The purpose of Future Cities; Livable Futures (FCLF) is to open a trans-disciplinary, cross-cultural dialogue about the future. The Future Cities; Livable Futures Initiative proposes to explore the future of urban life and address innovative solutions to sustainably develop urban areas. The concept was developed by Adrian Parr and Michael Zaretsky in 2013 and began with a kick-off event: Future Cities; Livable Futures Symposium in Cincinnati in 2013. This spurred several events and initiatives across Cincinnati including Louder Than A Bomb Cincy and MetroLAB Public Interest Design/Build Program.
2019 Future Cities; Livable Futures: Towards a Sustainable Model for Urban-Watershed Systems
The 2019 Future Cities; Livable Futures: Towards a Sustainable Model for Urban-Watershed Systems conference and workshop provided a platform to introduce cross-disciplinary dialogues around sustainable urban-watershed management and explore best practices to explain and better understand the different factors that interact to form an urban-watershed system.
2013 Future Cities; Livable Futures: Symposium
The 2013 Future Cities; Livable Futures: Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio explored the future of urban life, and how to sustainably and equitably develop urban areas. With the majority of the world’s population now living in cities, new challenges have arisen in development and sustainability. The symposium examined the issues surrounding development in urban locations. Cincinnati is a mid-sized city and experts predict that cities of 300,000 to one million people are the cities of the future. Cincinnati faces challenges and opportunities in common with other cities across the country and the globe and serves as a city with a rich history to learn from.
Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) Cincinnati
Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) Cincinnati was set up by Adrian Parr as a way to support local youth engagement while she was the Director of the Taft Center for the Humanities. LTAB is a spoken word event held at over 20 schools around the Cincinnati area.
MetroLAB Public Interest Design/Build Program
MetroLAB is a Public Interest Design / Build program within the University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design (SAID) in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) that engages students and faculty from SAID, DAAP and across UC with local and regional communities and partners that would not otherwise have access to design.
