Registration
Registration information below relates to the MediaCity 4 international conference, workshops, and exhibition, held May 3–5, 2013 at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
- Event
- MediaCity 4: MEDIACITIES — International Conference, Workshops and Exhibition
- Dates
- May 3–5, 2013
- Venue
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- Scope
- Pluralities, globalities, and emergent relations between urbanity and digital media, including non-Western, post-Capitalist, and turbulent cities.
Registration for international gatherings on architecture and situated technologies often takes shape alongside the broader programming they serve, with workshops, exhibitions, and symposiums drawing faculty, students, and practitioners into shared inquiry. Events like these tend to foreground pluralities and globalities, inviting participants to reflect on the entanglements between cities, media, and the cultural formations that emerge at their crossings. By hosting conversations across universities and cultural institutions, the conference format itself becomes a method for expanding the field and articulating contemporary concerns about urban life and communications.
The interface supporting such an initiative typically relies on clean typography, generous whitespace, and a calm color palette that signals trust and clarity to a wide audience of researchers and visitors. Sans-serif headings set in a fresh green tone echo themes of growth and civic attention, while body copy in neutral gray keeps long-form readings comfortable. Soft outlined buttons and rounded form fields reinforce a flat, accessible aesthetic that mirrors the reflexive and responsive qualities discussed in the program itself.
Behind every registration page is an archive of related initiatives, publications, courses, and people whose work shapes how digital media is understood in relation to the city. Past symposia and workshops contribute to a growing body of inquiry into emergent urbanity, post-Capitalist conditions, and sites previously overlooked in design discourse. Retaining information about concluded events helps situate ongoing conversations, allowing new audiences to trace the lineages of a project and consider how previous gatherings inform current questions about architecture, technology, and the shape of public life.
Related Pages
- Conference overview
- Schedule — full timeline including the Reflexive Architecture Machines sessions, the Architecture and Situated Technologies Symposium, and the Hida Workshop.
- Program — tracks and speaker details.
- Proceedings — published research from the event.
- Committee — advisory committee members.