It is the end of the semester, and we would like to invite you to the final presentations of this semesters UDP 2 "Liminal Cities: Ruins of Capitalism" next Tuesday, August 27. UDP2 turns our attention to destructive modes of development of the capitalist city.

The students have worked on projects concerning various sites of stalled and abandoned construction projects as spaces of liminality. Over the course of the semester we have been asking ourselves: How can we turn these destructive forms of speculation into more generative modes of investment and urban development? To what extent can these mid-construction / mid-use ruins serve as a cultural means of speculating about more socially sustainable and just futures? And finally, can we propose alternative futures that transcend the logic of the capitalist system?

We are looking forward to seeing you there!