Planning can, on occasion, feel Sisyphean. Emerging technologies, shifting economies, and changing governments can all enact dramatic and unpredictable change in short order. So what’s the use of planning for the future, let alone planning for a future nearly half a century away?
This question is to be the heart of “Planning 2052”, a one day conference to be held in London as part of the 2019 Oslo Architecture Triennale programming. The curatorial team, who are focusing the upcoming Triennale on the concept of “Degrowth”, will be leading a set of intensive and cross-disciplinary workshops aimed at shaping stable methods for future planning. Success, the team suggests, according to the team, lies in stepping outside the predictably unpredictable cycles and looking at planning from a more essential perspective.
