Questioning Urban Modernity is the title of a one-day conference organized by the Cities Project, University of Amsterdam. The conference is hosted by ARCAM. It is English spoken.
Modernity has since long formed a key concept in attempts to capture what is distinctive about city life. Yet, urban life has changed a lot throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, which have brought forward new urban concepts such as the ‘megalopolis’, the ‘generic city’ or the ‘cybercity’. Globalization and technological innovation have transformed the design and social life of cities enormously. Beyond that, they have broadened our perspective for thinking about cities. It is therefore crucial to also rethink both the idea and the imagery of urban modernity.