News « Urbanita

Published on 25. 5. 2026

Call for papers: Announcement of a special issue „Urbanity: Debates on the ‚Essence‘ of the City in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries“

The journal Architektúra a Urbanismus is preparing a special issue dedicated to discussions on “urbanity.” The special issue builds on the legacy of Urbanita (1986), the architecturally subversive event whose 40th anniversary falls this year. Abstract submissions are open until June 26.

Published on 22. 4. 2026

Call for Proposals: The Wounded City – Urban spaces as sites of conflict, life, and memory

Scholars and practitioners are warmly invited to take part in the newly announced call for proposals for the Genoa Congress 2027 of the Italian Association for Urban History, with submissions for sessions, round tables, and public events due by 24 May 2026.

Published on 22. 4. 2026

Agents of Transformation: Women and the Making of Late Medieval Economies

The Department of History at the University Palackého in Olomouc cordially invites you to an international workshop on the topic of economic and social role of women in late medieval European cities. The event takes place on May 14–15, 2026, at University Palackého.

Published on 24. 3. 2026

After Industry: Transformations of Cities and Regions. An International Conference on Europe after Industrial Decline Comes to Prague

How do cities and regions change when industry declines or undergoes fundamental transformation? What are the consequences of deindustrialization and postsocialist transformation for the economy, society, and everyday life? These questions will be explored at the international conference After Industry: Cities and Regions in Transformation, which will take place on 14–15 May 2026 in Prague (Academic conference centre, Husova 4) as part of the URBANITY project.

Published on 4. 3. 2026

The Importance of Data Visualization in Urban Planning

A study by Oldřich Bittner and colleagues published in the International Journal of Geo-Information compared seven spatial methods used to visualize and assess land suitability for residential development.

Published on 4. 3. 2026

The City as a Historical Lens: First Didactic Workshops Held in Olomouc and Prague

In December 2025 and February 2026, Palacký University organized two workshops for history teachers presenting the city as a didactic prism.

Published on 4. 3. 2026

Invitation to Colloquium Carolinum 2026

On Friday, March 13th, an international colloqium will take place at Villa Lanna. Researcher and Work package 1 Leader Andrea Průchová Hrůzová will present her recent work at the event.

Published on 3. 12. 2025

Work Package Workshops: From Medieval Urban Crises to Contemporary Urban Challenges

Methodological workshops organized by the individual work packages took place in May, September, and October 2025.

Published on 1. 10. 2025

The City and the Friary – workshop for history teachers

The workshop “ The City and the Friary” will focus on how religious institutions contributed to the formation of early modern towns during the construction of a distinctly Catholic society in Central Europe after the Thirty Years’ War. It will concentrate specifically on the Franciscan order and its activities within urban society, using the example […]

Published on 19. 9. 2025

Invitation: Understanding Urban Inequalities in Dictatorship and Democracy

On September 25-26, 2025, the international workshop „Understanding Urban Inequalities in Dictatorship and Democracy (Perspectives and Narratives)“ will take place in the library of the Institute for Contemporary History (Vlašská 9, Prague 1).