Dorte Kristensen keynote speaker ‘Cities and Territories Tomorrow; Tools for Positive Change’ international conference in St Petersburg

Atelier PRO’s Dorte Kristensen is keynote speaker at ‘Cities and Territories Tomorrow; Tools for Positive Change’ international conference taking place September 9th, in St Petersburg.

City planning and urban development experts
The conference was initiated by Moscow Urban Platform. The objective of the Moscow Urban Platform is to promote the international discussion between some of world’s most acknowledged experts in city planning and urban development. Discussed are the opportunities and challenges that are vital for modern megacities and the growth perspectives of global cities not only in the context of economy and efficient management, but through the eyes of an individual citizen as well.

Vision on educational space design
The discussions are hosted by several large cities in Russia. In St Petersburg Dorte Kristensen will elaborate on the subject ‘Schools and Kindergartens: How to Modernize the Social Infrastructure’. She was invited by the Moscow Urban Platform due to atelier PRO’s vison on educational space design. Atelier PRO is responsible for the design of the prestigious Letovo International School, southwest Moscow. The ‘Cities and Territories Tomorrow; Tools for Positive Change’ conference in St Petersburg offers the architect an appropriate platform to demonstrate how a school design may affect social infrastructure.