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VIRTUAL LUNCH HOUR LECTURE: What can university development contribute to re-imagining of cities?
14 December 2020
Taking place on 19 January, the first UCL East Lunch Hour Lecture of 2021 will explore the concept of ‘university urbanism’, considering the challenges and opportunities which universities face in their interactions with urban neighbourhoods and cities.
Clare Melhuish, Director of the UCL Urban Laboratory, will present the Lab's research in the field of university urbanism, with a particular focus on its collaborations with universities abroad (Gothenburg, Roma Tre, and UNIFESP, São Paulo).
UCL Urban Laboratory is a cross-faculty centre for urban research, dissemination and engagement.
Clare Melhuish will explore models for evaluating university-city relationships, and describe Urban Lab’s academic involvement in the development of UCL East.
Clare is an architectural historian and urban anthropologist specialising in research on the processes and impacts of transformative ‘urban imaginaries’ and large-scale urban interventions.