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From New York to Camden: The High Line Effect [LIVESTREAM + IN PERSON EVENT]
01 October 2021, 1:30 pm–2:30 pm
With the Camden Highline launching soon, we ask how will it change Camden, and what lessons can be learnt from New York’s High Line?
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Nishat Tasnim
Join our fascinating debate with Christoph Lindner, Dean of The Bartlett and editor of Deconstructing the High Line: Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park; Simon Pitkeathley, CEO of Camden Town Unlimited and the Camden Highline; and Jodie Eastwood, CEO of London’s Knowledge Quarter, who will explore how the New York ‘High Line effect’ might shape the future of Camden.
Using the learnings from the New York High Line, they will assess the impact this famous park has had on the city and people of New York, and ask whether tourism, gentrification and investment can or will benefit the local community.
This event will be recorded as a LIVE episode in UCL’s Future Cities podcast series, which explores the complexity of urban living and examines today’s most crucial topics – across technology, climate change, health and society – and how these will shape the urban spaces of tomorrow.
Live Event
While this is primarily a live-streamed event, we have capacity for 30 people to attend the recording at the Bloomsbury Theatre Studio. If you would like to attend please book your FREE ticket here.
Please could we ask you to only register for in-person tickets if you can commit to attending the event on the day. We will be adhering to UCL Covid-19 health and safety guidelines, so you will be required to wear a mask and social distancing will be in place at the theatre.
Event attendees will not be filmed or recorded during the event, or as part of the podcast. Any questions you type through the Q&A during the event may be read out by a member of the event team and included in the podcast episode.
About the Speakers
Christoph Lindner
Dean at The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment
Christoph Lindner is Professor of Urban Studies and Dean of The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment, at University College London (UCL). He is an urban and cultural theorist, and his work spans the humanities, social sciences, and art and design fields. He is the author or editor of 14 books, including Deconstructing the High Line: Postindustrial Urbanism and the Rise of the Elevated Park and Aesthetics of Gentrification: Seductive Spaces and Exclusive Communities in the Neoliberal City.
More about Christoph LindnerSimon Pitkeathley
Chief Executive at Camden Town Unlimited
Simon Pitkeathley has been CEO of the multi-award winning Camden Town Unlimited since 2007. As well as being CEO of Camden Collective, Euston Town, Camden Highline and Alternative Camden, he is also the Co-Chair of Cross River Partnership and Chair of Camden Giving. Simon sits on the London Enterprise Action Partnership (LEAP) and is its Champion for Small Business.
More about Simon PitkeathleyJodie Eastwood
CEO at London’s Knowledge Quarter
Jodie Eastwood is the CEO of London’s Knowledge Quarter, a consortium of knowledge creators within a one-mile radius of Kings Cross. As a gateway to knowledge of every kind, the Knowledge Quarter opens doors for visitors, students, researchers and people who live and work in Camden. She has worked with the Knowledge economy for the past 18 years, with roles at the British Library, Creativeworks London, Queen Mary University, London Metropolitan University and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
More about Jodie Eastwood