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  • Film screening and panel discussion for ‘The social life of small urban spaces’ 

    Film screening and panel discussion for ‘The social life of small urban spaces’ 

    Date: 26 September 2025More info In partnership with The Municipal Art Society of New York and Anthology Film Archives (AFA), Project for Public Spaces is proud to announce the digital restoration of William H. “Holly” Whyte’s 1980 film, ‘The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces’.  The film will be screened in a series at AFA, which digitally restored the film, starting with a premier…

  • British Cartographic Society Annual Conference 2025

    British Cartographic Society Annual Conference 2025

    Start date: 3 September 2025End date: 4 September 2025More info This year’s conference is based on the theme of Managing Our Landscapes and includes a broad range of speakers from DEFRA, BGS, Registers of Scotland, ESRI and leading academics. Programme: Day 1:  GeoViz Hands-On Workshops             BGS site visits  …

  • Festival of Place: Climate resilience 2025

    Festival of Place: Climate resilience 2025

    Start date: 20 October 2025End date: 21 October 2025More info Update your thinking and learn from new research and pilot schemes. Find out how to transform, design and develop places that are ready for uncertain and unpredictable weather events and policy changes, such as the phasing out of fossil fuels. Delivered live with Q&A over…

  • International symposium: Reclaiming hope

    International symposium: Reclaiming hope

    Start date: 18 September 2025End date: 19 September 2025More info Join us for this symposium, hosted by the Centre for Creativity (MAO) in cooperation with international partners and the organizers of the fifth Design+Science summer school. The event explores various ways in which design and architecture are coping with the uncertainty of the modern world and shaping a more just,…

  • St Bride Foundation: They Refuse to Keep Quiet

    St Bride Foundation: They Refuse to Keep Quiet

    Date: 28 October 2025More info Thirty Years of the Women’s Design + Research Unit (WD+RU).  Within the contemporary context of social, political, and economic uncertainty the importance of having a voice for change is increasingly urgent and necessary. Thirty years ago, the Women’s Design + Research Unit (WD+RU) was formed in response to the male-dominated…

  • St Bride Foundation: Alphabet in Motion

    St Bride Foundation: Alphabet in Motion

    Date: 9 October 2025More info Join St Bride Foundation and Kelli Anderson to celebrate the publication of Alphabet in Motion. An ingenuous feat of paper engineering that features an interactive cover, seventeen pop-ups plus multiple manual experiments in light and shape, Alphabet in Motion is an immersive volume that explains and demonstrates the technologies and philosophies that have…

  • London Design Festival 2025: What if?

    London Design Festival 2025: What if?

    Start date: 13 September 2025End date: 20 September 2025More info An installation exploring place and possibilities. This September the Kingston Society is starting a conversation “What If? A seven-day public installation designed to spark ideas about how we shape the place we live in. What If? reimagines the space as a temporary Kingston Urban Room.…

  • ANFA: Seventh Biennial Neuroscience for Architecture Conference

    ANFA: Seventh Biennial Neuroscience for Architecture Conference

    Start date: 18 September 2025End date: 20 September 2025More info Neuroscience for Architecture: Research in Motion reflects ANFA’s commitment to advancing a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that is constantly evolving in response to urgent global challenges. This year’s conference will spotlight timely themes, Climate Change and Sustainable Design, Inclusive Design and Neurodivergence, Health and Well-being, Technology,…

  • Implementing the urban mobility transition: Aligning EU ambition with local delivery

    Implementing the urban mobility transition: Aligning EU ambition with local delivery

    Date: 24 September 2025More info This event will bring together policymakers, cities, innovators, and industry experts to explore how the EU’s ambitious urban mobility goals can be translated into real-world action. This dialogue will focus on the key enabling conditions, partnerships, and governance models necessary to scale up sustainable and competitive mobility solutions, addressing critical areas…

  • Roadkill: Unveiling the true cost of our toxic relationship with cars

    Roadkill: Unveiling the true cost of our toxic relationship with cars

    Date: 9 October 2025More info Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, by Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay, discusses the philosophical implications of car culture, as well as the practical impacts it has on your money, your taxes, your neighborhood, your planet, your health, and your happiness. The car has been marketed as a…