Urgent Cities. Image by Urban Design Forum Australia

Urgent Cities Past Event

Presented by Urban Design Forum

Date

Booked out
Sun 26 May 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Tickets

Booking Required

Venue

Library at the Dock (Activities Room)
Library at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia

Access

Accessible bathroom, Seating available, Wheelchair accessible

Urgency seems to be the pervading atmosphere under which many big urban decisions are made regarding the future of our cities. From housing affordability to transport infrastructure, building standards to the climate emergency, problems need to be solved…and fast.

How can we design fast: well?

How do we keep up with rapid change, while still creating thoughtful outcomes that stand the test of time?

How do we maintain democratic participatory processes in such an atmosphere?

Urgent Cities is a workshop-style event bringing together a group of design and planning experts for wider discussion, with attendees on workshopping solutions to these critical questions. The panel and audience will be engaged in rapidly mapping out what we need to keep in mind, avoid and aim for in designing for the city in urgent times. The outcomes of the event will be compiled and published by Urban Design Forum, documenting and illustrating the key concepts and recommendations: a ‘rapid advocacy campaign’ urgently documented for urgent times, crystallising a moment in the conversation.

Expert panellists include:

  • Jonathan Spear, CEO of Infrastructure Victoria
  • Susannah Powell, The Superpower Institute
  • Sean Sammon, York Park Group

This event will be hosted by Claire Bowles, Director at i2C Architects.

All proceeds from tickets will be donated to Groundswell https://www.groundswellgiving….

Participants

Friends of Urban Design Forum

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