The public spaces of our cities are under siege from planners, privatisation and increased surveillance. Our streets are becoming ever more lifeless and ordered. What is to be done? Can disorder be designed? In this provocative essay Sendra and Sennett look at how we think and plan the social life of our cities. Combining architecture, politics, urban planning and activism, they seek to develop places that nurture and bring people together.
This event is in collaboration with Verso.
Biographies
Richard Sennett
Richard Sennett advised urban programmes for the United Nations. He has been awarded the Hegel and Spinoza prizes, as well as an honorary doctorate by Cambridge University.
Pablo Sendra
Pablo Sendra is Lecturer in Planning and Urban Design at The Bartlett School of Planning. He is also co-founder and partner of the urban design practice Lugadero and co-founder of the network CivicWise.