The title for this upcoming conference in the U.K. is as intriguing as any I’ve seen: Hope in the Built Environment? To be held November 18-20 at the Cumberland Lodge, a 17th century house/conference center near London, the conference has been designed for an interdisciplinary audience of architects, planners, developers and builders to explore themes such as “Buildings and Society”, “Sustainability and Wellbeing”, and “Shaping Space for Life”.
Ultimately, delegates will address the conference’s core question, “In a time of climate change, financial uncertainty and social anxiety, how can architecture and the built environment make a difference?”
Among the plenary sessions and presenters:
- “Shaping better cities” – Charles Landry, Director, Comedia (author of The Art of City Making and The Creative City: A Toolkit for urban innovators)
- “The built environment and climate change: precepts and policies” – Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman, The Environment Agency
- “Buildings for health and wellness” – Simon Henley, Buschow Henley Architects (whose practice includes adaptive reuse, regeneration and urban design disciplines)
- “Homes and towns” – Camilla Sheldon, Eco-towns Programme, DCLG
- “Spaces across the life course” – Spencer de Grey, Foster + Partners (whose work includes the Commerzbank Headquarters in Frankfurt)
For a complete list of presenters and more information about Hope in the Built Environment?, check out the conference site.
