Biennial of the Americas 2013 Draft Urbanism
The 2013 Biennial of the Americas brought together leaders, artists, architects, innovators, and communities from across the hemisphere for a summer of public dialogue, citywide art, cultural programming, and civic exchange. Through more than 25 public and private events, the Biennial brought together more than 25,000 attendees and explored how communities, businesses, education systems, and urban environments could be reimagined for the future.
CIVIC PROGRAMMING & EXCHANGE
Clínicas: Hands-On Peer-to-Peer Workshops
The Clínicas offered smaller, working-format sessions focused on practical exchange and problem-solving. Topics included:
The built environment and its impact on public health
Creating resilient water supply systems
Energy development and consumption in the 21st century
Innovation and creativity in business
Doing well by doing good
Early education and brain development
Technology and individualized education
Postsecondary education and workforce readiness
Public Symposium Series
Civic programming centered on public symposia and peer-to-peer workshops, known as Clínicas, that brought together 296 leaders, experts, and practitioners from 21 countries and 5,740 audience members to the Buell Theatre to explore shared challenges across the Americas.
The 2013 symposium series focused on the theme of reinvention, with conversations exploring the future of communities, business, education, and human potential.
Key topics included:
Unleashing Human Potential: Reinventing Communities, Business, and Education
Reinventing Communities and How We Live
Reinventing Business As Usual
Reinventing Education for the Global Market
Speakers and moderators included prominent voices from media, business, government, education, technology, energy, and international development, including Tina Brown, Arianna Huffington, Patricia Janiot, Eric Schmidt, Arne Duncan, Reed Hastings, Ken Salazar, Paul Jacobs, and others.
Arts & Cultural Programming
Draft Urbanism: Citywide Art Exhibition
The central arts initiative of the 2013 Biennial was Draft Urbanism, a citywide exhibition of large-scale art and architecture projects. The exhibition invited artists and architects from across the Americas to create temporary urban prototypes that explored new ways of thinking about public space, development, and the built environment.
Highlights included:
Four large-scale architectural installations designed by architecture firms from the Americas
First Draft, an exhibition featuring the work of 23 local artists at the McNichols Civic Center Building
Billboards and urban signage featuring work by 35 local and international artists
Explore the installations
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Mine Pavillion
Pezo von Ellrichshausen