This year’s theme explores two interconnected ideas.
The Right to the City represents a demand for justice: that all residents should have the power to shape, access, and actively participate in urban life and city-making processes.
The notion of the Good City asks what makes an urban environment successful, who benefits from it, and how these outcomes are defined in practice.
Together, these ideas are central to contemporary planning. As cities face escalating climate challenges, rapid technological change, and shifting social dynamics, their relevance has never been more urgent.
The work presented at the BSP Expo 2026 launch draws from student posters and digital projects developed in response to this theme. Students bring creative and critical perspectives, exploring what constitutes a Good City and how rights to urban spaces and processes can be secured. These works have been reviewed by a panel of BSP staff and planning practitioners.
[Free to all. No pre-booking necessary.]