Experts debate relationship between archaeology and revitalization based on new technologies
As in the other meetings in the series, international experiences will be discussed in light of Rio’s reality, in order to inspire new solutions and stimulate an exchange of knowledge
Fundação Getulio Vargas is holding the third meeting in its Urban Reflections Series – a series of seminars organized in partnership with the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro to reflect on the challenges facing cities today. The Heritage Seminar: Contemporary Cities, Archaeology and Revitalization will debate the complex and powerful relationships between the past and the future, archaeology and revitalization, especially based on new technologies. As in the other meetings in the series, international experiences will be discussed in light of Rio’s reality, in order to inspire new solutions and stimulate an exchange of knowledge.
The meeting will feature Italian archaeologist Chiara Bonnacchi, director of the Heritage Minds Lab at the University of Edinburgh, whose research focuses on the politics of the past in the context of digital communication and big data. Her experience will be discussed in the context of archaeology and the revitalization of central urban areas, with a focus on Rio’s Valongo Quay and initiatives for revitalizing historic places in the city’s downtown and port district. The purpose of the seminar is to think about information strategies that social networks can offer urban planners and society with regard to the values that people attribute to urban heritage, and how this information can help inform decision making about urban transformations.
Urban Reflections Series
From April to November, the Urban Reflections Series, organized by FGV Knowledge with the support of the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro, is holding meetings with urban planners, public managers, academics, students and other stakeholders to discuss some of the main challenges facing today’s cities, always taking the issues and demands of the city of Rio de Janeiro as a starting point.
Event
Heritage Seminar: Contemporary Cities, Archaeology and Revitalization
Date: July 24
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Venue: 5 Praça Mauá, downtown Rio de Janeiro
To take part, please sign up here.
Dialogue about Identity
The day after the seminar, July 25, Chiara Bonnacchi will be at FGV for a conversation with architect and visual artist Giselle Beiguelman about “Heritage, Digital Art and Social Identity.”
Date: July 25
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: 190 Praia de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
To take part, please sign up here.
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