Child-friendly cities and social infrastructure
In this seminar, Architect Dinah Bornat will outline the child friendly city and geographer Alan Latham will show why social infrastructure is so important.
Child-friendly cities and social infrastructure
27 Feb 2020, 18:00 – 19:30
The speakers will give short 15 minute talks on child-friendly cities and social infrastructure:
- Thinking small to think big. Why we need to start designing the child friendly city
Dinah Bornat (ZCD Architects) - Infrastructure and why it matters
Alan Latham (UCL Geography)
There will be time for discussion and opportunities for the audience to explore links across the issues raised.
This is the first seminar of the Space and Education series.
Space and Education seminar series
This monthly seminar series explores how a range of spatial issues – from planning, architecture, social infrastructure, play, classrooms – are entwined with education and schooling.
The aim is to develop conversations and explore connections across speakers' topics and their different lines of work.
Links
Image: Hisu Lee via Unsplash
Dinah Bornat
Architect and Urban Designer
ZCD Architects
Architecture is a social act, we have a responsibility to design beautiful and appropriate buildings and places and we use our child friendly design expertise to do that. Our work influences policy and practice beyond what we do as we collaborate with others within and outside the profession.
Dr Alan Latham’s research focuses on issues around sociality, mobility, and the public life of cities.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes