We are excited to announce that the next edition of the “City Collaboratory Meeting” will take place on the 23rd of May 2025 in Geneva, save the date!

The City Collaboratory is a collaborative network that aims to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and collaboration on the urban in Switzerland and beyond.

It strives to create a vibrant and supportive community dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the urban in all its complexity.

After Lausanne and Zürich, this Geneva edition of the “City Collaboratory Meeting” focuses on housing and innovative methods for urban research.

It offers the opportunity to get to know each other better, exchange on common challenges and develop new initiatives.

The program for the day includes a keynote lecture on « The Colonies of Home” by Michele Lancione, Professor at Politecnico Torino, a world café, guided tours to relevant local sites and cooperative buildings, and convivial moments around food and drinks.

For organisational reasons, we would be grateful if you could complete the following form by 11 April 2025: https://www.unige.ch/urbanhub/bienvenue/city-collaboratory-meeting-2025/

The provisional program is online here and below

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Armelle Choplin and Blaise Dupuis, on the behalf of the Urban Hub and the organising team in Geneva

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

09:30 Welcome coffee  at the SDG Solution Space, 15 av de Sécheron, Geneva

10:00 World café: Innovative methods and the future of urban research

11:30 Michele Lancione, keynote speaker : “The Colonies of Home”  

12:45 Roof top lunch

14:15 Guided tours (choice of two visits)

1. Eco-quartier La Jonction: public spaces and cooperatives models
2. Quai Vernets & Praille Acacias Vernets (PAV): urban renewal and densification

17:00 Next steps for City Collaboratory, wrap up

17:30  Apéro