Name: Accelerate Debates: Designing With or Designing For?
Start: 2025-09-20T17:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-20T19:00:00+01:00
Location: St Bartholomew the Great

Join us for the next debate, where a line-up of bold thinkers will dig into the ethics, risks and rewards of sharing the power of design.
About this Event

Accelerate Debates: Designing With or Designing For?

Join us at St Bartholomew the Great for an Accelerate Debate on the ethics of co-design. Are communities truly shaping the spaces they live in, or are professionals still holding the pen? From consultation to control, we’ll explore how power is shared in design and what it means for the future of our cities.

Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Open Debate
Host: Speakers: Abebaw Mesfin, Kuljeet, Tasnima Chowhury

Info: The evening will begin with short introductions from each of our speakers, who will share their perspectives on the theme. After these opening talks, the discussion will open up into a chaired debate between the panel, exploring different views and challenging each other’s ideas. Finally, the floor will open to the audience for questions and contributions, creating a lively, interactive debate where everyone can have their say.