Sanna Lehtinen: Urban Aesthetics

CETE-P Public Lecture
Sanna Lehtinen: Urban Aesthetics
in the Intersection of Environmental and Technology-Focused Approaches 

Sanna Lehtinen is a Research Fellow at the Transdisciplinary Arts Studies unit (TAS, prev. YoYo) at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture (AaltoARTS). She is also a Docent in Aesthetics at the University of Helsinki. She focuses on urban/environmental/everyday aesthetics, philosophy of technology, and contemporary forms of environmental and urban art.

Abstract:
The urban lifeworld is formed as a constellation of human design and elements that are beyond human control. How we perceive and evaluate cities and how they enable our lives is indicative of these forces at play. It is thus not insignificant what types of experiences and evaluations cities evoke, to some extent they are also a reflection of the underlying values at stake. In this talk, I outline recent developments in the contemporary study of the aesthetic dimension of urban environments. The aim is to show how the approach combines facets from both environmental and more technology-focused strands in philosophy.