Workshops and conference presentations. Brief summaries with links to further information where available.
In order of completion, most recent first.
see photo gallery where available.
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Listed in date order, most recent first.
14 June 2022
Central Hall, Hastings
Organised by:
Hastings Urban Design Group
Presentation and exhibit:
The Hastings Regeneration Timeline: Introduction and What next?
see The Hastings Regeneration Timeline online
21 June 2019
Robsack Centre, St Leonards-on-sea
Organised by:
East Sussex County Council
Presentation and exhibit:
The Hastings Regeneration Timeline: Project introduction. With Steve Manwaring.
see The Hastings Regeneration Timeline online
5 February 2018
Leila’s Cafe, 15 Calvert Avenue, Shoreditch, London
Organised by:
East End Preservation Society
A conversation moderated by Will Palin. With contributions from Patrick Allen, Sacha Craddock, Frances Holliss and many others.
17 January 2017
Tapestri, Swansea, Wales
Organised by:
Planning Aid Wales
Presentation:
Good practice approaches to pre-application consultation: a community perspective.
21-23 May 2013
St George’s House, Windsor Castle, UK
Organised by:
Building and Social Housing Foundation
Participant in a Consultation chaired by Lord Richard Best
21 April 2013
Organised by:
Taipei Urban Regeneration Office, Taipei City
Presentation:
Community Planning; Involving communities in planning
24 – 29 September 2012
Hong Kong Institute of Planners
Conference keynote presentation:
Community Planning – involving communities in planning.
Seminar at the University of Hong Kong:
Community Planning Events: How to organise a successful one.
25 June 2012
MADE; a centre for place-making
Keynote presentation:
Design in the Age of Localism: how can we achieve better places through neighbourhood planning?
26 April 2012
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: How to organise a successful one
10 November 2011
Oxford University and The Prince’s Foundation
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: How to organise a successful one
26 October 2011
Supporting Communities in Neighbourhood Planning, Locality
Presentation:
Community planning & design principles, methods and scenarios
6 May 2011
Centre for Creative Urban Regeneration, University of Portsmouth
Presentations:
Community Engagement Overview (Nick Wates)
Community Planning for Low Carbon Communities (Mike Gibson)
Charrette:
Developing a community engagement strategy for reducing carbon emissions in Portsea, Portsmouth
8 February 2011
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire – Milton Keynes Design Network
(BOB-MK)
Presentation:
Community planning: principles and methods
20 January 2011
Civitas Elan
Presentation:
Community planning events – how to organise a successful one
Workshop:
Designing a successful citizen engagement event
6 to 8 December 2010
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Keynote Presentation:
Community Planning for Sustainable Development in England
29 September &
19 October 2010
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Presentation:
Approaches to community engagement – from strategy to delivery.
24 May 2010
With Wendy Sarkissian and Nabeel Hamdi
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: What, Why and How
23 March, 29 April, 11 November, 14 December 2010
Better Bankside community space, London
19 November 2009
Presentation:
‘Community planning: principles, methods and scenarios relevant for sustainable mobility’
Workshop:
Designing a citizen engagement plan for a sustainable mobility project.
17 June 2009
Ekopolis Foundation
Presentation:
‘Community planning principles, methods and scenarios.’
Workshop:
Process planning session for Lanice Park
30 April 2009
University of Brighton
Presentation:
Community Planning in Hastings and Rother
25 March 2009
University of Brighton
Presentation:
Community Planning
3 December 2008
Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI)
Presentation:
Empowering communities: Public involvement and neighbourhood planning
4–6 June 2008
Basque Regional Government
Presentation:
Community Planning: Principles, Methods and Strategies
3–4 December 2007
Aarhus Convention Workshop organised by:
the Austrian Government
Presentation:
Community Planning: Aylesham Masterplan, UK
8 May 2007
Organised by:
Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI)
Presentation:
Community Planning: Principles, Methods and Strategies
31 January 2007
Organised by:
Inspire East
Presentation:
Community planning strategies
Workshop:
Community planning
19 May 2006
Organised by:
Regione Toscana to assist with preparing new legislation on public participation.
Presentation:
Techniques of participation in the projects of urban regeneration in Great Britain
18 May 2006
Organised by:
Landor Conferences
Presentation:
Shaping a community involvement strategy
9 March 2006
Organised by: RTPI East of England and East of England Planning Aid
Presentation:
Community Planning; an overview
Workshop:
Design your own community planning strategy
25 November 2005
Organised by: the Royal Town Planning Institute to help planning aid practitioners and core staff plan the future of the service.
