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Creative Director, Strategist and Writer focusing on new approaches towards design and cities.
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Private vs Public: Space, Sharing, Trust and Design – A Talk at Social Cities Amsterdam
Tension between the private and public realm was a recurring component of last autumn’s news, as the users of public space and the stewards of those spaces, both private and municipal, clashed during the Occupy protests. The protests themselves bore the marks of tense private vs public realities, given the immense and disproportionate stores of [...]
Next: Talking Future of the City in Chicago
On Tuesday 7 June I will be in Chicago speaking as part of Future of the City: The Arts Symposium. The symposium is produced by The University of Chicago, who describes the day as “a one-day gathering of leaders who are shaping the cultural landscape of Chicago and beyond”. The event website continues: Arts and culture [...]
In Milan, Talking Trust and Design
On Thursday 14 April I will be in Milan, talking about the relationship between trust and design during the during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile as part of The Milan Breakfasts series, produced by Premsela and Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE). The breakfasts will take place at Studio Zeta Milano, Via Friuli 26, Milano (location on Google Maps here). I will be [...]
Upcoming Talks in Linz and London; Apologies to Berlin
Over the next two weeks I will be speaking at two public symposiums which explore important aspects of the future design of our cities, so I wanted to spread the word here and recommend that anyone in the respective cities of London or Linz come along and join in. On Wednesday 13 October I will [...]
Upcoming Talk: Interactive Architecture
On Thursday 24 June 2010 I will be giving a talk at the Interactive Architecture 2010 conference, as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Featuring an impressive lineup of speakers ranging from Duncan Wilson of Arup Foresight to Usman Haque of Haque Design and Research, and chaired by Fiddian Warman of Soda Creative, the [...]
The Authenticity of Action: Latest Article in Note Bene (Italy)
The newly launched Italian magazine Note Bene asked me to do a piece for their introductory issue, tantalisingly devoted to (paraphrasing from the original Italian intro text) “the authenticity and creativity of action”. Break that phrase down more and you have a real jewel: “the authenticity of action”. As a motivating concept for almost any [...]
In Discussion with Jaime Lerner
For most people with even a passing interest in innovative urban problem-solving, the words Jaime Lerner and Curitiba, Brazil will hold special reverence. Lerner is the urban planner and three-times mayor of Curitiba who transformed the once traffic-congested, economically and environmentally challenged city into one of the world’s most livable urban spaces. This Wednesday at [...]
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