Video conference – "Beyond the State: Zones, Architectures, and Infrastructures of Power"

Monday, December 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Échelle Inconnue, Rouen –

From free zones to global cities, a reflection on the spatial forms that organize contemporary power.
Architect, theorist and Yale professor Keller Easterling explores the invisible logics that shape our contemporary territories. Through her research on free trade zones, economic enclaves and global spatial infrastructures, she reveals how standardized urban forms, often dictated by finance and international governance, redefine the city beyond national frameworks. In this talk, she will offer a critical reading of these models of development and capital circulation - and invite us to rethink the tools of urban planning on a planetary scale.

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