A NEW VOCABULARY:

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT

URBANISM
DAY 1
AUGUST 15

12:00–13:00 Introduction to the Workshop

13:00–13:30 Axis Exercise

This consists of arranging the terms on two Cartesian
axes based on ‘Old’ vs. ‘New’ and ‘Practical’ vs. ‘Vision’.
After completing the arrangement of the words, each

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group presents their map and indicates why certain
terms are located where and what groupings and trends
have emerged.

13:30–13:50 Refining Vocabulary Exercise

With people acquainted with the terms and having
mapped them in a way that avoids characterizing them
as a ‘list’, during the second exercise groups will
commence shortening, refining, and filling ‘gaps’
in the vocabulary through a series of tasks.

13:50–14:50 Peer Review Exercise

A process of contributing terms to other topics
by rotating from table to table.

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14:50–15:00 Conclusion of Part 1

15:00–16:00 Break

16:00–16:30 Structure Exercise

Groups reorder the vocabulary into clusters of related
topics within each theme, avoiding presenting the
vocabulary as a ‘list’, focusing on the hierarchies that
have been created between the terms and the
connection between conceptual and practical terms.

16:30–17:30 Cross-referencing Exercise

As terms did not always fit neatly into their themes,
groups will identify which terms have linkages to other
themes, creating cross-disciplinary linkages between
the four topics.

17:30–18:00 Summary of Part 2 and Day 1

19:00–20:30 Discussion of the Day 1

A NEW VOCABULARY:
HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT
URBANISM
DAY 2
AUGUST 16

12:00–12:15 Introduction to Day 2

12:15–12:45 Terms on Trial Arguments

A selection of problematic words made during previ-
ous exercises should be put ‘on trial’ to decide whether
they continue to be relevant and if/how we should work

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with them.

12:45–13:45 Terms on Trial Presentation & Discussion

13:45–14:00 Conclusion of Part 1

14:00–15:00 Break

15:00–16:00 Narrative
Each participant will be asked to respond to a particu-
lar term and write a fictional narrative of how this term
would be addressed/incorporated into the future city
to paint an imaginary picture of how different terms
could be experienced as tangible outcomes.

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16:00–16:45 Reading and Discussion

16:45–17:00 Summary of the Workshop

17:00–18:00 Break

18:00–19:00 Preparation of Short Summaries by Groups

19:00–19:30 Public Presentation