Workshops and conference presentations. Brief summaries with links to further information where available.
In order of completion, most recent first.
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Listed in date order, most recent first.
Hastings Urban room workshop
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
Hastings visit by Professor Chris Whitty
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
The Garden City Standards for the C21st: Practical guides for creating successful new communities. Guide 11: People, power and place. Expert roundtable.
3 October 2018
TCPA, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London
Organised by:
Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA)
Contribution:
The Community Planning Handbook, Event Manual and Website
The Battle for Tolmers Square: reflecting on the lessons
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.
Pre-application community consultation: getting the benefits
17 January 2017
Tapestri, Swansea, Wales
Organised by:
Planning Aid Wales
Presentation:
Good practice approaches to pre-application consultation: a community perspective.
Creating the Conditions for New Settlements in England
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
Public Speech
21 April 2013
National Taiwan University
Organised by:
Taipei Urban Regeneration Office, Taipei City
Presentation:
Community Planning; Involving communities in planning
Planning Week
24 – 29 September 2012
City Gallery, Central Hong Kong
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.
Urban Design Summer School
25 June 2012
Newhall Square, Birmingham, UK
MADE; a centre for place-making
Keynote presentation:
Design in the Age of Localism: how can we achieve better places through neighbourhood planning?
GreenAge 2nd International Symposium
26 April 2012
Istanbul, Turkey
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: How to organise a successful one
MSc in Sustainable Urban Development
10 November 2011
The Prince’s Foundation, Shoreditch, London
Oxford University and The Prince’s Foundation
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: How to organise a successful one
Community Planning Masterclass
26 October 2011
Creative Media Centre, Hastings
Supporting Communities in Neighbourhood Planning, Locality
Presentation:
Community planning & design principles, methods and scenarios
Innovations for a Low Carbon Future: Strategies & Visions
6 May 2011
Royal Maritime Club and St Georges Church, Portsea, Portsmouth
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
Community planning: involving local people in planning and design
8 February 2011
Town Hall, Oxford
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire – Milton Keynes Design Network
(BOB-MK)
Presentation:
Community planning: principles and methods
Communication Strategies and Public Participation Techniques
20 January 2011
Old City Hall, Zagreb, Croatia
Civitas Elan
Presentation:
Community planning events – how to organise a successful one
Workshop:
Designing a successful citizen engagement event
GreenAge 1st International Symposium
6 to 8 December 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Keynote Presentation:
Community Planning for Sustainable Development in England
Making Planning Better conference
20 November 2010
The Azur, St Leonards-on-sea
Organised by:
Hastings Community Network, South East Planning Aid and Gensing and Central St Leonards Community Forum.
Co-facilitator. Presentation:
Introduction to the Hastings Community Planning Resource project
Download draft conference report
‘Big society’ – working effectively with the community
29 September &
19 October 2010
London and Liverpool
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Presentation:
Approaches to community engagement – from strategy to delivery.
Creating Sustainable Communities
24 May 2010
Earthscan webinar (Earthcast)
With Wendy Sarkissian and Nabeel Hamdi
Presentation:
Community Planning Events: What, Why and How
Masterclass in Community Involvement
23 March, 29 April, 11 November, 14 December 2010
Better Bankside community space, London
with Rudi.net
Training stakeholder consultation: CIVITAS Vanguard and CIVITAS Elan
19 November 2009
De Therminal, Ghent, Belgium
Presentation:
‘Community planning: principles, methods and scenarios relevant for sustainable mobility’
Workshop:
Designing a citizen engagement plan for a sustainable mobility project.
Community participation in public spaces planning and creation
17 June 2009
Penzión Almada, Zvolen, Slovakia
Ekopolis Foundation
Presentation:
‘Community planning principles, methods and scenarios.’
