New Territories of Foodscapes

Urban-Rural Landscapes and Feeding Territories 

09-10 October 2026 

Warsaw: ZODIAK Warsaw Architecture Pavilion, MOST Urban Cooperative Farm

OVERVIEW

The conference focuses on how contemporary cities are “fed” – spatially, politically and imaginatively. It asks how we can move from a city geared towards consumption to a city-as-organism, in which urban form, infrastructure and public policies recognise food as a key dimension of spatial planning.

The Warsaw edition of the “New Territories of Foodscapes” conference, “Urban-Rural Landscapes and Feeding Territories”, develops the theme of urban–rural hybrids. It explores how these visions translate today into concrete processes: the urbanisation of the countryside, the logic of metropolitan regions absorbing agricultural land, but also the “ruralisation” of the city – the return of fields, orchards and gardens into urbanised space.

“New Territories of Foodscapes” is intended as a meeting place for researchers, planners, artists, activists, and practitioners who see food as more than an agribusiness-driven economic sector – rather as a lens through which to trace transformations in urban–rural relations, environmental crises, and the possibilities of designing more just, resilient and productive urban landscapes. The conference aims not only to offer a diagnosis, but also to assemble a repertoire of scenarios and tools: from critical analyses of urban policies to bold visions of the future feeding zones of cities.

We warmly invite researchers working on food systems, urban studies, and socio-environmental relations, as well as farmers, urban gardeners, and representatives of civil society organisations engaged in food policy, climate action, environmental issues, and urban movements to actively participate in the conference. We also encourage artists working in the field of socially engaged art, activists, practitioners, and public officials and decision-makers to join the discussion. Our aim is for the conference to become a platform for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and ideas, while also fostering long-term, cross-sectoral collaborations.

We welcome submissions in the following formats:

– presentations of research findings;

– presentations of planning, urban design, architectural, and landscape projects;

– presentations of artistic, performative, and activist practices.

The deadline for submissions is 12 July 2026. Abstracts should be submitted via the online application form: https://forms.gle/EcLeba8yQFq8VKNi9

Submissions will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee.

The conference is also open to non-presenting participants.

The NEW TERRITORIES OF FOODSCAPES WARSAW conference forms part of the research project Urban Feeding Zone: Professions of the Future at the Interface of City and Countryside, carried out by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS–SGGW).

“New Territories of Foodscapes” is an international conference organised in two complementary editions: the Warsaw edition (9–10 October 2026) and the Brussels edition (30 October 2026). 

The conference accompanies the Brussels exhibition The Belly of the City, curated by Aleksandra Wasilkowska and organised by the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (NIAiU). 

The conference is also accompanied by a special issue of Autoportret magazine dedicated to the theme of Foodscapes, bringing together critical perspectives on food, landscape, architecture and urbanism.

Scientific Committee

• Nadia Casabella, La Cambre, Horta Faculty of Architecture
• Dr Joanna Erbel, PLZ Spółdzielnia, Coop Tech Hub
• Prof. David Fanfani, Architecture Department, Florence University
• Dr hab. inż. Beata Gawryszewska, Landscape Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• Dr. soc. Miķelis Grīviņ, Riga Stradiņš University
• Prof Geoffrey Grulois, La Cambre, Horta Faculty of Architecture 
• Hubert Lionnez, La Cambre, Horta Faculty of Architecture
• Dr Maciej Łepkowski, Landscape Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life
• Dr hab. Barbara Maćkiewicz, Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
• Dr inż. arch. Aleksandra Nowysz, Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• Virginie Pigeon, La Cambre, Horta Faculty of Architecture
• Prof. Dr hab. inż. arch. Elżbieta Ryńska, Warsaw University of Technology 
• Prof. Marian Simon, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
• Dr hab. Wojciech Sroka, Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Krakowie
• Dr hab. inż. arch. Agnieszka Starzyk, Architecture Department. Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• Dr Roxana Triboi, LE:NOTRE Institute, AESOP Sustainable Food Planning Group
• Dr Jeroen de Vries, LE:NOTRE Institute, AESOP Sustainable Food Planning Group
• D.p.l.g mgr inż. arch. Aleksandra Wasilkowska, Shadow Architecture

Organising Committee

• Dr inż. arch. Aleksandra Nowysz, Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS) – Chair of the Organising Committee
• Dr Maciej Łepkowski, Landscape Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS) – Secretary of the Organising Committee
• Dr inż. arch. Michał Golański, Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• Dr inż. arch. Justyna Juchimiuk, Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• Dr inż. arch. Alicja Kozarzewska, Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• mgr Agata Jojczyk, Landscape Architecture Department, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• mgr inż. Grzegorz Pasternak, Department of Sustainable Construction and Geodesy, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS)
• D.p.l.g mgr inż. arch. Aleksandra Wasilkowska, Shadow Architecture

Practical Information

Conference Language and Format

The conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on 9–10 October 2026.

The working language of the conference is English.

A limited number of sessions may be organised in Polish. If you wish to present in Polish, please indicate this in the application form.

The conference will be held exclusively in person. No online participation or live streaming will be available.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: 12 July 2026

Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2026

Conference dates: 9–10 October 2026
(Warsaw, Poland)

Registration Fee

No registration fee applies.

Participation in the conference is free of charge; however, registration is required.

Post-Conference Publication Opportunities

Authors presenting at the conference will be invited to submit full manuscripts for consideration in:

– an edited volume to be published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis);

– or a peer-reviewed scientific journal (publication charges may apply in accordance with the publisher’s policy; further details will be provided following the conference).

Organisers

Department of Landscape Architecture and Department of Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS–SGGW), Poland

Funding

Funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland under the project “Urban Feeding Zone: Professions of the Future at the Interface of City and Countryside”. 

Patronage 

National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (NIAiU), Poland

Partners

Autoportret Magazine

Shadow Architecture

Congress for Food Sovereignty of Cities

MOST Urban Cooperative Farm

PLZ Coop 

ZODIAK Warsaw Architecture Pavilion