Talking about spaces and places

A panel of experts explore our changing relationship with space, and the legacy of Covid-19 on the design, planning and use of social spaces.

The Spaces of Social Distancing – Spearheading a Generative Signage Pilot Study for Lancaster.
Head of Architecture, Des Fagan, presents a unique, automated social distancing and way-finding model for businesses preparing to re-open safely in the post-pandemic recovery. The new model uses algorithms, special design exploration processes, generative software, sympathetic signage, electronically created floor plans and heat tracking and mapping to inspire a safe environment for people.

Filling our spaces with food growing places
During the successive UK lockdowns, more people turned to growing their own food. Professor Jess Davies discusses the solutions offered by urban food growing: can growing more of what we eat nearer to where we live help us lead healthier more sustainable lives, and secure our fresh food supplies?

Space, Place and Behaviour in the Seattle Central Library
In the grips of Covid-19, the use of space has become incredibly important to many of us, as we yearn for familiar, communal spaces such as our local libraries. Professor Ruth Conroy Dalton presents a series of studies on the Seattle Central Library, an enigmatic and simultaneously problematic space; and explore how we can balance architectural innovation with human use.

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Lancaster University Public Lectures: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/events/pu...

Lancaster School of Architecture: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lica/arch...

Beyond Imagination https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lica/beyo...

Imagination Lancaster http://imagination.lancaster.ac.uk

Lancaster Environment Centre https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec

Centre for Global Eco-Innovation https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/global-ec...