Data, technology and urban design
An evening focusing on the theme of the latest edition of Urban Design (UD132) which explores how the design of cities and towns is developing in response to trends in data and technology, and how the practice of urban design may change too.
Chair:
Polly Turton, Senior Consultant, Arup
Polly works in Arups Advanced Technology + Research team and was the topic editor for UD132.
Panelists:
David Janner-Klausner, Co-founder, Commonplace
David is a co-founder of Commonplace a digital tool for engaging communities with urban design projects in their neighbourhoods. http://commonplace.is
Dr Ed Manley, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London
Eds research interests cover the role of individual and collective behaviour in shaping urban processes, and using advanced simulation and visualisation techniques to understand and communicate complex systems and datasets relevant to urban design.
http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/people/?school=casa&upi=EJMAN29
Representative from the Open Data Institute
The Open Data Institute is catalysing the evolution of open data culture to create economic, environmental, and social value and aims to enable people, including built environment students and professionals, to learn and engage with open data.
