General

The Øresund Region hosted the 6th European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners on June 9-11 2005. Location. The event took place at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen, and consisted of exhibitions, lectures, workshops, field trips, multimedia presentations and happenings.

How can cities become more alive and creative?

The major question of the Biennial was elaborated in three sub-themes:

European Cities - Challenges in a Global World
On the contemporary city in a global context.
European City Life and Living
On the potentials of the European city.
Planning the Future European City
On the future objectives and processes of European planning.

More than 450 town planners, politicians, students, researchers, and other urban professionals attended the Biennial and witnessed great keynote speaker presentations from Saskia Sassen, Reinier de Graaf, Francois Ascher, Edi Rama, among many. Challenges, prospectives, solutions and consequences for the European City were discussed throughout the three days, enhancing the participants' insight in the challenges and potentials for the European future.

The Biennial Secretariat wishes to thank workshop organisers, collaborators, sponsors, partners, and everyone else who has contributed to making the 6th European Biennial of Towns and Town Planners a memorable event.

See you in Budapest in 2007!

History

The first Biennial was held in Lyon in 1995. Since, the Biennial has been held in Rome , Herne , Rotterdam and most recently in Barcelona.