
The ninth edition of the 361 degree conference intends to create a platform to allude that the ‘City’ is much more than an accumulation of buildings, construction, and architecture – they also comprise public spaces such as parks, squares, streets and alleys that are equally significant components of the urban fabric. The built and un-built environments are in a constant relationship with each other – sometimes conflictual, ideally harmonious and symbiotic – are integral to the form and function of our cities which we must constantly explore to institute and develop.
Since the year 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now lives in cities. If we are to design or build future cities which are genuinely sustainable, the three basic principles that justify an eco-friendly living are: architecture, urbanism and sustainability being closely interwoven and interdependent.
