Event categories: Third-party event

Start date: 10 October 2023End date: 13 October 2023More info As humanity confronts multiple historic challenges, our settlements and their characteristics are set to play a central role – especially so in a time of historic rapid urbanization.  Our cities, towns and suburbs are where we interact, move about, consume resources, develop and deploy our…

Start date: 18 September 2023End date: 24 September 2023More info Graduates from the RCA’s School of Design and School of Arts and Humanities will be exhibiting their works and emerging practices as part of the inaugural Battersea Design District at London Design Festival 2023. This is a cross section of emerging talent encompassing design, art,…

Date: 19 September 2023More info Join us for a talk hosted by the XCHG and Design Council, listening to Christian Bason, CEO of the Danish Design Centre, talking about his new book Expand: Stretching the Future by Design. His book makes the case for expansive thinking, touching on ideas such as increasing the scale of…

Date: 19 October 2023More info These online training and information sessions aim to provides advice and considerations on making your premises more accessible and your services more inclusive for everyone, including disabled people. The course is free for those eligible (charities and not for profit community groups only). This two hour training session is for people who influence the management of third sector organisation buildings and/or services based in London. Eligible participants (please see below) are welcome from a wide range of…

Start date: 19 October 2023End date: 20 October 2023More info Talks are organized around three themes: shifting societal behaviour to address climate change and sustainability issues, helping communities prepare for the consequences of a hotter world, and promoting well-being through improved human-environment interactions.

Date: 15 February 2024More info Buildings have been traditionally considered static containers for human activities. As such, they do not meet the dynamic and ever-evolving needs of their inhabitants. As buildings become more technology-enhanced, they could potentially be transformed into intelligent and adaptive systems that are aware of – and proactively respond to – the…

Date: 16 November 2023More info Design encompasses a large-scale planning vision articulated through concise socio-economic objectives and broad outlines of mega-infrastructure networks. Such schemes’ values and macro evaluation rarely include the microscopic aspect of walking mode. Using an urban design and transport unifying theoretical framework, the wider economic impact of transport and multi-modal complex network…

Date: 5 October 2023More info One fundamental question that has long perplexed the field of sustainable urban design pertains to the possibility of ‘designing’ neighbourhoods. In other words, does the spatial layout of an area influence social interactions and community cohesion? How can we make walkable neighbourhoods without understanding what makes neighbourhoods? In the pursuit…

Start date: 2 October 2023End date: 4 October 2023More info Come flip the script on urban innovation at WRLDCTY 2023 to explore new approaches to urban innovation through labs, talks, roundtables, experiences and tours in order to build better, more resilient cities that thrive in the face of an uncertain world. Meet the world’s leading…

Start date: 15 November 2023End date: 16 November 2023More info The UK’s biggest Festival of Construction features a jam-packed two days of incredible content with 500+ inspiring speakers across 8 conference stages, CPD training workshops, 350+ exhibitors, entertainment, celebrity guests, networking parties, live music and much more!