The Learning from Gulf Cities initiative is a long-term research launched by Harvey Molotch (New York University) and Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano) for reconsidering the approach and examining the evolving urban dynamics in the Persian Gulf region. Scholarly workshops in Abu Dhabi, New York and Milan have taken up its themes. Among the results are two exhibitions in Abu Dhabi and New York and an edited book titled The New Arab Urban: Gulf Cities of Wealth, Ambition and Distress by NYU Press.
Workshops
| NYUAD, Abu Dhabi November 13th, 2017 |
| Politecnico di Milano, Milan February 21st, 2017 |
| NYU, New York City March 31st, 2016 |
| NYUAD, Abu Dhabi December 7-8th 2015 |
Lectures
| Learning from gulf cities: A Region without Urbanism? Held at Politecnico di Milano | Year 2017 Speaker Harvey Molotch (New York University) Discussants Guido Guerzoni (Bocconi University) Laura Lieto (Federico II University of Naples) Serena Vicari (University of Milano-Bicocca) |
| Historical Memory and Coca-Cola: Reflections on the Arabian Gulf Cities.Held at New York University Abu Dhabi | Year 2017 Speaker Nasser Rabbat, Aga Khan Professor, MIT |
| Old Centers, New Centers: Architecture, Representation, and the Arab City.Held at NYU New York University | Year 2016 Speaker Amale Andraos, Dean, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) |
Exhibitions
| Learning from Gulf Cities 2017 – Abu Dhabi December, 2017 |
| Learning from Gulf Cities 2016 – New York City March – April, 2016 |
Coordinators
| Harvey Molotch (New York University) |
| Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano) |
With support from
| NYUAD Institute |
| NYU Institute for Public Knowledge |
| The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery |
| Akkasah Center for Photography, NYUAD |
| Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of Politecnico di Milano |