Annotating the City: Can we capture the reality of place for people?

Annotation can be used to keep track of your thinking as you read something. We also use annotation to tune into a text more efficiently, and as a feedback system to ‘eavesdrop’ on other peoples’ ideas. This project develops an idea of ‘spatial annotations’, asking how we can capture the reactions, moods, emotions and decisions of people experiencing the city, and why these may be worth capturing. 

We are bringing together industry experts and researchers to explore what it means to ‘Annotate the City’. In an interactive guided tour around Euston Station, participants will be asked to engage in a spatial annotation process using photographs and note-taking to capture reactions to the urban landscape. The tour will be followed by a panel-lead discussion to reflect on the tour; to consider how we can move towards a more holistic and inclusive policy and planning framework, develop models of community engagement and consultation, and encourage people to be alert to their position in the city. 

No photography experience necessary but please bring a camera or smartphone (with battery & storage space)

The tour will be followed by a drinks reception and discussion at The Bartlett School of Architecture, led by:

• Jasmine Ceccarelli Drewry, BSc Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies Student, Bartlett School of Architecture
• Ellie Cosgrave, Director of Urban Innovation and Policy Laboratory and Lecturer in Urban Innovation and Policy, UCL STEaPP
• Akil Skafe Smith, Co-Founder, Resolve Collective
• Virginia Blackman, Director, Head of Compulsory Purchase, Avison Young
• Mabel Ogundayo, Councillor in London Borough of Bexley, Associate Director at Meeting Place Communications

The tour will run from 17.30-18.15, followed by a reception and discussion from 18.30-19.30. Please note that due to limited capacity, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Access

An access profile of The Bartlett School of Architecture can be found here. If you have any access requirements, please email steapp.events@ucl.ac.uk or call 020 3108 9047.

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