On 21 May, I took part in the Tri-City Green Building Day in Gdynia, joining the panel discussion “Multigenerational Cities – Architecture That Connects.” My participation in the event had been in the making for some time. My participation in the event had been in the making for some time. I first spoke with Wioletta Fabrycka about joining the conference the previous year.
At the invitation of Natalia Wielebska, co-founder of Traffic Design, I had the pleasure of taking part in Traffic Design Camp. Traffic Design brought together professionals from across the creative sector for a study visit packed with inspiring experiences.
I invite you to watch the recording of the Placemaking Poland webinar “Can Children Change Our Cities?”, which I had the pleasure of hosting together with Agnieszka Krzyżak-Pitura. You can find the recording here.
And while you’re at it, follow Placemaking Poland on LinkedIn, where we share information about upcoming events, and subscribe to our YouTube channel, where we publish recordings of our webinars.
The third week of May was a busy one.
I started it by taking part in the event “Children in the City: How Can We Design Spaces That Bring Children Back Outdoors?”, moderated by Filip Springer. The meeting accompanied the launch of the publication “Playgrounds: A Guide for Investors and Residential Designers”, prepared by the Polish Association of Developers.
And this Saturday, I invite you to join me in Łódź for the second event in the Archihub – Reading Space series!
Following our discussion of my book “The City Game: A Guide for Explorers”, we will meet again at the Secesja Library for a workshop designed for adults.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting with the team at UNICEF Poland to talk about child-friendly cities and my book, “The City Game: A Guide for Explorers.”
On 27 March at 5:30 pm, I will be speaking at the wonderful Secesja Library in Łódź. As part of the “Archihub – Reading Space” series, I will be joined by Witold Szwedkowski for a conversation about my book, “The City Game: A Guide for Explorers.” We will discuss how children experience cities, what adults can learn from their perspective, and why urban independence matters.
f you would like to learn how to think about planning and design through the lens of other people’s needs—especially those whose voices are often overlooked—I invite you to explore my course for the NEB Academy: “Designing Sustainable and Child-Friendly Urban Spaces For and With Children” 🎈 The course combines theory, practical examples and hands-on exercises to help participants better understand
“Childwashing and Other Sins” – a recording of the webinar I delivered for the Placemaking Poland network. During the session, we explored why we invite children to participate in shaping public spaces – if we should invite them at all. Are we doing it to create better places, to support children’s development and agency, or simply to produce attractive
During my recent visit to London, I was invited by the architectural practice Burrell Foley Fischer LLP to speak about how children experience the city and what we can do to make them feel welcome in urban spaces.
