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Mon 16 Jun 7:00pm at Town Hall
Andrew Taylor, with an invited panel, will discuss the nature of cities as public places, showing how European cities, from Venice to Barcelona, have achieved their greatness through their parks and public spaces.
Andrew is a founding partner of Patel Taylor, a practice distinguished by its commitment to particularity of place and a passion to make the urban fabric more human. The practice has gained recognition for projects,
including thames barrier park and Old Market Square Nottingham, where architecture, landscape and urban design are integrated into a seamless whole. In 2006, from an international shortlist of 6, Patel Taylor won
Birmingham City Council’s competition to design the Eastside Urban Park which will be Birmingham’s first city park for over a century.
Tickets £5
The talk will be for 30 minutes then Philip Singleton, Acting Assistant Director city centre development and design will chair a 30 minute panel discussion with questions from the audience. Talking cities is organised
between Birmingham City University, School of Architecture and made, the Regional Aarchitecture Centre in the West Midlands.
Sponsored by Atkins.
Talking Cities Urban Design Public Lecture Series
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