People's Architecture IFOU | Tsinghua University | BEIJING | CHINA International Forum on Urbanism Modernization & Regionalism - Re-inventing the Urban Identity THEME Modernization & Regionalism - Re-inventing the Urban Identity 'Modernization & Regionalism - Re-inventing the Urban Identity's is the title of an international conference that will take place from 18th - 20th October 2006 in Beijing. The theme of the conference is the increasing contradiction between the modernization of cities and regions on the one hand, the cultural identity and sustainability of these places on the other. AIM The conference will be organized by the International Forum on Urbanism, a collaboration between TU Delft, Tsinghua University Beijing and NTU Taipei. The conference aims to discuss the phenomena of urbanization and regional transformation in different countries and continents, to analyze causes, reasons and dependencies of these worldwide transformation processes and to explore planning strategies and design concepts for a more identical and sustainable development of cities and regions. Both, research and design approaches are important issues. Within this framework, differing specialties and scales will be integrated: urban (and regional) planning and management, urban and architectural design, urban sociology, geography and ecology. Dates: 18th-20th October 2006 www.ifou.org