Carolyn Steel
Architect and author Carolyn Steel uses food as a medium to "read" cities and understand how they work. In her book Hungry City she traces – and puts into historical context – food’s journey from land to urban table and thence to sewer. Cities, like people, are what they eat. The question of how to feed cities may be one of the biggest contemporary questions, yet it's never asked: we take for granted that if we walk into a store or a restaurant, food will be there, magically coming from somewhere. Yet, think of it this way: just in London, every single day, 30 million meals must be provided. Without a reliable food supply, even the most modern city would collapse quickly. And most people today eat food of whose provenance they are unaware. How is the city transformed around food? And how can we transform it into a city utopia in the future?
Videos
Sitopia: how food can save the world | Carolyn Steel | 5x15
Architect and author Carolyn Steel uses food as a medium to "read" cities and understand how they work. In her book Hungry City she traces – and puts into historical context – food’s journey from land to urban table
Carolyn Steel @ 5x15
Architect and author Carolyn Steel uses food as a medium to "read" cities and understand how they work. In her book Hungry City she traces -- and puts into historical context -- food's journey from land to urban table and thence to sewer. Cities, like people,
Past Events
5x15 - May - Free Online Event
In our second online event we take a look at the world around us. We discuss how food can change the world and explore new ideas on the current crisis and the environment.