The Urbanism Hour: Planning Culturally for Sustainable Places
A virtual lunch hour looking at the transformation of cultural institutions into civic spaces, with case study Zorrotzaure, Bilbao
The Urbanism Hours are virtual lunch time events that explore a given theme through two presentations and a Q&A.
For April's Urbanism Hour, we will be joined by Asier Abaunza Robles from Ayuntamiento Bilbao, and Noema's Lia Ghilardi. Further speaker and event details will be published nearer the event.
Lia Ghilardi
Lia is the founding director of Noema, a UK-based company working to deliver place DNA mapping and strategic cultural planning projects. She is internationally recognized as a leader in this field and has been working for more than twenty years with civic leaders, cultural organizations, and communities to provide creative and equitable solutions to the challenges faced by cities. She studied urban sociology in Italy, then moved to London in the late 1980s to study at the Bartlett School of Planning. A long-standing Academician and a Fellow of the RSA, she lectures across Europe on creative and cohesive cities, and ways of engaging communities in urban regeneration. More info on her website and a selection of her publications is available from Academia.edu
This event is virtual and will take place via Zoom. The link will be sent to ticket holders in advance of the event.