Thursday, 7 November 2019 at 11:00 am – Thursday, 7 November 2019 at 5:00 pm

High Streets and Town Centres: Proposals for 2030 and Beyond : Symposium

Date: Thursday 7th November 2019, a connected exhibition will run Monday 4th November - Thursday 7th November. Find out more here

Time: 11am – 5pm

Location: Benzie Building, Manchester School of Art, M15 6BG

Tickets: Free – Available on Eventbrite

Thursday 7th November, 11AM – 5PM (including lunch) in the Benzie Building, Manchester School of Art, M15 6BG.

Britain is currently experiencing a perceived crisis in terms of the sustainability of high streets and town centres. Whereas major city centres appear to be thriving, smaller towns and places are losing their retail functionality and footfall is declining. What can be done to restore British centres therefore has become a concern for local communities and subject to national government policy intervention.

With speakers from The Institute of Place Management, Manchester School of Architecture, Manchester Fashion Institute, JTP Architects, Landscape Architecture, Sculpture, Broadway Malyan, URBED and the North West Film Archive, this symposium aims to examine live research and practice focussed on the future proofing of British Town Centres and High Streets.

Schedule

11.00 – 13.00 : Panel 1 : 5 Speakers (15 minutes each)
Chaired by Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr and Laura Sanderson, Manchester School of Architecture

11.00 // Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr and Laura Sanderson, Manchester School of Architecture
“The All School Project 2019 // Neighbourhoods”

11.15 // Charles Campion, JTP Architects
“20/20 Visions: Collaborative Planning & Placemaking”

11.30 // Dr. Brigitte Jurack, Sculpture
“Translating the Street”

11.45 // Eddy Fox, Landscape Architecture, Manchester School of Architecture
“Living Streets - An Urban Experiment”

12.00 // Dr. Priscilla Chan, Manchester Fashion Institute
“An Instagram Content Analysis for City Branding in London and Florence”

12.15 – 13.00 : Panel Conversation / Overarching Questions

13.00 – 14.00 : Lunch and Exhibition Viewing Time

14.00 – 16.00 : Panel 2 : 5 Speakers (15 minutes each)
Chaired by Tom Hindmarch and Maria Lorono Leturiondo, Institute of Place Management

14.00 // Tom Hindmarch and Maria Lorono Leturiondo, Institute of Place Management
“The High Street Task Force”

14.15 // Helen Aston, Manchester School of Architecture
“High Street as Host”

14.30 // Geoff Senior, North West Film Archive
“North West High Streets on Film”

14.45 // David Rudlin, URBED
“What do we mean by ‘Vital and Viable Town Centres’ in the face of the crisis on the High Street?”

15.00 // Danny Crump, Director of Urbanism, Broadway Malyan
"Street Life: Activating urban soul"

15.15 – 16.00 : Panel Conversation / Overarching Questions

16.00 – 18.00 : All School Project Winners Announced + Drinks Reception

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. See the full events schedule here: https://esrc.ukri.org/public-engagement/festival-of-social-science/