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Dialogue choice?

Since the beginning of the year, the French film "The Artist" keeps be talked about. There is a connection between the success of most famous international events, Oscar and César, a tribute to silent film, a dedication to an ancient form of body dialogue, the importance of using gestures of the characters ahead of usual the spoken language.

"The Artist" makes us back to period of this communication form which is lost more and more in the 21st century, the century of new communication technologies (TIC) with the emergence of the Internet, Smartphones which encourage and guide us to the form of written communication, as constant work in private.Are we in a desperation mode of communication today, a true return to the simplicity in the past?

Will we wake up one day with the story of the cave man who started talking to nature with its capabilities in imitation of the sound of birds and wind?

Do we do research for the other ways to dialogue or  current situation to show that a broken dialogue could create a conflict, revolution, an intolerance of the other, and even a division?

How will we do tomorrow if we do not stop to insist on dialogue between different people? This dialogue could become impossible or cause, as we call it” a clash of civilization”?

In a Position at the forefront of difference instead of tolerance .

How do we do today in completely different environments, between countries which are not at the same stages of equality?

A country in crisis of north and a emerging country of south, in a search of identity and waiting for another form of dialogue to have foster partnerships.

How do we do now in an absolute necessity to cooperate, talk, exchange, share to continue to exist in a threatening environment?

What kind of dialogue can we use to create another form of equitable partnership?

In the image of the painting Dialogue " see IES  galery", symbolizing a fracture between any two generations, two countries, two futures...

 To reduce this gap, are the responsibilities of the companies, academics, political leaders, to find a balance, to establish a win-win scenario common?

Or is that "the artist" could smell the desire of society to a backward?

Was T S Elliot right to say:

"Where is the wisdom We Have lost in knowledge? "

"Where is the knowledge We Have Lost in Information? "

About the founder

The city of our dreams. It’s a passionate subject. Thinking about it, it’s a bit like imagining a Paradise. Logical thinking often leaves room for imagination; each of us has a vision of our own. The city of our dreams is an ideal, without an existent common project.

 An Ancient Debate

 

 

In the play “The Birds” (414 BC), Aristophanes and Hippos have a conflict over two opposing vision of the ideal city:

?            That of a city built according to a mathematic and orderly approach

?            And that of a city that puts humans first and foremost

 

The Dream of a Green City

 

What do we imagine, when we think of the concept of a Green City?

?            a city free of the weight of industrial pollution?

?            a city capable of regenerating its soil previously contaminated by source pollution?

?            a city able to harness the sun and wind as an energy source?

Therefore, the “the smart city” would be an ideal founded upon clean technology.

Nevertheless, the cities of the future cannot be reduced to simply a technologic approach.

 

Innovation Isn’t Necessarily Entirely Rooted in Technology

 

My grandmother took care of her 14 children, all the while dealing with a war that has yet to cease. She has continued to innovate to adapt to a quotidian life marked by a lack of water and electricity.

My mother had to face war during her daily life, as well. She had to find original solutions  with sparse resources so that we could escape the situation.

 

In India, Africa, and various countries ravaged by war, people constantly innovate. But these “smart” solutions are often quite costly. We have much to learn from people of these countries. The future of our cities could also profit from their knowledge, and these “frugal” innovations.

 

Putting Man First and Foremost in the City of Tomorrow

 

Before 1975, Beirut had been a cosmopolitan city that breathed life. Today, Lebanon’s capital bears the scars of a civil war. It is an exhausted city, that desperately wishes to reclaim its colorful energy and life it once had. Beirut doesn’t want to be “smart” ; Beirut wants to find its soul, its joy. It isn’t looking for technology, but a guarantee that everyone can live and share in harmony. Above all, it is a human project. It’s a dream that is also shared by cities such as Damascus, Baghdad, or Tobruk.

 

The Tower of Babel

The city of tomorrow can be built around increasingly high towers, inhabited by people  who don’t necessarily understand each other, even if a common language has been found. The myth of Babel is a cautionary tale, warning us of the dangers of a purely technological project.

 

It is incredibly important to put people at the heart of our urban plans. The challenge is to create links, harmony, and joy amongst the inhabitants of our cities, so that they may become places of peace, joy, happiness, and well-being for all.

 

Chaden Diyab

The Dream City

 

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 The Dream City

 

The city of our dreams. It’s a passionate subject. Thinking about it, it’s a bit like imagining a Paradise. Logical thinking often leaves room for imagination; each of us has a vision of our own. The city of our dreams is an ideal, without an existent common project.

 

An Ancient Debate

 

In the play “The Birds” (414 BC), Aristophanes and Hippos have a conflict over two opposing vision of the ideal city:

?            That of a city built according to a mathematic and orderly approach

?            And that of a city that puts humans first and foremost

 

The Dream of a Green City

 

What do we imagine, when we think of the concept of a Green City?

?            a city free of the weight of industrial pollution?

?            a city capable of regenerating its soil previously contaminated by source pollution?

?            a city able to harness the sun and wind as an energy source?

Therefore, the “the smart city” would be an ideal founded upon clean technology.

Nevertheless, the cities of the future cannot be reduced to simply a technologic approach.

 

Innovation Isn’t Necessarily Entirely Rooted in Technology

 

My grandmother took care of her 14 children, all the while dealing with a war that has yet to cease. She has continued to innovate to adapt to a quotidian life marked by a lack of water and electricity.

My mother had to face war during her daily life, as well. She had to find original solutions  with sparse resources so that we could escape the situation.

 

In India, Africa, and various countries ravaged by war, people constantly innovate. But these “smart” solutions are often quite costly. We have much to learn from people of these countries. The future of our cities could also profit from their knowledge, and these “frugal” innovations.

 

Putting Man First and Foremost in the City of Tomorrow

 

Before 1975, Beirut had been a cosmopolitan city that breathed life. Today, Lebanon’s capital bears the scars of a civil war. It is an exhausted city, that desperately wishes to reclaim its colorful energy and life it once had. Beirut doesn’t want to be “smart” ; Beirut wants to find its soul, its joy. It isn’t looking for technology, but a guarantee that everyone can live and share in harmony. Above all, it is a human project. It’s a dream that is also shared by cities such as Damascus, Baghdad, or Tobruk.

 

The Tower of Babel

The city of tomorrow can be built around increasingly high towers, inhabited by people  who don’t necessarily understand each other, even if a common language has been found. The myth of Babel is a cautionary tale, warning us of the dangers of a purely technological project.

 

It is incredibly important to put people at the heart of our urban plans. The challenge is to create links, harmony, and joy amongst the inhabitants of our cities, so that they may become places of peace, joy, happiness, and well-being for all.

 

 

 

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