STREAM: Re-Thinking Tourism for a Planet in Crisis

Symposium & Exhibition

Symposium Live Stream – Thursday 07.05. 2020 –15:00–20:00 CEST – www.youtube.com/c/gbltuwien
Exhibition Launch –Thursday 07.05.2020 –10:00 CEST – https://www.rethinkingtourismforaplanetincrisis.com

Symposium:
All over the world experts, residents, and cities have been advocating for alternatives to the devastating impacts of overtourism on local territories, societies, economies and global climate.

The ‘Re-Thinking Tourism for a Planet in Crisis’ symposium opens up a cross-disciplinary discourse on the possible futures of responsible tourism.
As the COVID-19 pandemic radically hits global tourism and the immediate environmental benefits become evident, a unique opportunity demands immediate response and fundamental redefinition of tourism worldwide.

Speakers:
Jakob Travnik – Institute of Architecture and Design, TU Vienna, AUT
John Thackara – Writer, advisor and bioregional designer, FR
Phineas Harper – Open City, London, UK + Oslo Architecture Triennale, NO
Aljosa Dekleva – AA nanotourism Visiting School, London, UK + Dekleva Gregoric architects, SLO
Oaza –Art and Design Collective, Zagreb, CRO
Timothy Morton– Professor, Rice University, USA
Maria Finders – Atelier Luma and Luma Arles, FR
Dean MacCannell – Professor Emeritus, UC Davis, California, USA
Tina Gregoric – Professor, TU Vienna, AUT + Dekleva Gregoric architects, SLO

Moderation: Prof. Tina Gregoric – Univ. Ass. Jakob Travnik

Exhibition:
The seminar ‘Re-Thinking Tourism for a Planet in Crisis’ took place during winter semester 2019/20 at TU Vienna. Using the concept of nanotourism as a point of departure, the seminar focused on evaluating its characteristics through cross-disciplinary research, analysis and pattern thinking.
The exhibition documents the seminar’s collection of reference projects, theories, texts and case studies through 9 visual essays, collectively hinting towards alternative forms of the study and design of tourism for a planet in crisis.

Participating Students:

Exhibition Group:
Zajnab Ali – Emma Kaufmann-LaDuc – Barbara Krajcar – Tara Mücke – Peter Lechner – Hana Mladjenovic – Lauro Nächt – Katharina Sauermann – Aurora Zordan

Seminar Group:
Zajnab Ali – Anna Dür – Baran Demir – Christina Haslauer – Alex Grekoussis – Anargyros Lazarou – Anna Bernbacher – Emma Kaufmann-LaDuc – Daria Lanina – Barbara Krajcar – Lynn Karkouki Samman – Ada Curkic – Tara Mücke – Peter Lechner – Hana Mladjenovic – Lauro Nächt – Hanni Nusser – Katharina Sauermann – Aurora Zordan

Mentors:
Univ. Ass. Jakob Travnik, Stud. Ass. Amanda Sperger