Reprogramming the City: Opportunities for Urban Infrastructure

Image of “The Cascade” by Edge Design Institute, 2007, Central Hong Kong; photo by Scott Burnham.

This exhibition will be a global overview of ways in which the existing infrastructure of cities around the world is being redesigned, repurposed, and reimagined to serve alternate and expanded functions for urban dwellers and visitors. Reprogramming the City will celebrate more than 40 examples of imaginative reuse and repurposing of urban infrastructure, from physical objects to the city’s most functional systems and surfaces. Cities represented include London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, and Boston. Curated and designed by renowned urban design director Scott Burnham, Reprogramming the City will reveal the city as a creative platform for new approaches to urban design. The exhibition, which spans an array of disciplines including architecture, design, engineering, and urban planning, will be a media-rich global overview of this new spirit of resourcefulness in urban design. Featured exhibits will include numerous videos, photos, media stations, renderings, and models. More details http://bsaspace.org/exhibits/reprogramming-the-city/