Tower, Slab, Superblock: Paris session
A recording of one of three sessions from a conference discussing social housing.
December 10, 2016
Recorded on December 10, 2016.
In 2016, The Architectural League of New York hosted a conference called Tower, Slab, Superblock examining the history, current status, and prospects of high-rise and superblock residential development. Experts discussed the potential for redevelopment from design and public policy perspectives.
The video includes the following speakers:
- Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at New York University
- Javier Arpa, research and education coordinator of The Why Factory at Delft University of Technology
- Kenny Cupers, associate professor in the History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Basel
- Frédéric Druot, founder and partner, Frédéric Druot Architecture.
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