Architectural agency in the public sector
World-renowned architect Richard Rogers and architectural historian Shumi Bose reflect on Rogers’ career and the societal impact of architectural practice as part of as part of our public lecture series Rethinking Public Value and Public Purpose in 21st-Century Capitalism.
Architectural agency in the public sector
22 May 2018, 18:30 – 20:00
This event has taken place, but you can watch it below.
The romance of public service, once thriving in the UK, has been absorbed into market dynamics. Important civic and social assets are now extensions of the privatised realm, to which the public is granted conditional access.
How can architectural intelligence be better deployed in the public sector?
Can we rebuild connections between architectural and urban practice and the state?
In conversation with architectural historian and curator Shumi Bose, Lord Richard Rogers will share his reflections on architectural agency in the public service today. Rogers has proven to be an anomaly when compared to the waning relationship between architectural practice and government policy. No stranger to Whitehall, he frequently and conspicuously comments on public policy, particularly regarding housing and homelessness. Rogers’ Urban Task Force of the late nineties published Towards an Urban Renaissance, which has guided urban regeneration in the UK ever since.
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Free
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All
Organiser
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)
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