Program

During the Radical Care for the City week, there will be a series of conferences and other events, all focusing on the questions of care and the city. The week starts with the Architectural Research Symposium (ATUT) that explores the promotion of resilience in the built environment through a radical care approach. The Open Day on Wednesday has versatile program such as a multidisciplinary PhD Seminar and other events that give a pause in the middle of the week. In the end of the week, the Re-City Conference discusses the issues of urban transformation, care, justice, and democracy in cities.

Radical Care for the City Week

ATUT Symposium Program / 27 – 28 October 2025

Open Day Program & PhD Seminar / 29 October 2025

Re-City Conference Program / 30 – 31 October 2025

Keynote speakers – ATUT Symposium

Felicity Atekpe, Associate Professorship in Professional Practice, The Bartlett School of Architecture, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London.
Doina Petrescu, Professor of Architecture & Design Activism, School of Architecture and Landscape, University of Sheffield.
Henrika Pihlajaniemi, Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture, Oulu School of Architecture, University of Oulu.
Laura Uimonen, University teacher, Postdoctoral researcher, Architecture School, Faculty of Built Environment, Tampere University.

Keynote speakers – Re-City Conference

Ross Beveridge, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow.
Sabine Knierbein, Associate Professor for Urban Culture and Public Space, Institute of Spatial Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Technische Universität Wien.
Päivi Kymäläinen, Professor of Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University.