AERIAL FUTURES
2017 - 2019 Team: Jim Elson, Andrew Ghadimi, Grant Penfield Haugen, Andres Ramirez, Anastasia Sukhoroslova Role: Project Manager, Aerial Futures 501(c)(3) is run by PLANE-SITE, Berlin, Germany.
AERIAL FUTURES is a non-profit organization exploring innovation in the architecture of flight, technology, and the broader mobility ecosystem.
As laboratories for urban design, airports and aviation infrastructure serve as test beds for what’s possible in their interaction with cities, local and global culture, and the broader mobility ecosystem. Becoming a non-profit organization in 2017, Aerial Futures convenes salons and symposia that unpack future trends in mobility. While the theme of every event is universal, they are anchored into place to tell a compelling story that sparks in-person and interdisciplinary conversations amongst leading thinkers.
SXF: How can airports accelerate innovation and development for rural entrepreneurship?
MWZ: How can drones be used for humanitarian purposes in overcoming mobility infrastructure deficits in East Africa?
DEN: What is the contemporary airport’s new role in playing real estate developer and urban planner?
LAX: What are the impact of aviation and travel trends on the airport of the future?
BOS: How can cities best prepare for the upcoming aerial revolution?
HOU: How is the emerging commercial space market acting as a catalyst for economic development?
NYC: How can cities with multiple airport constellations be reimagined as a cohesive urban ecosystem?
CHI: What are critical themes for airports today?
FEATURED MEDIA COVERAGE
ARCHITECTURE NOW March 2019
PROGRAM PARTNERS
PROJECT MANAGER consisted of the following main roles for each project:
Event Production: Providing onsite coordination and management.
Media Production: Conducting onsite interviews that uncover deeper insights into each event’s theme, and then structuring these in a way that tell a unique story.
Program Consultant: Consulting on the execution of the program, structuring the development and coordinating the various stages: conceiving the idea, conducting research, planning the event, curating participants, and creating marketing collateral.
The outcome of every event is a short video produced by PLANE-SITE, featuring original insights into our shared future.