Role:
Facilitator
11 October 2005
Organised by: The Prince’s Foundation, London
Presentation:
Community planning; The range of methods available and when to use them
27 July 2005
Organised by:
CABE Design Action
Presentation:
The range of techniques available and when to use them
4 May 2005
Organised by:
Bearhunt for Liverpool Healthy City.
Presentation:
How people can shape their cities, towns and villages
in any part of the world.
6 April 2005
Organised by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Presentation:
Engagement methods for master planning.
2-4 March 2005
Organised by:
National Federation of Women’s Institutes
Workshops (2):
The secrets of community planning.
4 March 2005
Organised by:
Modern History Department
15 February 2005
Organised by:
the Equality Network
Keynote speech:
An overview of the principles and methods of community planning.
18 January 2005
Organised by:
The Countryside Agency
Presentation:
Introduction to community planning.
3 November 2004
Organised by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute
Presentation:
Community involvement in master planning.
15 June 2004
Organised by:
WSP imc on behalf of WSP Environmental
Presentation:
An introduction to effective community consultation.
20, 21 May 2004
Organised by:
the Instituto Canario de Animacion Social (ICAS)
Presentation:
Community Planning.
11 May 2004
4 March 2004
Organised by:
the Hastings Local Strategic Partnership
Role:
Co-facilitator
15 November 2003
Organised by:
Maidstone Borough Council with Maidstone Local Strategic Partnership, the Maidstone Urban Forum, British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Kent Rural Community Council and Communities Together
Role:
Facilitator
19-23 May 2003
Organised by:
the Preservation Trust of Vermont
Four workshops facilitated and one conference presentation on community planning
See photogallery of Planners workshop
See photogallery of Brookfield Awayday
See photogallery of Charlotte Reconnaissance
See photogallery of Bristol workshop
30 January 2003
Organised by:
the RTPI East of England and The Countryside Agency
Presentation:
The Community Planning Handbook and town design statements.
28 May 2002
Organized by:
Construction Industry Environmental Forum & Kent Design
Presentation:
Involving communities in planning and design.
28 March 2002
Expert round table
Organized by:
the Regional Environmental Centre for
Central and Eastern Europe.
Presentation:
Public participation in planning; an introduction.
27 February 2002
Organised by:
The Community Development Foundation
Facilitator of session:
Priorities for the UK
22-23 November 2001
The second annual Bristol Planning Law
and Policy conference.
Organised by:
King Sturge and University of the West of England.
Workshop sessions:
Community involvement in urban renaissance.
21 & 22 September 2001
Organised by:
Action for Market Towns with The Countryside Agency
Presentation:
Introduction to community planning
Practical community planning workshop facilitated:
The future of Liskeard Cattle Market
4 July 2001
Organised by:
Action for Market Towns with
East of England Development Agency
Workshop sessions (2):
Involving the community
6 Feb 2001
Organised by:
Kingston University
Planning
Seminar
8 December 2000 (and repeated
10 December 2002)
Organized by:
University of Cambridge Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment course
Presentation:
Community Planning
4 December 2000
Organized by:
London Rivers Association with URBED.
Facilitator of workshop on ‘The design process and method’.
24 November 2000
Organized by:
Civic Trust Regeneration Unit as part of a Building Better Communities in Lancashire ‘Improving Partnership Practices’ workshop programme. Facilitator; Alexandra Rook.
Presentation:
Tools and techniques for participation
18 May 2000
15 March 2000
Organized by:
Civic Trust Regeneration Unit
Presentation:
Community planning techniques
7 May 1999
Organized by:
Environment Partnership for Central Europe
Presentation:
Action Planning
14 November 1998
The 1998 National Planning Aid Conference
Organized by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute
Workshop:
Participation Techniques
24 October 1996
Organised by:
Yale Urban Design Workshop
Presentation:
Action Planning; a process that works
30 September 1996
Organised by:
Kent Architecture Centre
Presentation:
Action Planning; a process that works
29 August 1996
Organised by:
The Community Government Exchange
Training workshop:
Action Planning
6-9 August 1996
Organised by:
The Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture
Speaker:
Community Architecture and Community Planning
29 March 1995
Organised by:
the Japan Construction Training Centre,
Ministry of Construction, Government of Japan
Lecture and seminar
followed by seminar in Osaka on 1st April
24–28 June 1988
Organised by:
the European Salaried Architects Group
UK Speaker:
Community Architecture
2–5 March 1988
Organised by:
The American Institute of Architects
Plenary speaker:
Community architecture
12 September 1985
Organised by:
West London Architectural Society
Presentation with Charles Knevitt
7 June 1985
Organised by:
Liverpool Polytechnic School of Architecture
Speaker:
Recent trends in Social and Community Architecture
July 1975
Organised by:
Community Action in Europe Network
Speaker:
Tolmers Square Case History