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Upcoming events at the Academy


Stirling Revisited

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in Stirling, Scotland
16 Aug 2025 11:00am

Young Urbanist Summer Social

Grab a drink and join the YU network for an evening in Regent's Park!
21 Aug 2025 6:00pm

Bath River Line walking tour

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in Bath, Somerset
27 Aug 2025 9:45am

Authors of Urbanism: What if Women Designed the City? with May East

Join international urbanist May East for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book ‘What if Women Designed the City?’
28 Aug 2025 6:00pm

Pet Shop Boys London

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in central London
4 Sep 2025 3:00pm

From Holst to Hollyhocks: A Riverside Ramble Through West London’s Living Layers

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in West London
7 Sep 2025 11:30am

Adapt and Repurpose: Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in Birmingham
17 Sep 2025 4:00pm

Hyndland to Hillhead: The Application of Feeling

Part of the AoU's Summer of Walking programme, taking place in Glasgow
20 Sep 2025 1:00pm

Making Connections

Join us at Foster + Partners for a lecture by Spencer de Grey looking at case studies Slussen, Millenium Bridge, and Trafalgar Square
23 Sep 2025 6:00pm

AoU Book Club (Glasgow)

The second session of the new AoU Book Club will dive into What If Women Designed the City? by May East
24 Sep 2025 6:30pm

The Urbanism Hour: The social impacts of large scale regenerations across London

A look at best practice and lessons about embedding social sustainability in theinvestment, design, planning, delivery and management of place
26 Sep 2025 1:00pm

Save the Date: Something special...

Mark your calendar for an event you don't want to miss!
13 Nov 2025 6:00pm
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