EUROPEAN CITIES CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE

As part of the Biennale Architettura 2025 Public Programme, this event brings together deputy mayors and urban leaders from major European cities to share strategies for building, planning, and designing cities in response to climate change and contemporary challenges.
Organised in collaboration with C40 – a global network of nearly 100 mayors committed to confronting the climate crisis – the sessions will focus on urban planning, regeneration, housing, and financing, highlighting effective partnerships between city administrations, the private sector, and local communities.
Particular attention will be devoted to the housing crisis, with discussions on inclusive, sustainable housing models that support equitable urban development.

Speakers: Massimiliano De Martin (Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning, Venice), Stéphane Lecler (Deputy Director General, Paris), Myriam Peón González (Director General of the Office of Madrid Master Plan), Giancarlo Tancredi (Deputy Mayor for Urban Regeneration, Milan), Camilla Bjerre(Executive Director of the Technical and Environmental Administration, Copenhagen), Maciej Fijałkowski(Secretary, Warsaw), Marion Waller (Director, Pavillon de l’Arsenal), Paolo Mazzoleni (Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning, Torino), Torleif Falk (City Architect, Stockholm), Filipa Roseta (Deputy Mayor for Housing, Local Development, and Municipal Works of Lisbon), Jules Pipe (Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service of London), Maro Evangelidou (Deputy Mayor of Urban Regeneration and Resilience of Athens), Jules Pipe (Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, London), Maurizio Carta (Deputy Mayor for Urban Regeneration of Palermo), Maurizio Veloccia (Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning of Rome), Raffaele Laudani (Deputy Mayor of Urban Planning of Bologna), Andrea Vecci (Head of Impact, Sustainability and Communication, Redo).

Moderated by: Hélène Chartier (Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40), Costanza de Stefani (Senior Manager for Reinventing Cities and Competition Lead, C40), Cécile Faraud (Head of Clean Construction, C40), Lean Doody (European Director for Cities, Planning & Design, Arup), Júlia López (European Regional Director, C40).