Kevin Lynch Memorial Lecture 2013: Kelvin Campbell

WALKING WITH THE DREAMERS (Smart Urbanism in an Upside Down World)

How do we reinstall simple rules and real purpose into urban planning? How do we move from rigid determinism to truly responsive environments? How do we change our civic and professional mindsets from command and control to that of enabling leadership?

For this year's Kevin Lynch Memorial Lecture, Kelvin Campbell (winner of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award for Urban Design) will explore how we create the conditions for organised complexity in our cities and towns, by addressing these questions. Come and dream....

Kelvin was co-founder of Urban Initiatives in 1989 and more recently he co-founded the Smart Urbanism Group, one of the largest online communities bringing togethersustainable urbanism with social innovation. Kelvin was also lead authorof 'By Design (CABE) 2000, the national policy document on urban design, and the recent Mayor of Londons Housing Design Guide, as well as publishing, editing and writing numerous books and articles on urban design, including Re:Urbanism: A Challenge to the Urban Summit, which led to his latest book MASSIVE SMALL.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.