Workshop:
Process planning session for Lanice Park
Launch of the Coastal Regeneration Research Centre
30 April 2009
University Centre, Hastings
University of Brighton
Presentation:
Community Planning in Hastings and Rother
Environmental Management
25 March 2009
University Centre, Hastings
University of Brighton
Presentation:
Community Planning
Remaking Places 2: Finding the right solutions to today’s economic social and environmental challenges
3 December 2008
76 Portland Place, London,
Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI)
Presentation:
Empowering communities: Public involvement and neighbourhood planning
Congress on Participation: Citizenship at the heart of politics
4–6 June 2008
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Organised by: Basque Regional Government
Presentation:
Community Planning: Principles, Methods and Strategies
Participatory Workshop
16 May 2008
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment CABE, London
Organised by:
ScotMARK – The Scottish Matrix for Architectural Research and Knowledge
Participant
Public Participation in Strategic Decision-making
3–4 December 2007
Expo Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria
Aarhus Convention Workshop organised by:
the Austrian Government
Presentation:
Community Planning: Aylesham Masterplan, UK
Placemaking and the Public
8 May 2007
77 Cowcross Street, London
Organised by:
Resource for Urban Design Information (RUDI)
Presentation:
Community Planning: Principles, Methods and Strategies
Tools for Engaging Communities; the market place event
31 January 2007
Welcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge
Organised by:
Inspire East
Presentation:
Community planning strategies
Workshop:
Community planning
Le Vie Della Partecipazione (The Routes to Participation)
19 May 2006
International Seminar, Florence, Italy
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
Local Transport – engaging local communities
18 May 2006
Thistle Hotel, Charing Cross, London
Organised by:
Landor Conferences
Presentation:
Shaping a community involvement strategy
Planning with Communities
9 March 2006
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex
Organised by: RTPI East of England and East of England Planning Aid
Presentation:
Community Planning; an overview
Workshop:
Design your own community planning strategy
RTPI Planning Aid Strategic Awayday
25 November 2005
Guildhall, Winchester
Organised by: the Royal Town Planning Institute to help planning aid practitioners and core staff plan the future of the service.
Role:
Facilitator
The Politics of Place
11 October 2005
Shoreditch, London
Organised by: The Prince’s Foundation, London
Presentation:
Community planning; The range of methods available and when to use them
Come to the Table! Finding a recipe for successful community engagement
27 July 2005
Cornwall College, Cambourne, Cornwall.
Organised by:
CABE Design Action
Presentation:
The range of techniques available and when to use them
Urban health by design
4 May 2005
Liverpool City Hall
Organised by:
Bearhunt for Liverpool Healthy City.
Presentation:
How people can shape their cities, towns and villages
in any part of the world.
Community Involvement; a practical approach
6 April 2005
Hamilton House, London
Organised by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute.
Presentation:
Engagement methods for master planning.
Community Challenge Conference
2-4 March 2005
Denman College, Oxford
Organised by:
National Federation of Women’s Institutes
Workshops (2):
The secrets of community planning.
Tolmers Square conversation
4 March 2005
Balliol College, Oxford
Organised by:
Modern History Department
Outside the Lines; making community planning real
15 February 2005
Hotel Cladhan, Falkirk, Scotland
Organised by:
the Equality Network
Keynote speech:
An overview of the principles and methods of community planning.
Planning for Vital Communities; Making the connections
18 January 2005
Lancaster University, Lancashire
Organised by:
The Countryside Agency
Presentation:
Introduction to community planning.
Community Planning
3 November 2004
Centre for the Magic Arts, London
Organised by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute
Presentation:
Community involvement in master planning.
Introduction to Social Impact Assessment
15 June 2004
Holborn, London
Organised by:
WSP imc on behalf of WSP Environmental
Presentation:
An introduction to effective community consultation.
Planeamiento Communitario
20, 21 May 2004
Casa de la Cultura, Tacoronte, Tenerife, Spain
Organised by:
the Instituto Canario de Animacion Social (ICAS)
Presentation:
Community Planning.
Participation Cymru Community Planningtraining course
11 May 2004
Cardiff, Wales
Organised by:
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Role:
Trainer
Hastings Local Strategic Partnership Awayday
4 March 2004
Powdermill Hotel, Battle
Organised by:
the Hastings Local Strategic Partnership
Role:
Co-facilitator
The Community Planning Seminar
15 November 2003
Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone, Kent
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
Vermont Workshops
19-23 May 2003
Various locations in Vermont, USA.
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
Planning for the Future – the value of community engagement for practitioners
30 January 2003
Central Library, Peterborough
Organised by:
the RTPI East of England and The Countryside Agency
Presentation:
The Community Planning Handbook and town design statements.
Building the homes of tomorrow; sustainable development in Kent
28 May 2002
County Hall, Maidstone, Kent
Organized by:
Construction Industry Environmental Forum & Kent Design
Presentation:
Involving communities in planning and design.
