DAVID GRAHAME SHANE / CONTEMPORARY CITIES AND URBAN DESIGN / INTERVIEW

David Grahame Shane, a famous lecturer in urban theory and design, was a guest at the Belgrade International Architecture Week (BINA 2012) and a visiting lecturer on Urban Design in the class of Assistant Professor Ivan Kucina, at the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade. In an interview for BINA and Gradologija, Professor Shane talks about: (00:23) teaching experiences in New York and Belgrade, (05:00) influence of politics and community groups, (10:25) some examples from New York, Montreal, London and Belgrade, (17:30) master planning and a more flexible approach, (21:01) the impact of the oil crisis, (24:35) advantages of the public transportation, (26:32) Thom Mayne and the importance of disequilibrium, and (32:22) "a city on autopilot" and the shift of power between the cities of the world. The interview done by Damir Kovačić and Dejan Radić. Music by Rastko Aksentijević.