# Event Details - **Event Name**: Shaping the City Venice - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: A forum addressing two of the most urgent challenges facing cities today: housing and communityAbout this EventFollowing the success of previous editions in Venice, Chicago and New Orleans, Shaping the City is returning to the floating city for two days of conversations focusing on housing and community. The sixth edition of the conference, curated by ECC Italy in the context of its biennial architecture exhibition Time Space Existence, will take place at Palazzo Michiel on 21 and 22 November 2025, and streamed online on the YouTube channel of ECC Italy. The event brings together local and international academics, urban planners, designers, architects, policymakers and associations, with the aim to address challenges facing today’s cities and their communities. The conference recognises the crucial role that architecture and urban planning play in shaping people’s interaction with their cities and their well-being. Previous editions of the conference have involved international architects and institutions including Odile Decq, Kengo Kuma, Snøhetta, Aldayjover, MIT, IOM International Organisation for Migration, and UNDP.This year’s conference turns its focus to two of the most urgent and interconnected challenges facing cities today: housing and community. Across the globe, from long-established urban cores to emerging cities at the frontlines of growth, questions of affordability, resilience, and belonging are reshaping how communities are living together. By bringing to the table examples of housing models and community-led initiatives from different contexts around the world, this year’s edition of the forum highlights how shared struggles, rising inequality, climate pressures, and spatial fragmentation, are met with innovative responses that blend design, governance, and civic agency. The conversations emphasise that housing and community are not separate entities, but deeply intertwined foundations for building more just, inclusive, and sustainable urban futures. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e9073ec0-bef0-11f0-88a8-8ff6fae1b638-rimg-w1110-h740-dc060404-gmir.jpg The PanelsHousing for a Shared FutureWhere we live shapes how we live. In the face of growing inequality, climate challenges, and a severe shortage of affordable homes, the urgency to redefine housing globally is clear. This panel explores housing not simply as shelter, but as a civic right that supports dignity, agency, and collective well-being. The discussion moves beyond technical solutions, situating the housing crisis within its political, cultural, and architectural dimensions. Key questions anchor the conversation: What defines good housing today? What policies and governance structures can support equitable, adaptable, and accessible living environments? How can architecture improve quality of life without increasing costs? The panel will examine innovative strategies such as incremental housing, co-living and modular models, together with the reuse and transformation of existing spaces, positioning housing as a tool for social and environmental change.Community: Building Together In an era where cities face deepening social divides and rapid urban transformations, community-led development emerges as a powerful model for reclaiming agency and fostering equity. This panel explores how collective agency can reshape the built environment and strengthen bonds of belonging, examining how residents can co-design their neighborhoods, emphasising participation, co-creation, and the role of the user in shaping environments. It highlights collaborations between governments, developers, and citizens, asking how new governance and financing models can place communities at the centre of decision-making processes.Public space is approached as a common good and an essential place for building identity, inclusion and solidarity, with strategies for designing inclusive, multigenerational and resilient environments. The panel promotes a vision of community-led urban change, in which collaboration, belonging and social justice are at the heart of the development of tomorrow's cities.The final agenda and list of speakers of Shaping the City Venice will be released in the following weeks. The latest updates will be posted on the dedicated website shapingthecity.org/venice-2025.https://youtu.be/vpPItR_4K68?si=daxeTzbx36ebzLQLFor press enquiries and materials contact our Press Office at press@ecc-italy.euFor general information you can contact the Shaping the City team at shapingthecity@ecc-italy.eu Media Partners ArchDaily | The Architectural Review | designboom | Domus | stir | Platform | Venezia NewsDiscover more about Shaping the City shapingthecity.orgFollow Shaping the City on Instagram @shapingthecityforumDiscover more about Time Space Existence timespaceexistence.com - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/campo-santi-apostoli-venezia/shaping-the-city-venice/100001849017022689 - **Event Categories**: business, conferences, art, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Campo Santi Apostoli, Venezia - **state**: VE - **country**: Italy - **location**: European Cultural Centre (ECC) - Palazzo Michiel - **lat**: 45.4403867 - **long**: 12.3358249 - **full address**: European Cultural Centre (ECC) - Palazzo Michiel, 4391 Strada Nova, Campo Santi Apostoli, Venezia, Italy ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Shaping the City Venice - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ad0a14a68a5300d92d87201eba800c470cf498f46a73281d77ebc75fef1721d7-rimg-w1200-h800-dc181815-gmir.jpg?v=1762860245 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Shaping the City Venice being held? - **A:** Shaping the City Venice takes place on Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm to Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm at European Cultural Centre (ECC) - Palazzo Michiel, 4391 Strada Nova, Campo Santi Apostoli, Venezia, Italy. - **Q**: Who is organizing Shaping the City Venice? - **A:** Shaping the City Venice is organized by European Cultural Centre. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Shaping the City Venice is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Campo Santi Apostoli, Venezia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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