Archives: Events
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RIBA inclusive design overlay in practice
Date: 29 May 2025More info Join us for an enlightening seminar where we will explore the transformative power of inclusive design in architecture. This event is designed for architects, designers, and built environment professionals who are eager to incorporate inclusive strategies into their projects. This session will aim to bridge the gap between theory and practical…
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Healing environments: Can spaces truly promote well-being?
Date: 6 May 2025More info Topic: Can the spaces we inhabit actively contribute to our mental and physical health? This discussion explores the intersection of design, psychology, and wellness, examining how interior environments can foster relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. Panelists will delve into the fundamental elements that define a “healing environment” and how they can…
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Excluded / inclusive – A seminar around accessibility and inclusive design
Date: 8 May 2025More info Join us for a dynamic seminar on Accessibility & Inclusive Design in a Changing Environment. Learn how accessibility enhances your business, discover the steps to conduct an effective accessibility test, and explore the world of good and bad inclusive design. Plus, network with business professionals and elevate your knowledge! It is…
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Circadian neuroscience and built environment
Date: 1 May 2025More info Join us for a webinar on how the built environment influences health with Ali Heshmati! The light around us shapes the rhythms within us. This webinar explores how the built environment influences human health through light’s effect on the circadian system. Drawing from neuroscience and architectural research, Heshmati will present…
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Places and spaces for health and wellbeing 2025
Date: 20 May 2025More info This event will explore how Scotland can use the billions of pounds being invested in infrastructure to benefit public health and wellbeing. The health and wellbeing of a population is a key focus in any thriving nation, and that has never been clearer than during the pandemic and the current…
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Semiofest session: Semiotics of place
Date: 25 April 2025More info Place can be a powerful way for brands and cultural strategists to generate meaning and value… and at the same time, in a world of bland developments and cut-and-paste tourism, semiotics can provide a crucial tool for meaningful place shaping. Gemma Jones has invited place-oriented practitioners Natassa Pappa and Rosanna…
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New Designers 40 (Week 2)
Start date: 9 July 2025End date: 12 July 2025More info CHAMPIONING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN SINCE 1985. New Designers is an annual London showcase of the UK’s most innovative emerging art and design talent. Since its inception 40 years ago, it has provided a platform for over 2,500 graduates every year to present their visionary ideas to industry professionals and…
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Design & climate: Less is more
Date: 23 May 2025More info For our third D! event we will focus in on the impact of materials and product efficiency and how, by taking a ‘lean’ design approach designers can create more effective design solutions to respond to the climate crisis. Heading to Manchester, we aim to engage a national crowd and decentralise…
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Sensing London walking tour
Date: 16 April 2025More info Join Open City for an ‘adventure of the optic nerve’ exploring how our sense of vision shapes our perception of London’s built environment. This walking tour — led by Golden Key Academy graduate Brandon Jackson — draws on neuroscience to offer participants a unique sensory journey through the capital where…
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Brixton walking tour
Date: 14 June 2025More info This insightful walking tour — led by spatial designer and writer Betty Owoo — will tell the story of Brixton’s local communities and how they responded to and shaped the architecture around them to create a bustling town centre full of conviviality which continues to flourish to this present day.…