The 2019 Edition of UAE Modern, Nature-Based Generations, revolved around best practices, projects, products, research, applications, initiatives and solutions adopting a nature driven approach in tackling future economic, social and environmental challenges through an installation, a panel discussion, a PechaKucha and workshops

The Installation : Green Nexus

Green Nexus consists of a landscaped podium sheltered by trees acting both as a metaphorical nexus among all living species and as an access point to cutting edge innovation. Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy a moment of calm under the shade of a tree. The visitors’ experience will be both informative and inspirational, thanks to a seamless blend of technology and ecology.

The Panel
A Jury of experts is appointed to select, among the entries submitted through the call, five contributions that stand out for their intrinsic cohesiveness, long term impact, scalability and replicability. Representatives of the selected entries will be invited to present their work and discuss their visions on how to intertwine the lost integration between humans and all other living species.

Pecha Kucha : Green Vision is our Possible Future

“It is said that Mars, after having been home to more than seven billion inhabitants, ran into desertification due to bad governance and insensitivity, due to the greed of its rulers and lack of understanding of the future implications of their actions.”

The PechaKucha is hosted by Alserkal Avenue and calls for inquisitive publications – including texts, images, videos, podcasts, reports and references that critically consider our possible future as green, red or white.

Workshops

UAE Modern is a knowledge partner of the NBG initiative SOS School of Sustainability and invites graduating students and young professionals in the field of architecture, engineering and human sciences to participate in workshops that engage attendees in discovering their potential as inquisitive professionals willing to pursue sustainable human environments.

About UAE Modern

UAE Modern is a Dubai based multi-disciplinary nexus gathering scholars, researchers, practitioners, private and public institutions and the industry to share experiences addressing the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. After having promoted an event in 2017 on the role of material and immaterial legacy in the establishment of national identity, UAE Modern contributed with its 2018 conference “People, Planet Profits” to spreading awareness on the challenges that the region is facing while undertaking its ambitious paths to becoming a benchmark of Sustainable Development.