Urgency seems to be the pervading atmosphere under which many big urban decisions are made regarding the future of our cities. From housing affordability to transport infrastructure, building standards to the climate emergency, problems need to be solved…and fast.
How can we design fast: well?
How do we keep up with rapid change, while still creating thoughtful outcomes that stand the test of time?
How do we maintain democratic participatory processes in such an atmosphere?
Urgent Cities is a workshop-style event bringing together a group of design and planning experts for wider discussion, with attendees on workshopping solutions to these critical questions. The panel and audience will be engaged in rapidly mapping out what we need to keep in mind, avoid and aim for in designing for the city in urgent times. The outcomes of the event will be compiled and published by Urban Design Forum, documenting and illustrating the key concepts and recommendations: a ‘rapid advocacy campaign’ urgently documented for urgent times, crystallising a moment in the conversation.
Urgency seems to be the pervading atmosphere under which many big urban decisions are made regarding the future of our cities. From housing affordability to transport infrastructure, building standards to the climate emergency, problems need to be solved…and fast.
How can we design fast: well?
How do we keep up with rapid change, while still creating thoughtful outcomes that stand the test of time?
How do we maintain democratic participatory processes in such an atmosphere?
Urgent Cities is a workshop-style event bringing together a group of design and planning experts for wider discussion, with attendees on workshopping solutions to these critical questions. The panel and audience will be engaged in rapidly mapping out what we need to keep in mind, avoid and aim for in designing for the city in urgent times. The outcomes of the event will be compiled and published by Urban Design Forum, documenting and illustrating the key concepts and recommendations: a ‘rapid advocacy campaign’ urgently documented for urgent times, crystallising a moment in the conversation.
