Designing Child Friendly Neighbourhoods
UDG/LI Members £5
Non-members £7.50
Learn about latest best practice and challenges from some of the UK's leading experts
An evening of presentions following on from our January Film Night on The White Flats and designing for children at the Whittington Estate, we will be holding an evening event to look more closely at designing Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods. We will be hearing from leading practitioners in the field, with time for an interactive debate and discussion.
Chaired by Paul Reynolds
Presentations: 18:30-19:30
Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects
Author of All to Play for: How to design child friendly housing
Tim Gill, Rethinking Childhood
Author of URBAN PLAYGROUND: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities
Ben Addy, Head of Transport Planning & Engagement, Sustrans
Including reflections on the Raising the Nation Play Commission Interim Report
Discussion and Q&A 19:30-20:00
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All to play for: How to design child-friendly housing
This book consolidates research from 2014 to 2024 at ZCD Architects including mapping, engagement and best practice. Drawing from the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and Spain it explores what makes good housing design for children, providing insights and illustrated case study examples.
It explains our four child-friendly design principles, to aim for spaces that are: car-free, overlooked, directly accessible from a dwelling and connected to another space.
URBAN PLAYGROUND: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities
- Shows how urban planning has failed children, and how a children’s lens can improve streets, public spaces and neighbourhoods
- Signposts a better future for cities and city dwellers of all ages
- Features extended discussion of initiatives from Antwerp, Barcelona, Boulder, Edmonton, Fortaleza, Freiburg, Ghent, London, Oslo, Recife, Rotterdam, Tel Aviv, Tirana, Vancouver, and schemes from many more cities
Tickets include light refreshments
Venue: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6EJ
UDG/LI Members £5
Non-members £7.50
