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Guest Speaker: J. Alexander Schmidt, DeTao Master of Ecological City Planning and Urban Design
Date: 10: 00 am, January 18, 2014 (Saturday)
Venue: Multifunctional Hall, 4F, Shanghai Library (1555 Huaihai Zhong Road)
Booking code: 140103
（The lecture is given in English, with Chinese on-site translation）
Introduction
In the past 20 years, China experienced urbanization faster than any other countries. After this stage, it is time for us to consider and evaluate the following questions: what can bring benefits to the mankind, what are harmful to human survival and what are ruthless exploitation of the nature? Cities must learn from previous mistakes. Citizens must also realize that we need to create a harmonious urbanization. At this lecture, Professor Schmidt will bring the audience a discussion on the city development.
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About the Speaker
 Professor J. Alexander Schmidt has been the Head of the Institute of City Planning and Urban Design since 1998. This institute is one of the top ten institutes of city planning and urban design in Germany, focusing on the development of city planning and urban design programs. He has over 30 years professional experience in the fields and mainly deals with interdisciplinary consultancy and research. He undertakes projects in city planning, urban design and city research. The clients who commission projects include municipal administrative bodies in Germany, regional associations, private foundations, national redevelopment agencies and a number of state ministries within Germany.Professor Schmidt provides consulting services internationally, with contacts stretching across Europe and as far as Japan, Chile and China. Combining both research from various universities as well as professional planning work ensures that all planning undertaken at the Institute is part of an applied research approach, Urban System Study. On January 2013, Professor J. Alexander Schmidt joined the DeTao Education and has become a DeTao master of ecological city planning and urban design.
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