Event categories: Third-party event

Date: 16 June 2027More info Bringing together thought leaders from the full spectrum of place – designers, researchers, developers and disruptors – Festival of Place is a day of visionary talks, workshops and walking tours. Be part of it! Our flagship annual conference brings together professionals working pan-industry in urban regeneration, place-based impact investing, social…

Start date: 2 February 2027End date: 3 February 2027More info Beyond delivering places, how do we make a positive social impact? An online conference that brings together professionals seeking to make a measurable and positive place-based impact.  Monday 2 February 11:00: Retrofit: The wider impact beyond building performance Evidence shows that many of the benefits of retrofit…

Start date: 20 October 2026End date: 22 October 2026More info Healthy City Design 2026 returns to the Lowry in Salford, Greater Manchester on 20–22 October 2026 under the theme “Breakdown or breakthrough?” The Congress will explore bold strategies that place health at the centre of urban transformation – bringing an interdisciplinary focus across research, investment,…

Date: 15 August 2026More info Join Erin Davis at the Museum of Printing for a hands-on experience in Letterpress Printing! This one-day 5-hour workshop is open to all levels of experience in letterpress printing. Students will print a poster using wood type from our collection and have the option of choosing a variety of preprinted backgrounds to complete…

Date: 16 July 2026More info Audible Futures is a roundtable bringing together architects, urbanists, and sonic practitioners to explore sound and listening as critical tools for advancing spatial justice. A dialogue between Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Ain Bailey, Nathalie Harb, Mhamad Safa, and Sumayya Vally, moderated by Gascia Ouzounian, considers how listening might expose structural inequalities, recover marginalised voices and urban histories, and reorient…

Start date: 6 August 2026End date: 8 August 2026More info The conference for everyone who loves type and lettering! Join the Society of Typographic Aficionados and become part of an open community dedicated to supporting and advancing the typographic arts and design education. More information available soon. [Tickets are costed. Register now.]

Start date: 22 July 2026End date: 23 July 2026More info Xlab returns to New York City in 2026—bringing its legacy of bold exploration, creative risk-taking, and future-facing design back to the place where it all began. This year’s event explores a question many designers are quietly asking: how do we continue making things that matter…

Date: 30 July 2026More info St Bride Foundation, located behind Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made Fleet Street the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London. A chance to explore our collections up close and learn about the fascinating history of print. Visit our atmospheric print workshop to…

Date: 5 August 2026More info The Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Inclusive Community Engagement in Planning Group (ICEPG) is proud to host this 1‑hour webinar, led by Heather Jones, Deputy Planning Director. Heather invites placemaking, planning, design and public‑health professionals to join this session exploring how healthier, fairer environments can be created through everyday decisions in place‑making. This webinar…

Date: 25 July 2026More info Design and print using our 800+ wooden, metal and 3D-printed fonts Our classes offer a hands-on introduction to letterpress and are an ideal opportunity for anyone who would like to acquire a practical knowledge of this craft at a beginners level. Participants experience the entire process, from composition (hand-setting, spacing…