Countryside, The Future / A UN75 Dialogue
Coinciding with the reopening of AMO’s seminal exhibition, Countryside, The Future, at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, this UN75 Dialogue addresses urgent environmental, political and socio-economic issues in rural contexts. The discussion is moderated by Rem Koolhaas, Founder of OMA and curator of Countryside, The Future; and Samir Bantal, Director of AMO, the research and design studio at OMA; with panelists Etta Madete, architect and lecturer at University of Nairobi; Dr Linda Nkatha Gichuyia, Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi; Matthew Mazzotta, Social Practice Artist and Founder of The Main Idea; and Lenora Ditzler, Agricultural systems scientist; PhD candidate at Wageningen University. This Dialogue was presented as part of The Future is Unwritten’s official program during the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York; in partnership with the Open Mind Project.