Two prominent universities in Shanghai are hosting the POLIS exhibition and co-organizing a program of presentations and debates on public space.

The POLIS Traveling Exhibition, a traveling showcase featuring outstanding public-space projects from the archives of the European Prize for Urban Public Space, is now on display at two leading Chinese universities. 
The POLIS arrives to Shanghai as a part of a collaborative initiative: this three-day cultural event is co-organized by Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU, Suzhou) and Tongji University (Shanghai), with support from ROCA Shanghai Gallery and the Instituto Cervantes (Shanghai). The initiative fosters a global dialogue between European and Chinese perspectives on architecture and urbanism, with participation of European and Chinese contributors. 

Program

9 April, at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University - XJTLU (Suzhou) 
. Opening of the POLIS Exhibition 
. Lecture: Iñaki Ábalos + Renata Sientkiewicz “Picturesque Experiments on the Waterfront”
. Conversations between Lluís Ortega and Final Year Project Students on public space as universal category, illustrated by examples from the exhibition

10 April, at ROCA Gallery (Shanghai) 
.  Conversation “Educating in the future of Architecture and Urban Planning” by Mark Schnabel + Lluís Ortega, moderated by Elisabet Goula and Gianmarco Longo
. Conversation “Architecture at time of climate emergency” by Iñaki Ábalos + Shanshan Qi, moderated by Silvia Albano and Davide Lombardi

11 April, at Tongji University and Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. Events (Shanghai)

. 14:15-14:40 | Opening of the Polis exhibition 
. 14:40 | Lecture: Shanshan Qi + Lluis Ortega “New Public Spaces in the Era of Extreme Climate”