#SosOpen Revisiting Urban Changes in Iran

On April 29, at 12.00pm (GMT+2), the School of Sustainability hosts a new #SosOpen, a conference open to the community and professionals. The guest speaker will be Dr. Mina Akhavan, renowned Iranian scholar and architect 
The lecture will revolve on the story of making Tehran, a Paradox City of CitiesThe lecture will be broadcasted Online: to participate register at the following link

Mina Akhavan is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Politecnico di Milano- Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, where she received her PhD degree in Spatial Planning and Urban Development (2015) with a doctoral thesis on port-cites, port infrastructures and their impact on urban development, focusing on the Middle Eastern Region. Her research interest also concerns the globalization trends and logistics network; transnational urbanism; mobility and ageing; sharing economy and new emerging workplaces. She is also part of the management committee of the European Cost Action 18214 “The Geography of New Working Spaces and the Impact on the Periphery” (2019-2023).