Name: Reinvigorating the Suburbs
Start: 2024-11-21T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-21T21:00:00+00:00
Location: SB31 Denys Holland Lecture Theatre

Join Dan Ringelstein in our second instalment of our Bartlett School of Planning Public Lecture Series.
About this Event

The post-pandemic world is undergoing unprecedented change in urban life and social interaction. Multiple questions are arising regarding the future of cities and the relationships of the people that inhabit them. In fact, the very existence of cities has come into question. Are they good for us? Are they too dense? Are they resilient to change in these unpredictable times? And most importantly, how can we rethink their design to improve human interaction, collaboration and a sense of community?

This talk focuses this debate around the outer edges of our growing metropolitan areas and ‘hacking’ the suburbs to establish more poly-centric cities with hyper-connectivity. The dialogue will also aim to dispel conspiracies around the 15-minute city neighbourhood concept. Key themes, guiding principles and case study projects will illustrate how creating more balanced communities – mixed in use and flexible, meeting everyone’s needs without traveling long distances – can play out in a wide variety of international contexts.

This event is part of The Bartlett School of Planning (BSP) public lecture series, held regularly throughout the academic year. Speakers are drawn from across the world to showcase recent ideas and research. .

Dan Ringelstein is a Director of Master Planning & Urban Design at Arup’s Cities, Planning & Design practice based out of London. Prior to joining Arup in early 2022, Dan was a Principal at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Chicago (10yrs) and London (20yrs).

As an architect, urban designer and city planner, he is interested in the physical characteristics of a place and how the planning and design of urban infrastructure, landscape and architecture can create a positive public environment.Dan has extensive experience working across differing cultures and contexts throughout the world including the UK, USA, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, resolving the diverse needs of communities as well as public and private sector clients alike.