Implementing the Aarhus Convention in Slovenia
28 March 2002
Hotel Slon, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Expert round table
Organized by:
the Regional Environmental Centre for
Central and Eastern Europe.
Presentation:
Public participation in planning; an introduction.
Community Participation Methods; methods used in other European countries
27 February 2002
National Institute of Social Work, Tavistock Place, London
Organised by:
The Community Development Foundation
Facilitator of session:
Priorities for the UK
The Urban Renaissance? Making it happen
22-23 November 2001
The Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol
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.
Action for Market Towns Annual Convention
21 & 22 September 2001
Liskeard, Cornwall
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
Market towns – a new focus
4 July 2001
Millennium Grandstand, Newmarket, East Anglia
Organised by:
Action for Market Towns with
East of England Development Agency
Workshop sessions (2):
Involving the community
Specialist visiting lecturer
May / June 2001
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Chislehurst, Kent
Organised by: Keith Gillies
Workshop sessions (4):
Visual Information; market factors. Developing concept proposals for websites and handbooks on area resource centres and a regeneration toolkit.
Special Lecture – Community Planning
6 Feb 2001
Faculty of Design, Kingston University
Organised by:
Kingston University
Community
Planning
Seminar
8 December 2000 (and repeated
10 December 2002)
Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK
Organized by:
University of Cambridge Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment course
Presentation:
Community Planning
Designing Rivers – the art of successful waterfronts
4 December 2000
Royal Festival Hall, London
Organized by:
London Rivers Association with URBED.
Facilitator of workshop on ‘The design process and method’.
Community Involvement Techniques
24 November 2000
Preston Town Hall, Preston, Lancashire
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
Community planning lecture
18 May 2000
School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
Workshop: Process planning session for canalside project
Neighbourhood Pride workshop
15 March 2000
Abbey Community Centre, Westminster, London
Organized by:
Civic Trust Regeneration Unit
Presentation:
Community planning techniques
Action Planning Seminar
7 May 1999
Prague, Czech Republic
Organized by:
Environment Partnership for Central Europe
Presentation:
Action Planning
Communities in Action
14 November 1998
Abbey Conference Centre, Southbank University, London
The 1998 National Planning Aid Conference
Organized by:
the Royal Town Planning Institute
Workshop:
Participation Techniques
Work in Process; Recycling Connecticut’s Communities and Related Research
24 October 1996
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Organised by:
Yale Urban Design Workshop
Presentation:
Action Planning; a process that works
Action Planning; a process that works
30 September 1996
The Canterbury Environment Centre, Kent
Organised by:
Kent Architecture Centre
Presentation:
Action Planning; a process that works
Community Works; The Participation Seminars
29 August 1996
Edinburgh, Scotland
Organised by:
The Community Government Exchange
Training workshop:
Action Planning
Prince of Wales’s Summer School in Architecture and the Building Arts 1996
6-9 August 1996
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Organised by:
The Prince of Wales’s Institute of Architecture
Speaker:
Community Architecture and Community Planning
Developing public participation: A one-day seminar on public participation in the built environment
13 October 1995
Royal Institute of British Architects Architecture Centre, London
Organised by:
Community Architecture Group, RIBA
Seminar participant
Town Revitalisation with Public Participation
29 March 1995
Tokyo, Japan
Organised by:
the Japan Construction Training Centre,
Ministry of Construction, Government of Japan
Lecture and seminar
followed by seminar in Osaka on 1st April
Architecture for Everybody: How; When; Why
European Salaried Architects Congress
24–28 June 1988
Szczecin and Tuczno, Poland
Organised by:
the European Salaried Architects Group
UK Speaker:
Community Architecture
Remaking Cities
2–5 March 1988
Pittsburgh, USA
Organised by:
The American Institute of Architects
Plenary speaker:
Community architecture
The Community Architecture Movement
12 September 1985
Leighton House, London
Organised by:
West London Architectural Society
Presentation with Charles Knevitt
Social Architecture: a one day symposium
7 June 1985
Liverpool
Organised by:
Liverpool Polytechnic School of Architecture
Speaker:
Recent trends in Social and Community Architecture
Symposium on Planning for Future Growth Alternatives
July 1975
Lund, Sweden
Organised by:
Community Action in Europe Network
Speaker:
Tolmers Square Case History