Talk, or ‘live think-tank’ if you prefer, at the AA tonight. Exploring ideas from Caochangdi in Beijing (based on the work of Darryl Chen) and how we might learn from this to apply to the UK in light of the new Localism Act. Promises to be insightful and very interesting.
Description from the AA below:
Venice Takeaway Debate
The Working Village: A live think-tank exploring the making of a radical entrepreneurial village
Date: 14/3/2013
Time: 18:00:00
Venue: Lecture hall
Time: 18:00:00
Venue: Lecture hall
For Venice Takeaway (the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale), architect and urban designer Darryl Chen argued that audacious urban planning can spur entrepreneur-led economic growth. Against a backdrop of failing high streets and dying neighbourhoods, this debate will ask whether there is a radical way of putting planning in the service of the economy. Could the Localism Act be a mechanism to spark growth? How radical can or should we be in rethinking how we draw plans for our cities? A cross-disciplinary panel considers Chen’s proposal for an entrepreneurial working village.
SpeakersDarryl Chen (Tomorrow’s Thoughts Today); with Wouter Vanstiphout (Crimson), Beatrice Galilee (Lisbon Triennale/Domus), Finn Williams (Common Office/Croydon Council), Adam Scott (FreeState), Paul Evans (UK Regeneration), Levent Kerimol (GLA).
This event is supported by Hawkins\Brown
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