges for the architecture and urban environment where both undergraduate and postgraduate students, young graduates as well as phd candidates participated in a critical dialogue for the current issues of greek cities and the potential of architecture to become a tool for questioning and empowerment, shaping new collective dynamics and responses to social needs.
The conference created a framework of exchanging ideas in order to highlight the issues of our time, as well as new directions and proposals for cities and architecture through the lens of five topics:
- Surveillance and Repression
- Tourism, Gentrification and Urban Identity
- Architectural and Environmental Resilience
- Privatizations and common resources
- Visibility and Advocacy
As a closure a collective volume was created (conference proceedings) which includes texts of oral presentations presented.
Conference proceedings are available here.
Conference website: https://www.arch.uth.gr/spasmenipoli/