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Cities Methodologies 2014: Equalities of Wellbeing & Housing Workshop

29 April 2014, 10:00 am–4:00 pm

Housingworkshop

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All

Location

Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT

Part of UCL Urban Laboratory's week-long Cities Methodologies exhibition. A one-day seminar for the AHRC project Equalities of Wellbeing that examines current issues of UK housing. 

Panels on: space and housing standards, equality and affordability, design and wellbeing.  

Programme: 

10-10.30           Intro:  Peg Rawes (UCL) and Beth Lord (Aberdeen)

10.30-11.30      Space and Housing Standards: Alex Ely (Mae Architects) and Deborah Garvie (Shelter) 

Break

12.00-1.00        Design and Wellbeing I:  Brian Quinn (Design Council/CABE) and Phil Hamilton (Peter Barber Architects)

Lunch (not provided)

2.00-2.30         Design and Wellbeing II: Sarah Wigglesworth (Sarah Wigglesworth Architects)

2.30-3.30         Equality and Affordability: Maddy Power (Equality Trust) and Andrea Phillips (Goldsmiths)

3.30-4.15         Closing discussion with responses from Anne Bottomley (Kent) and Andrew Saint (Survey of London UCL).  

4.15-5.30         Closing tea/refreshments (Venue: Wates House Lobby, 22 Gordon Street)

Booking is free, but places must be reserved through Eventbrite. For more information contact: Peg Rawes, Bartlett School of Architecture UCL: m.rawes@ucl.ac.uk.

Project website: 

www.equalitiesofwellbeing.co.uk