Archives: Events
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SEGD London Chapter | Designing Dublin: A two-day exploration of architecture & innovation
Start date: 3 April 2025End date: 4 April 2025More info Dublin’s architecture blends medieval, Georgian, and contemporary styles, creating a dynamic visual landscape. From the elegant symmetry of Georgian squares to the bold modernity of Docklands, the city offers rich inspiration for graphic designers, exhibition designers, architects, wayfinders, media developers, creative technologists, and fabricators. Layered…
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The Innovative Breakfast Club: Shaping playful cities
Date: 26 February 2025More info ING has partnered with CREtech to host a series of Innovative Breakfast Clubs, designed to showcase some of the pioneering work taking place across the built environment sector. The first of these quarterly events will be focused on creating places that engage and inspire young people, with a curated group…
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Sharing Place: The healthy city
Date: 18 March 2025More info As we navigate a world marked by pressing health challenges and environmental crises, we face critical questions about the impact of urban living on individual health. With “urban penalties” affecting diverse populations, it is essential to understand how fragmented urban policies often address health issues in isolation. So, what does…
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Battersea Power Station – the inside story
Date: 19 February 2025More info Battersea Power Station is one of the most iconic industrial buildings in the world, one of the most ambitious mixed-use regeneration projects in Europe and the largest planning application ever secured in London. It involved the meticulous restoration of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s Art Deco masterpiece and its integration with…
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Place Collective UK social
Date: 27 February 2025More info Join us in person for an engaging networking evening. It’s a perfect opportunity to catch up with fellow urban environment enthusiasts and placemakers while celebrating our shared drive for creating impactful spaces across the UK. We look forward to seeing you there.
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How a type designer uses InDesign
Start date: 20 February 2025End date: 21 February 2025More info For type designers, the ability to showcase a typeface in the best possible light is essential. InDesign’s precision and robust controls for typography make for the trouble-free creation of visually engaging materials highlighting the unique features of a typeface. In this presentation, typeface designer Delve…
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Benjamin Franklin 300th anniversary demonstration of a replica hand-printing press
Date: 20 February 2025More info In February 2025 specialist hand press printers will operate a working replica of the ‘Franklin press’ on the exact spot where Franklin mastered the art of printing 300 years ago. A rare opportunity to witness early 18th century printing techniques! The original Franklin press (as illustrated), which Franklin used in London…
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School Streets: Enhancing neighborhoods in Paris and Barcelona.
Date: 18 February 2025More info Barcelona’s school streets program, Protegim les Escoles has transformed over 200 schools environments to make them greener, safer and healthier places for children, families and neighbours, through an investment of over €16 million. School streets programs aim to improve the quality of these public spaces through street re-designs, traffic calming…
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Birmingham Design Festival 2025
Start date: 12 June 2025End date: 13 June 2025More info BDF Conference is back for 2025 with two jam-packed days celebrating ‘Play’. You can expect a day of talks from some of our favourite designers in the world, delivered in one venue, in addition to a day of fun workshops if you fancy getting more…
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London student sustainability conference 2025
Date: 26 February 2025More info Now in its 7th year, the event welcomes attendees to listen and engage with over 50 selected student interdisciplinary research / projects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is coordinated by ten London University sustainability teams in collaboration with students and will be hosted by the University of…