2024-05-05T19:58:38-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150031366/uva-school-of-architecture-envisions-the-next-cities-institute Sponsor 2017-10-04T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/og/og2dt0kpzpr3ug9j.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7o/7odzastm0gb2de4y.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><br></p> <p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia's School of Architecture</a></em></strong></p> <p>For students and faculty at the <a href="http://www.arch.virginia.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Virginia&rsquo;s School of Architecture</a> the future of cities is now. The School&rsquo;s Dean Ila Berman recently announced her intention to launch the NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE, an interdisciplinary design and research platform focused on the rapidly changing dynamics of global urban futures. With an aim to forecast and shape the vital urbanism of this century, the NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE will be a university-wide initiative, led by the School of Architecture and coalescing expertise throughout the University of Virginia, with partners in its Schools of Law, Leadership and Public Policy, Engineering, and Arts and Sciences. Berman states, &ldquo;The NEXT CITIES INSTITUTE is predicated on our commitment to how design operates as a tool to effectively reshape the world. It recognizes that cities are our largest collective cultural artifacts, and their strategic re-conception is crucial...</p>