From the technological sublime to the urban pastoral: rethinking urban and industrial landscapes

研讨会系列将聚焦四个相互关联的主题：i)现代工业景观的塑造：大坝、道路和塔架等大规模技术是如何塑造我们对景观和城市空间的理解的？“技术崇高”一词是如何被用来探索这类景观的？ii)对工业衰落和废弃空间的批判性反应：如果工业衰落如何影响城市和工业的意义和解释？iii)与当代城市有关的术语“田园”的使用：我们如何使用“城市田园”这个术语来概念化后工业城市的自然回归，既作为艺术实践的焦点，也作为新的城市生态和规划和设计方法的关键要素？iv)围绕电影崇高的关键辩论的出现：城市技术网络有没有出现在对城市的电影描绘中？虚拟城市景观与物质城市景观及其在当代城市中的中介关系是什么？

The workshop series will focus on four interrelated themes:i) The shaping of modern industrial landscapes: How have large-scale technologies such as dams, roads and pylons shaped our understanding of landscape and urban space? In what ways has the term 'technological sublime' been deployed to explore these kinds of landscapes?ii) Critical responses to spaces of industrial decline and abandonment: How have processes if industrial decline affected the meaning and interpretation of urban and industrial?iii) The use of the term pastoral in relation to the contemporary city: How can we use the term 'urban pastoral' to conceptualize the return of nature in post-industrial city both as a focus of artistic practice and also as a pivotal element in new urban ecologies and approaches to planning and design?iv) The emergence of critical debates surrounding the cinematic sublime: How have urban technological networks been presented in cinematic depictions of the city? What is the relation between virtual and materials urban landscapes and their mediation through contemporary city?