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Are Cities More Important than Countries?



In the first Urban Meeting Jan Pronk (former minister and Special Representative of the United Nations) will investigate the motto of the series; Cities Are More Important than Countries. In which ways do cities determine the daily lives of billions of people?

Additional speaker: Vedran Mimica (director Berlage Institute and Curator of the 3rd International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam)
Moderator: Felix Rottenberg


date: Wednesday 8 October
time: 3:00 pm
venue: Zaal Staal, World Trade Centre Rotterdam

Download here the report of this debate


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