From the National Urban Design Conference 2025: Delivering Urban Design Quality for Everyone Session 3: How thoughtful design can ensure public spaces are welcoming and accessible to everyone – regardless of age, gender, ability, or socio-economic background.
00:00:00 – Introduction by the Chair, Hannah Smart, Edge Urban Design
00:04:14 – Neuro evolution and Cities. (How do we ensure human connection is embedded in place) Lucy Fineberg, Associate Urban Designer with UMC Architects.
00:13:36 – The Challenge of Streets. (How cities have changed over time and how we shape them) Dr Marta Reina, Senior Associate, Savills Urban Design Studio
00:22:33: – Child friendly Places. Dr Holly Weir is a strategic urban and transport planner and policy leader. Currently with the Active Travel Team, Suffolk County Council, she describes how everyone should and can be involved in the life of a town.
00:32:22 – A short film ‘(Lets make our cities) Made For Me’. An innovative proposal for ‘Accessibility Hubs’
00:37:12 – A series of questions for the audience posed by the panel, with live audience feedback using Slido:
00:37:28 – What’s the most human quality our streets and public spaces are missing today?
00:39:46 – If we took the human condition seriously as the starting point for urban design, what would look different in our cities 20 years from now?
00:49:48 – Which city would you like to live in 50 years from now?
00:54:46 – What steps are you taking today that could help make that city a reality?
00:57:38 – Based on what you’ve heard today, how would you adapt your designs to make a place work better for children?
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Urban Design for All: Creating Inclusive Public Spaces. An Urban Design Group Presentation.
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